{"id":21933,"date":"2018-12-15T10:08:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T02:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/blog\/singapore\/?p=21933"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T10:35:32","slug":"the-5-worst-shopping-malls-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/the-5-worst-shopping-malls-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 worst shopping malls in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even before Covid-19 struck, and more and more Singaporeans have been choosing to do their shopping online instead of at shopping malls. In fact, many of those who still<\/em> go to Orchard Road are there for window shopping; to see and feel items before buying them \u2014 often for cheaper \u2014 online. This, of course, isn’t exactly good news for retail commercial properties.<\/p>\n

Here at 99.co, shopping in a real store is an experience in itself; one that you can\u2019t replicate by clicking around on your mouse. But in Singapore, some malls just want to prove us wrong. E-commerce or not, these malls that are so bad that they now have as many patrons as an abandoned army camp on a weekend.<\/strong> As commercial properties, these five Singapore shopping centres desperately need some changes:<\/p>\n

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  1. Singapore Shopping Centre<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \"Singapore
    Singapore Shopping Centre: a waste of Google.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Property type:<\/strong> Retail and Office
    \nTenure: <\/strong>99 years from 1948
    \nWhere:<\/strong> 190 Clemenceau Avenue, off Orchard Road (District 9)<\/p>\n

    Those of you who have been here lately \u2014 all three of you \u2014 will know the issue with this place: it shouldn\u2019t be called a shopping centre. Calling this place \u201cSingapore Shopping Centre\u201d is like renaming the Parliament House \u201cSingapore Arcade Fun Zone\u201d. It\u2019s a horrible, misleading lie.<\/p>\n

    Now there\u2019s nothing wrong with the building itself, even if it is getting on in years. In fact, for one of the older buildings, this one is in relatively good shape. A little on the gloomy side, and some slightly musky smells in the upper floors, but all minor issues. Kudos to the management for that. And as for the tenants, it\u2019s several rows of well-maintained beauty salons, medical services, and training facilities (nothing shady, all very professional).<\/p>\n

    But back to the core issue: it\u2019s not really a shopping centre. <\/i>It\u2019s a centre for services, but retail definitely trails behind here. And what\u2019s frustrating is that the building\u2019s name \u2013 Singapore Shopping Centre \u2013 is a Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) goldmine.<\/p>\n

    Do you know how it easy it is to beat out other shopping malls on web searches, when your building name is literally composed of keywords? <\/i><\/p>\n

    Also, it\u2019s really a waste of such a good location to just have a bunch of services. It\u2019s right across from the Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station. We get that Plaza Singapura nearby will pack some competition; but there\u2019s still no reason a building in such a prime location can\u2019t do much better.<\/p>\n

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    1. Katong Shopping Centre<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \"Katong
      Katong Shopping Centre: enough maids to clean up the entire Joo Chiat area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Property type:<\/strong> Retail and Office
      \nTenure: <\/strong>Freehold
      \nWhere:<\/strong> 865 Mountbatten Road (District 15)<\/p>\n

      Katong Shopping Centre is Singapore\u2019s biggest chicken rice stall.<\/p>\n

      Seriously, we suspect the famous chicken rice stall in the basement food court (with its humongous soup bowls, free flow achar<\/em> and sometimes hour-long chicken rice queues) accounts for two-thirds of the visitors; maid agencies make up the rest.<\/p>\n

      But don\u2019t be mistaken, we don’t<\/em> hate this mall. It\u2019s only on this list because we love its history, and think it still has so much potential for revival. And before it was reduced to two amenities (chicken rice and hiring maids), Katong Shopping Mall was the <\/i>place to be.<\/p>\n

      It was the first shopping mall in Singapore to be fully air-conditioned when it opened in 1973 (in the old days, some individual stores may have been air-conditioned, but common areas were usually not).<\/p>\n

      Back then, it was famous for a far wider range of retail (albeit dominated by textiles) and for the many “alfresco” eateries in the tented areas outside. We even dare say it was to the East Coast what Takashimaya is to Orchard Road today. Today, though, its most interesting retail seems to come from small fashion boutiques, a Chinese comics shop, and a well-regarded aquarium store in the basement area.<\/p>\n

      Another notable thing about the Katong Shopping Centre is that it’s well-maintained for its age. It\u2019s very well lit, and it\u2019s supremely clean (well, no one is going to hire from those maid agencies if they\u2019re all in a dingy pit). It even has its own website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      If only it got some variety<\/i> \u2014 perhaps stores to complement the nearby Parkway Parade \u2014 it could get lively again. But given its age and strata-titled nature, an en-bloc is more, especially since it’s a freehold development sitting on seriously valuable real estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      Given how Katong Shopping Centre has turned out, we’d say come here for the chicken rice, but go to Parkway Parade for the shopping.<\/p>\n

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      1. Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        \"Upper
        Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre: so dim it cannot pass PSLE if it were a student.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

