 A shopping queue appears outside OG at Orchard Point during a private sale. | |
| Location | Orchard Road, Singapore |
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Orchard Point is a shopping centre in Singapore. [1] [2] [3]
| A shopping queue appears outside OG at Orchard Point during a private sale. | |
| Location | Orchard Road, Singapore |
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Orchard Point is a shopping centre in Singapore. [1] [2] [3]
Orchard Point was built in 1982, replacing the Orchard Road Market. [4] In July 1989, Pidemco Holdings announced plans to turn Orchard Point into a centre for arts and crafts. [5] The shopping centre received a $29 million face-lift in 1991. [6] [7] The facelift also included the introduction of two curved escalators, making Orchard Point the first shopping centre in Singapore to have curved escalators. [8] Following the facelift, fashion boutiques Episode, Jessica and Excursion became the mall's anchor tenants. [9] The shopping centre officially reopened on 22 March 1993. [10] [11]
Australian fabric, crafts and home furnishings retailer Spotlight opened its first overseas outlet in Orchard Point at the end of August 1995. [12] The store took up the entire third floor of the mall. [13]
In 2001, the mall was sold to department store group OG. [14] Many of the centre's art centres and galleries began moving out of the centre in 2002 due to the rising cost of rent. [15] [16]
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