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The John Little store was Singapore's oldest department store. [3] The store opened in 1845 in Commercial Square. The main store was in the Specialists' Shopping Centre although there were four branch stores. [4] The store is no longer in Raffles Place. Guidebooks refer to the prices as "very up-to-date" or reasonable. [3]
John's had an average 32% markup on its goods, versus an average of 40% across its competitors. By September 1967, bankruptcy had been declared, there were 474 stores with sales of $62 million (~$432 million in 2023), and about 200 of the stores operated at a loss. The company had $15,788,291 in assets and $11,659,444 in debt. [1]
John Little was a former chain of department stores in Singapore. Established in 1845, John Little was the oldest department store in Singapore. [ 1 ] The John Little chain was acquired and owned by Robinson & Co. Limited in 1955.
Sim Lim Square has six stories of shops, offering mainly electronic and IT products. Sim Lim Square (from Min Nan 森林 (lit. "forest"), Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-lîm), known in Chinese as 森林商業中心 (Pinyin: Sēn Lín Shāngyè Zhōngxīn) and commonly referred to as SLS, is a large retail complex in Singapore that offers a wide variety of electronic goods and services including cameras ...
A bike shop or bicycle shop is a business specializing in bicycle sale, maintenance and parts. Bike shops may be small businesses, chain, mail-order or online vendors. Local bike shops (sometimes abbreviated LBS [3]) are a key component of the bicycle industry and, in recognition of the value that local bike shops provide, some manufacturers ...
A bike shop or bicycle shop is a business specializing in bicycle sale, maintenance and parts. Bike shops may be small businesses , chain , mail-order or online vendors. Local bike shops (sometimes abbreviated LBS [ 1 ] ) are a key component of the bicycle industry and, in recognition of the value that local bike shops provide, some ...
Until 1985, subscribers' telephone numbers in Singapore were five and six digits. Five digits were introduced in 1960s, whereas 5-digit and 6-digit phone numbers were introduced in 1960s as fixed lines grew, but in that year, these changed to seven digits as the introduction of new towns arose (Tampines, Jurong East, Bukit Batok, Yishun and Hougang) and a large number of new numbers were required.
JMC, or Jim Melton Cyclery was a bicycle company in the 1970s and 1980s. It started as a bicycle shop in 1969. It began manufacturing bicycle components in 1974, mostly to make a bicycle look more like a motocross motorcycle, including fenders and false fuel tanks. In 1977 JMC began manufacturing BMX bicycles. [1]