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Alexander Johnston. The Engineer Captain Ronald MacPherson officially announced its completion to the Resident Councillor and Chairman of the municipal committee on 13 March 1856, the pier was named after a prominent Scottish businessman Alexander Laurie Johnston, one of the earliest European settlers who had arrived in Singapore in 1819 and established the first merchant firm A. L. Johnston ...
This is a list of shopping malls in Singapore, sorted along their districts. As of August 2020, there are 171 malls on this list. As of August 2020, there are 171 malls on this list. Some listed shopping malls here are also inclusive as a mixed-use development and or part of an neighbourhood plaza.
1858: The commercial square was later renamed Raffles Place. 1890: Change Alley acquired its name after a trading hub known as Exchange Alley in London and maybe from the large number of Indian money changers there.[4] It became a place where locals conducted barter trade with regional sea merchants and Europeans. [4]
In 1842, John Martin Little worked for his uncle Francis S. Martin who started a retail business at Commercial Square (now Raffles Place). [2] In 1845, Francis S. Martin sold his business to Little and Cursetjee Frommurze to form Little, Cursetjee & Co.. [3] Cursetjee Frommurze was a well-known Parsee merchant.
Asia Square is a retail and office building located along Marina View at Marina Bay in Singapore. It is located in Marina Bay, Singapore's new business and financial precinct. It comprises 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m 2) of office space, over 30 entertainment and dining premises, as well as the largest gym in the Central Business District.
Parkview Square is an office building located in the Downtown Core planning area of the Central Region in Singapore. It is situated along North Bridge Road, and is near the major commercial hub at Marina Centre. It is next to Bugis MRT station, Bugis Junction, and The Gateway, and straddles the Rochor Road and Ophir Road corridor.
Square (SQ) rolls out point-of-sale lending service called Square Installments that offers installment payment flexibility to the customers of its merchant clients.
Marina Square is a shopping mall in Singapore which opened in the late 1980s. It is part of the first building complex built on the reclaimed land at Marina Centre , and was the largest shopping mall in the country at the time.