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Robinsons exited Singapore and Malaysia in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In August that year, Robinsons announced the closure of its Jurong East Mall outlet, [9] followed by their main outlets at The Heeren and Raffles City on 30 October, ending its 162-year history and joining the list of closures in the city-state, such as Topshop, Hotwind and Esprit Holdings.
In 2006, [8] Singapore Airlines sold the SIA Building to TSO Investment, which is a unit of a real estate fund managed by CLSA Capital Partners. It comes at a price of S$343.9 million, which amounts to some $1,165 per square foot. According to the company, the sale was "in line with the non-core business strategy". It was valued at $118.8 ...
In 2022, the Singapore Retailers Association organised its last Great Singapore Sale from 9 September to 10 October 2022. In 2023, the Singapore Retailers Association announced that it would no longer organise the Great Singapore Sale, and instead act as a coordinating partner where they would announce the date and allow the retailers and e ...
Robinsons, former department store chain owned by Robinson & Co. in Singapore and Malaysia; Robinson Department Store, department store based in Thailand; Robinson Department Store, also known as Robinson's, a former Japanese department store; J. W. Robinson's, a chain of department stores that operated in Southern California and Arizona
In June 1946, John Little resumed business, and subsequently registered such good sales that the store declared a 20% dividend for its ordinary shareholders in 1948. In 1955, John Little was acquired by Robinsons. The store was relaunched as JL on 29 August 1987 with a new logo, new image and merchandise selection. Its main store moved from ...
The building was designed by Gan Eng Oon, William Lim and Tay Kheng Soon of the Singapore architect firm Design Partnership, now known as DP Architects. [ 4 ] Sited on 1.3 hectares and built to a height of 89 metres, [ 13 ] the Golden Mile Complex is an exemplary type of " megastructure " described by architectural historian, Reyner Banham .
The funding was organized by the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union, representing 160 employees of the store–five of the dead were union members. [10] By 14 December, SG $25,483 had been raised. [11] Robinsons issued an official statement revealing plans to open a new store before Christmas. [10]
John Little, Singapore's oldest department store, was established on 30 August 1842 on Commercial Square. [7] Robinsons, another of the early department stores, was first established on Raffles Place in 1858 as a "family warehouse". Robinson's was then relocated elsewhere a few times before returning to Raffles Place in 1891. [8]