MyGround at MyTOWN Shopping Centre, Decathlon at MyTOWN Shopping Centre, Soulmates at Toppen Shopping Centre, Development of Shopping Centre Multi-Storey Carpark with the lifestyle RoofTopp and McDonalds at Ikano Centres Batu Kawan (Image credit- Penang Holiao)<\/span><\/h6>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
With five meeting places under its portfolio \u2013
\nIPC, MyTOWN, Toppen, and Batu Kawan in Malaysia, as well as Megabangna in
\nThailand, Ikano Centres have maintained a healthy lease rate of 92% at its shopping
\ncentres throughout the past 18 months. During this time, the group introduced
\nenhancements to address safety, improve customer experience, pilot digital
\npartnerships, and create innovative shopping platforms for customers to
\nconnect, engage, and learn.<\/p>\n
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“We are optimistic about our recovery as we
\nsee more visitors returning to our centres,” said Adrian Mirea, Ikano Centres’
\nShopping Centre and Mixed-Used Director. “To strengthen the shopping experience
\nacross our centres, we continue to sustainably invest in both physical
\ndevelopments to our assets and also digital platforms to elevate the experience
\nthat shoppers have at our centres. All this while ensuring that our centres
\ncontinue to be safe meeting places for the many.” <\/p>\n
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Ikano Centres introduced digital innovations
\naimed to support its tenants throughout closures, while giving its visitors
\nmultiple ways to engage with their favourite centres. Initiatives include personal
\nshopper services through GoGet, livestreams supported by social commerce, campaigns
\npowered by GrabFood and Foodpanda, and optimising its shopping centre apps to
\nfacilitate convenience to shoppers through order and collect services. <\/p>\n
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As community-centric shopping destinations,
\neach meeting place is growing through sustainable means, with each development
\nplan designed to cater to the needs of its surrounding community:\u00a0 <\/p>\n
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IPC
\nShopping Centre: Damansara’s favourite neighbourhood shopping centre
\nstrengthens its family-friendly offers<\/b><\/p>\n
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At the heart of Mutiara Damansara, IPC is finalising upgrades to its
\nfacilities to increase convenience, accessibility, and family-friendly services
\nto its visitors. With a new escalator to improve traffic flow throughout the
\ncentre, it is also improving its family amenities including its family rooms
\nand playgrounds. The Level 2 ‘Funland’ will see more fun and exciting playsets
\nfor kids, with a new ‘Playland’ on Level G. Families can also enjoy a safe and
\ngreat day out with new dining options.<\/p>\n
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MyTOWN Shopping
\nCentre: Introducing a new a new socialising and lifestyle hub in the heart of Kuala
\nLumpur <\/b><\/p>\n
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Targeted to
\nlaunch in December 2021, MyTOWN is excited to introduce MyGround, a vibrant new
\nsocialising hub for its city-centre based visitors to connect and co-create shared
\nexperiences. More than 145,000 sq ft of its former department store location is
\nbeing redeveloped into unique retail spaces, with selected units created with a
\nflexible model for F&B tenants featuring built-in fit outs to offer low
\nstart-up costs and easier entry into the shopping centre market. In addition to
\nwelcoming BookXcess, SSFHOME+, and Panda Eyes earlier this year, sports
\nretailer Decathlon, Puma, and a new concept Adidas store will strengthen the
\nsports and athleisure offer. To cater to working professionals within its
\nlocation, Southern Malaysia’s largest co-working space Infinity8 will be
\nopening their first location in the Klang Valley in 2022.<\/p>\n
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Toppen Shopping Centre: Championing social enterprise with Soulmates, a
\nflexible space-booking platform to support small businesses and entrepreneurs<\/b><\/p>\n
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To help small Johorean businesses recover from the impact of Covid-19,
\nToppen introduced Soulmates, a platform that provides fully prepared, flexible
\nspaces that can be booked by the hour or day. Designed to be a one\u2013stop
\nsolution, Soulmates is ideal for beauty and wellness, fitness, and other skills-based
\nservice providers to share their services to customers in a comfortable and
\nprofessional environment. The platform is targeted to be rolled out to other
\ncentres within the Ikano Centres portfolio in the near future.<\/p>\n
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Developments are also underway for its new multi-storey car park,
\ntargeted to launch in Q4 2022. The nine-storey structure will not only provide
\nconvenience with more parking spaces, but also introduce new retail additions
\nontop of its lifestyle RoofTopp. Toppen is also set to welcome Lulu
\nHypermarket’s first outlet in South Malaysia in 2022, providing an exciting
\ngrocery offer relevant to those living within the catchment area.<\/p>\n
Ikano Centres Batu Kawan: Introducing the next phase of its meeting
\nplace in North Malaysia with the opening of an F&B drive-thru concept<\/b><\/p>\n
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In line with
\nexpanding new retail experiences to the
\ngrowing township of Aspen Vision City, Ikano Centres recently launched phase two
\nof its shopping centre with the opening of a new McDonald’s drive thru. In the
\ncoming months, KFC, Tealive, and Coffee Bean will be new additions to create
\nmany convenient food options across 200,744 sq ft gross leasable area<\/p>\n
Megabangna
\nShopping Centre: Welcoming new partners Central Pattana (CPN) Plc.<\/b><\/p>\n
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Hailed as one of the largest Southeast Asia malls, the Bangkok-based
\nshopping centre is now proud partners with Central Pattana (CPN) Plc, which
\nrecently purchased 56 per cent of Siam Future Development Plc (SF), Ikano
\nCentres’ joint venture partner in Bangkok over the past ten years. Together
\nwith IKEA, the new partnership will continue to focus on securing Megabangna as
\na safe and great day out for the many people. New tenant additions include
\nTopgolf, which will bring together exciting entertainment offers for visitors
\nin East Bangkok in Q2 2022.<\/p>\n
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The focus of all commercial developments and digital
\ninnovation is part of Ikano Centre’s philosophy of putting the customers first.
\n“We refer to our centres as ‘meeting places’ because customers today come for the
\nexperiences that we offer rather than just traditional transactions.\u00a0 Post pandemic, shoppers are now more aware,
\nmore savvy, and have plenty of options to get what they need,” said Ikano
\nCentre’s Commercial Director Arnoud Bakker. “This is why we have a heavy focus
\non designing a dynamic tenant mix to cater to specific needs. We are also
\nconstantly on the lookout for new partnerships with tenants, platforms, and
\nservice providers that are able to create memorable experiences for our
\nvisitors.”\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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OutReach\u00a0– 17 December 2021 –\u00a0Ikano Centres, part of Ikano
Retail, continues to accelerate its omnichannel approach to retail amid a year
marred by Covid-19 closures for its shopping centre business. As shoppers begin
to return to physical visits, a key priority remains enhancing its
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