Robinsons said it has begun the liquidation process for its stores at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre, following "significant shifts from offline to online spending" among customers and weakened demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.Here are some things you may not know about Robinsons:Originally known as Spicer and Robinson, it was founded in 1858 by Australian immigrant Philip Robinson and former jailkeeper in Singapore James Gaborian Spicer.
Robinson changed the name to Robinson and Company after Spicer left the business in 1859 and a new partner, George Rappa, was brought in.Robinson’s son Stamford Raffles Robinson took over the company after his father’s death in 1886. Soon, aristocrats like the rulers of the Malay Archipelago and King Mongkut of Siam joined a growing list of clientele.TWO BOMBINGS AND A MAJOR FIRE
On Nov 21, 1972, a massive fire caused by a short circuit on the ground floor destroyed the Raffles Place building. In June 1983, the company moved the main Orchard Road store to The Centrepoint and closed down its Clifford Centre branch in November the same year.
Goodbye Robinson
160yrs down the drain......just one swipe by the pandenmic n it is over........Closed shop.
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That's sad. They always provide excellent customer service and quality goods
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