Mustafa Centre

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Mustafa Centre
முஸ்தபா சென்டர்
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Main store along Syed Alwi Road
Mustafa Centre
LocationSyed Alwi Road, Little India, Singapore
Coordinates 1°18′35″N103°51′21″E / 1.30972°N 103.85583°E / 1.30972; 103.85583
Address145 Syed Alwi Road, Singapore 207704
Opening dateApril 1995;28 years ago (1995-04)
No. of stores and services1 main store and 3 wings
No. of anchor tenants None
Total retail floor area 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2)
No. of floors8
Parking0 (roadside parking)
Public transit access NE8  Farrer Park  DT22  Jalan Besar
Website www.mustafa.com.sg

Mustafa Centre is a shopping mall in Singapore, situated on Syed Alwi Road in the cultural district of Little India, within the planning area of Kallang. [1] Within a walking distance from Farrer Park station and Jalan Besar station on the North East line and Downtown Line, Mustafa Centre is a retail hub attracting many shoppers with its wide variety of products and services.

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History

In 11 July 1973, Haji Mohamed Mustafa (1 February 1918 - 17 July 2001); and his cousin, Samsuddin (25 July 1925 - April 2011), commenced a wholesale business through a partnership known as Mohamed Mustafa & Samsuddin Co (“MMSC”). [2] From 23 July 1973, MMSC’s branch would operate from 19 Campbell Lane. It mainly sold ready-made clothing and later expanded to sale of electronic items. In 1985, they moved their business to the ground floor of Serangoon Plaza.

In 1990, Mr Mustafa; his eldest son, Mustaq Ahmad; and Mr Samsuddin, founded Mohamed Mustafa and Samsudin Co Pte Ltd (MMSCPL), [3] [4] . As their business expanded, they bought a shophouse on Syed Alwi Road. Subsequently, they bought the neighboring units and decided to build a new shopping mall to house their business. [4] The business expanded internationally, to Chennai, in 2000. [4]

On 2 April 2020, Mustafa Centre was identified as one of the many COVID-19 clusters, with over 100 cases among the foreign workers' dormitories being attributed to it. [5] [6] It closed and underwent a disinfection thereafter, [7] and was reopened partially [8] on 6 May 2020, after Singapore authorities eased its preventive measures to contain the spread of the virus. [9] Since the reopening, operating hours were adjusted to 9.30am - 11.30pm daily due to high electricity costs and rental costs, previously it was operated 24 hours. [8] [10] [11] On 27 August 2020, Mustaq announced cost-cutting measures which affected the salaries of some workers, and non-renewal of work permits of its foreign workers. [12] The company had also worked with various unions and government entities to help redeploy its excess workers resulting from the pandemic to other companies, avoiding the necessity of a retrenchment exercise. [10] [13]

Facilities

Mustafa Centre houses the Mustafa department store, which caters mainly to the budget market. The department store consists of two shopping centres: one retailing jewelry and household appliances and functioning as a supermarket, and the other selling a variety of other products such as books, DVDs, watches, electronic goods, footwear, toys and clothing.

Mustafa Centre sells more than 300,000 items and provides many services such as foreign exchange and travel arrangements. [1] In late 2011, Mustafa Centre opened a new rooftop restaurant named Kebabs ‘n Curries in its new wing. [14] The restaurant serves a range of Asian dishes from 5 pm till 2 am daily. [15]

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    References

    1. 1 2 "About Mustafa". Mustafa Centre. Archived from the original on 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
    2. ↑ "[2022] SGHC 161 Singapore high court ruling against Mustaq Ahmad's claim of being the sole owner of the business". elitigation.sg.
    3. ↑ "[2022] SGHC 161 Singapore high court ruling against Mustaq Ahmad's claim of being the sole owner of the business". elitigation.sg.
    4. 1 2 3 "Mohamed Mustafa and Samsudin Co Pte Ltd". Singapore Infopedia. February 3, 2005. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
    5. ↑ "49 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; Mustafa Centre among 3 new clusters identified". CNA. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    6. ↑ hermes (2020-04-10). "Coronavirus: Mustafa Centre believed to be starting point for hundreds of cases". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    7. ↑ "Mustafa Centre to close for at least two weeks; will undergo disinfection". CNA. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    8. 1 2 "Mustafa Centre Has Reopened Its Supermarket, But There Are A Few Things You Should Know Before You Go". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    9. ↑ "COVID-19: Mustafa Centre reopens supermarket after month-long closure". CNA. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    10. 1 2 hermesauto (2020-09-09). "Mustafa Centre's cost-cutting measures are fair: MOM". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    11. ↑ hermes (2020-06-26). "Shoppers cautious as Mustafa reopens fully". Tamil Murasu. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    12. ↑ "Mustafa Centre struggles to retain staff amid COVID-19". www.hcamag.com. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    13. ↑ "Hit by Covid-19, Mustafa Centre to send home foreign workers with expired work passes, stop 'allowance' for some staff". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
    14. ↑ "Mustafa rooftop restaurant opens". HungryGoWhere Singapore. October 13, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
    15. ↑ "Kebabs & Curries, Jalan Besar Reviews". HungryGoWhere Singapore. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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