Shopping Paradise

As a open free trade country to attract global investor to Singapore, Singapore low tax has bring the benefit to Singapore as a shopping paradise to purchase branded goods with cheaper prices.  Come to Singapore, a few prime shopping district is a must go to grab your favourite items and goods especially branded handbag like Louis Vuiton, Hermes, Guicci. There are Orhard Road, NEX, Vivo City, and Bugis.

Orchard Road

Orchard Road is a 2.2 kilometers long street that is the retails and entertainments hub of Singapore. Orchard Road is a Singapore major tourist attraction, in addition to being the most popular shopping paradise in the Singapore. Orchard Road  contains numerous upmarket restaurants, coffee chains, cafés, nightclubs and hotels. It is also the site where the Istana located, an official residence of President of Singapore.

Each year, shopaholics from the region and visitors flood to Orchard Road to get their hands on bargain buys during the Great Singapore Sale  GSS from May to July. With prices slashed up to 70% off its original prices at the Orchard Road and in suburban shopping malls throughout Singapore, this much-anticipated annual mega sale promises nothing less than tremendous bargains on a dizzying array of items from both Singapore locals brands and international brands. In this period, there will be special privileges specially created for tourists to enjoy the range of exclusive lifestyle promotions, including gourmet dining, wellness experience, and nightlife & entertainment options. Among the most visited malls at Orchard Road is 313@Somerset, ION Orchard, The Ngee Ann City, The Paragon and the Lucky Plaza.

VivoCity

VivoCity is an iconic retail, entertainment & lifestyle destination that stimulates visitors with its vibrant mix of retail and entertainment concepts. VivoCity features wide, open spaces for waterfront relaxation and entertainment, and a full calendar year of exciting festivals and events that will attract Singaporean and foreign visitors. VivoCity is the largest retail mall in Singapore with a gross floor area of 1,500,000 square feet, design by Japanese architect Toyo Ito inspired by wave of the sea as where it located, waterfront of Harbourfront. VivoCity name is derived from the word vivacity carrying the meaning of “evokes a lifestyle experience that is modern, stimulating and accessible to everyone, a place bubbling with energy and flowing with vitality”.

VivoCity has Singapore’s largest cinema multiplex with 15 screens and 2,172 seats by the cinematic company Golden Village, along with one of the largest cinema screens in Asia. Companies such as Toys “R” Us and Dairy Farm have their flagship outlets in VivoCity. VivoCity’s design allows it to accommodate over 300 different tenants, including many new-to-market brands and retail concepts.

The Sky Park of the shopping mall is a popular place for all walks of life since its opening. The Play Court and the open spaces in the mall are also popular places with families and children alike in the mall. The Promenade and the entrance area with the water features around the mall a popular place for children to play in. The wading pool on the third floor is where many children play at besides the Play Court downstairs.

nex

nex  is a suburban shopping mall in Serangoon, located at the NorthEast Region of Singapore. nex is the largest mall in the Northeast region and one of the largest suburban malls in the Singapore.  There are over 350 tenants, with several anchor tenants. The mall claims to be unique in housing several major competitors, particular two supermarkets Fairprice Xtra and Cold Storage and two food courts Food Republic and Food Junction in the same mall. Freshness Burger and Kabe no Ana open their debut outlets in Singapore at nex.

nex has a SkyGarden situated on its rooftop. The SkyGarden comprises of a children’s playground with dry and wet interactive play equipment named KidzPlay and a dog park named K9 Park. K9 Park is the first dog park that is incorporated into a mall in Singapore. Dog owners allow to bring their pets into the mall via assigned lifts and escalators near the exterior of the mall. Only certain designated areas of the mall such as these are permitted to the pets. On the rooftop, there is also a Doggie Style Cafe that allows the pet owners and their pets to have a meal together.