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Times Bookstore is a chain of bookstores in Singapore which is part of the Times Publishing Group, a unit of Fraser and Neave, [1] which started in Singapore in 1978.

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Current operations

There are currently Times Bookstore stores in Macau (1 Times Bookstore at The Venetian Macao).

Former operations

Times Bookstore opened at Lippo Karawaci Lippo Supermall in Indonesia in 2008 [2] Lippo Supermall location has since closed [3] and second location at Universitas Pelita Harapan was converted to Books and Beyond in 2012. [4]

Times Bookstore previously had operations in Singapore [5] but however ceased from 27 February 2024.

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References

  1. "Retail". fraserandneave.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. "New Reading Experience at Times Bookstores New Lifestyle Concept Store at KL Gateway Mall". Pamper.My. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. Tan Ai Leng (2022-08-27). "Bookstores in Malaysia reinventing themselves with lifestyle offerings". The Business Times. Singapore. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. "New Brand of Times Bookstores: Books & Beyond". Universitas Pelita Harapan. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  5. "Times Bookstore (Plaza Singapura) Deals & Promotion 2023 | ShopBack". www.shopback.sg. Retrieved 2023-05-19.