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Chengdu’s success at revitalising its retail spaces is worth studying. Start with people, create reasons to gather, allow concepts to be tested and let the place evolve.

Opinion & Features

What Singapore can learn from Chengdu about revitalising retail

Mall operators should prioritise experiences over monetisation

Even though weekdays may appear quiet, with only a handful of customers in the shops, crowds throng Orchard Road on Saturdays and Sundays.

Opinion & Features

THINKING ALOUD

The future of Orchard Road rests on having a cohesive vision

Singapore’s famed shopping belt is losing ground to its regional rivals

Allowing some older malls to evolve organically could help Orchard Road retain diversity, says one observer.

SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Room for more offices, homes and green spaces to make Orchard Road more vibrant

Beyond tourists and shoppers, the precinct needs a stronger base of residents, workers and repeat visitors: analysts

Some industry watchers wonder if Orchard Road can hold its own next to competing retail destinations, both global and local.

What’s wrong with Orchard Road? Experts weigh in on the street’s cachet and its future

Top malls there are doing well, but observers ask if Singapore’s premier retail belt can still shine

An artist's impression of the redeveloped Tanglin Shopping Centre.

STB launches tenders for pop-up booths, provides funding to rejuvenate Orchard Road

The moves are part of ongoing plans to transform the precinct, which will enhance its street-level appeal

An artist's impression of the downtown Mice hub. The government has identified the Straits View area as a potential site for the development.

Singapore’s 2025 tourism receipts reach record S$32.8 billion; Mice contributes S$2.3 billion

The Tourism Development Fund will receive a S$740 million boost

Adding Paragon to its portfolio while exiting Asia Square Tower 2 enhances CICT’s yield and growth trajectory, thereby strengthening its investment case.

Opinion & Features

THE LEVEL GROUND

Paragon’s value lies in the opportunity for CICT to transform an ageing gem

The trust has the means and expertise to add value to the trophy Orchard Road asset

Hao Mart's first outlet, which is in Whampoa, has been in operation for about 10 years.

Companies & Markets

Hao Mart shuts stores, sinks deeper into losses with four High Court lawsuits looming

Its website lists 20 outlets in Singapore, but only seven are operating

The guide price reflects a rate of about S$2,641 psf ppr, inclusive of the 7 per cent bonus floor area, according to marketing agent ETC.

Prime Orchard condo High Point takes fifth stab at en bloc sale with S$580 million asking price

Market watchers say developers will have to price the finished condo at an average of around S$5,000 psf

CICT is partially funding the mega Paragon purchase by simultaneously selling Asia Square Tower 2 to Malaysia’s IOI Properties for roughly S$2.5 billion.

Opinion & Features

COMMENTARY

The Paragon paradox: CapitaLand’s upscale retail mall scoop is a win – but for whom?

Just a year ago, investors were told that Paragon needed a massive makeover – but that narrative has been flipped entirely

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