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VivoCity was built on the site of the Expo Gateway and Harbour Pavilion exhibition halls of the former World Trade Centre (now the HarbourFront Centre) in June 2003.Since its opening in 2006, it is currently the largest shopping mall in Singapore, spanning 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m 2) of gross floor area and 1,077,000 square feet (100,100 m 2) of retail space, larger than Suntec City ...
Migros – the largest supermarket chain, but acting as a department store in different shopping centers; Defunct: ABM (Au Bon Marché) – discount chain; was a part of the Globus group; closed 2001; some shops were converted to C&A stores; EPA (Einheitspreis AG) – discount chain; closed 2005; most stores converted to Coop City or closed down
Zara was established by Amancio Ortega Gaona in 1975. Their first shop was in central A Coruña, in Galicia, Spain, where the company is still based.They initially called it 'Zorba' after the classic 1964 film Zorba the Greek, but after learning there was a bar with the same name two blocks away, rearranged the letters to read 'Zara'.
The trend forged by European retail giants such as Zara and H&M has been increasingly dominated in recent years by Shein, now based in Singapore, whose target revenue for the year exceeds $50 billion.
This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies.The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking.
Jewel was conceived to maintain Changi Airport's status as a major aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific. [9] It was first mentioned by then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech in 2013 as part of Changi Airport's long-term plans to double its capacity by the mid-2020s and "create more opportunities for Singapore and Singaporeans".
Inditex, the biggest fast fashion group in the world, [5] operates over 7,200 stores in 93 markets worldwide. [6] [7] [8] The company's flagship brand is Zara, but it also owns a number of other brands including Zara Home, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Uterqüe and Lefties.
ION Orchard has 941,700 square feet (87,490 m 2) of gross floor area and 663,000 square feet (61,600 m 2) of retail space [citation needed], [10] which is larger than Ngee Ann City but smaller than Suntec City Mall and VivoCity, the largest shopping mall in Singapore.