Retailers Oldest Existing Jeweller First Supermarket Largest Mall By Area
VivoCity was developed by Mapletree on the site of the exhibition halls of the former World Trade Centre, now the HarbourFront Centre. It has 139,000 sq m of gross fl oor area and 102,000 sq m of retail space. It opened in Oct 2006.
Largest Mall By Sales
Changi Airport is the largest shopping mall in terms of sales. About 70 percent of all travel- lers buy or eat something in Changi. It has one of the highest concessions revenues per passenger in the world. It has been named Best Airport For Duty Free Shopping by Business Traveller for many years.
Largest Supermarket Chain
The NTUC FairPrice Group operates the largest supermarket chain in Singapore with a current retail network of 230 outlets, comprising Fair- Price supermarkets, FairPrice Finest, FairPrice Xtra, FairPrice Xpress and Cheers convenience stores.
First NTUC Cooperative Supermarket
The fi rst National Trades Union Congress Cooperative Supermarket was set up in 1973, in Toa Payoh, in a bid to keep prices down following the international oil crisis. The chain is now known as NTUC FairPrice.
First Chain Store To Use Bar-Coding
In 1991, NTUC FairPrice was the fi rst supermar- ket chain in Singapore to introduce bar-coding at check-out counters.
First Supermarket With LCD- Screen Trolley
Oldest Store In Singapore
In 1845, John Martin Little and Cursetjee Framjee bought over an existing store and named it Little Cursetjee & Co. In 1853, the partnership was discontinued and Martin Little came to join his brother in the business, renamed John Little & Co. In 1910, it moved to a new building at Raffl es Place with 100,000 sq ft of retail space. The company is now part of the Robinson Group.
In Nov 2008, Market Place, a new supermarket in Buona Vista has launched a fl eet of 12-inch LCD-screen trolleys that can track shoppers and send them messages. Each Futurecart also has an onboard computer and radio tag reader, and costs between $1,200 and $1,700.
First 24-Hour Shopping Mall
Mustafa Centre is Singapore’s fi rst and only 24-hour shopping mall, located on Syed Alwi Road. The building houses the Mustafa Department Store, founded by Indian businessman Mustaq Ahmad in 1971, to sell mainly clothing.
PAGE 104 First Hypermarket
Carrefour is Singapore’s fi rst hypermarket. It opened in Suntec City in 1997.
First 24-Hour Store Yokoso at Tanjong Katong Complex was the fi rst round-the-clock supermarket and depart- ment store. It opened in 1983 and closed its doors in 1985. The complex was the fi rst fully air-conditioned shopping complex run by the HDB.
Largest Watch Boutique
The Cortina Watch Espace, at Millenia Walk shopping mall, is the largest watch boutique in Asia. Launched in May 2001, it has ap- proximately 650 sq m of retail space. It houses over 30 renowned watch brands and boasts the largest collectors’ items of watch boxes and writing instruments.
Largest Chain Of Personal Care Stores
Watsons Personal Care Stores made its foray into the Singapore market in Apr 1988 with the opening of a 4,000 sq ft store at Marina Square. Now it has 101 stores throughout Singapore.
Fitzpatrick’s Supermarket, which was opened by Bill Fitzpatrick and his business partner George Holt in 1958 at 60 Orchard Road, was the fi rst supermarket here. Fitzpatrick’s was bought out by Cold Storage in 1985.
Largest Chain Of Convenience Stores
7-Eleven has the largest chain of convenience stores. In Singapore today, there are 480 7-Eleven stores, operating 24 hours a day. It operates under a licensing agreement with 7-Eleven Inc, headquartered in the United States. The 7-Eleven licence in Singapore is held by Cold Storage Singapore, a subsidiary of Dairy Farm.
Balage Porolis De Silva came from Ceylon to Singapore in 1872 to help his father who established the business in 1860. From its humble beginnings in High Street as a busi- ness with two showcases, three tables and three cupboards, it has evolved to become a purveyor of luxury goods known as BP De Silva Holdings.
Largest Jewellery Chain
Aspial Corporation owns the Aspial, Lee Hwa , Goldheart and Citigems brands. Under the Aspial brand, the group has two stores, Lee Hwa Jewellery 27 stores, Goldheart 26 stores and Citigems 19 stores.
Largest Watch Company
The Hour Glass is the region’s most geographically diversifi ed, specialist watch retailer represent- ing more than 60 international brands in its 25 boutiques in nine cities throughout Asia Pacifi c. Established in 1979, its yearly revenue is close to S$500 million.
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