        Property type:<\/strong> Retail and Office
        \nTenure:<\/strong> Freehold
        \nWhere:<\/strong>\u00a0756 Upper Serangoon Road (District 19)<\/p>\n

        Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre is Singapore\u2019s biggest video game store.<\/p>\n

        Computex, which is famous for low-cost video games for PCs and consoles (yes, even recent games), continues to draw a faithful crowd of shoppers. But other than that, the retail options in this once iconic mall are now fading away.<\/p>\n

        Most of the tenants have cleared out by now, so the mall looks like and feels like a\u00a0Tomb Raider <\/i>level. And on weekdays, let\u2019s just say you\u2019d find a livelier scene if you break into the Mandai Crematorium at midnight.<\/p>\n

        Still, the mall has a smattering of services like barber shops and salons, and some small restaurants (that seem to draw most of the crowd). And we have to respect the remaining shop owners, who are clearly good at their jobs; many of them have kept the same customers coming for decades.<\/p>\n

        As a whole, though, the mall just lacks retail options; forget about browsing and only come if you have a specific store in mind.<\/p>\n

        Also, if anyone running the mall is reading this, turn up the lights! <\/i>The building\u2019s for shoppers, not cave explorers. A bit more illumination would make a huge difference.<\/p>\n

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        1. Sim Lim Square<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          \"Sim
          Sim Lim Square: more con than air-con?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

          Property type:<\/strong> Retail and Office
          \nTenure:<\/strong> 99 years from 1983
          \nWhere:<\/strong> 1 Rochor Canal Road (District 7)<\/p>\n

          Yeah, yeah, we know \u2013 2015 called, and they want their easy target back.<\/p>\n

          But in all seriousness, Sim Lim Square is seriously hurting, and never seems to have fully recovered after the Jover Chew saga<\/a> (nor have most of us recovered from seeing his bare-bodied pictures).<\/p>\n

          Be it by well-meaning friends or relatives, many shoppers are advised to \u201cdon\u2019t buy anything from the fourth floor or below\u201d. Not a great first impression.<\/p>\n

          If we are to look deeper, the mall\u2019s decline isn\u2019t just because of scam-artists \u2014 many of them have drifted away. The nature of the mall itself may be the problem. You see, IT malls, such as its former competitor Funan Centre, just haven\u2019t coped well with the times. Retailers are often reduced to \u201cfree showcases\u201d, where people toy with the gadgets and then go home and order them online at a cheaper price.<\/p>\n

          In this sense, Sim Lim Square is a victim of overspecialisation. It\u2019s all electronics. Not only can patrons find the same items that cost less online, they also have less of a chance of being ripped off.<\/p>\n

          What keeps Sim Lim Square going, in terms of retail, is the hardware stores on the upper floors. It\u2019s still a mecca for those who like to custom-build PCs. But you can\u2019t run a giant mall on that one retail option alone, and there\u2019s little else of interest to shoppers.<\/p>\n

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          1. The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            \"The
            The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands: because “shops” sounds too low-SES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

            Where:<\/strong> Bayfront Avenue (District 1)<\/p>\n

            Shock and horror, how can we put this upscale mall on the list! Plenty of you are to disagree with us, and that\u2019s fine \u2014 here\u2019s why we\u2019ve put this mall on this list:<\/p>\n

            The entire mall comprises row after row of luxury good shops (sorry, shoppes<\/em>), and expensive restaurants. Although there are <\/i>some concessions in that not every eatery or store is catered just to the super-rich, most of this mall\u2019s retail options are more accessible to a corrupt foreign dictator than the middle-class Singaporean shopper. But then again, this is exactly who the mall is targeting.<\/p>\n

            And the frustrating thing is, this mall is still attracting locals even if they must start putting their kidneys up for auction to afford most of the items here. Because the air-con is free and the toilets are nice. And one of them would be tempted to feel what credit card debt as a Hermes leather bag feels like.<\/p>\n

            Alas, money can’t buy soul. Even during festive periods such as Christmas, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands lacks warmth. There\u2019s a pretentious, plastic feel to the place; from the overly grand architecture to the crass consumerism of high-end brands placed end-to-end.<\/p>\n

            The service staff of these high-end boutiques, although competent for sure, seem to play the part. They place more emphasis on projecting elegance and dignity than friendliness, to an extent that it becomes hard to tell how much of the cold in here can be attributed to air-conditioning.<\/p>\n

            It\u2019s a beautiful mall in every technical <\/i>way, though. Um, except for the fountain that looks like a toilet being flushed.<\/p>\n

            Are there any shopping malls in Singapore that should make this list? Voice your opinion in the comments section or on\u00a0our Facebook community page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

            If you found this article helpful, 99.co recommends\u00a0How does a neighbourhood shopping mall die?<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a05 amazing retail ideas for shopping malls in Singapore<\/a><\/p>\n

            Find the home of your dreams today at Singapore\u2019s largest\u00a0property portal 99.co<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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