Suburban malls trump Orchard shops as shoppers return

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SHOPPERS ventured back out on Friday cautiously but purposefully, as Singapore began the second phase of its plan to reopen the economy. Read more at The Business Times.

In the late afternoon, crowds began to form at Orchard MRT station, where there were clear demarcations to usher visitors to Wisma Atria and Ion Orchard.

Jewel Changi was quiet, with no queues at the popular Shake Shack fast food restaurant. Mr Tay said that he expects the Nike store at Jewel to be one of the worst-hit of the eight outlets it operates in Singapore, as the mall is more tourist-focused. Department store BHG Singapore saw a 19 per cent decline in footfall at its Bugis outlet compared to levels on April 3, the last Friday before the"circuit breaker". Head of operations Lawrence Teo said that the lower turnout was likely due to most people still working from home and access to the Bugis Junction mall being restricted.

Electronics and furniture retailer Courts saw sales more than double year-on-year as customers streamed steadily into its stores. Matthew Hoang, group COO of Courts Asia and country CEO of Courts Singapore, said that many customers came in with a clear intention to buy and focused on the items they needed."This is encouraging as it indicates that Singaporeans are heeding the call to behave responsibly by not spending significant amounts of time browsing," added Mr Hoang.

 

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