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Mar 4, 2010
Orchard Central tenants struggle
Observers cite lack of anchor tenant and complicated layout as reasons for poor business
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The empty corridors at Orchard Central make for a woeful sight. One shop has already closed, and tenants have asked landlord Far East Organization for rental rebates. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN
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THE tenants at Orchard Central mall, which is barely a year old, say they are struggling to keep their businesses afloat.
The corridors outside the shops are quiet, and walk-in customers are a rare breed - a stark contrast to the buzz at 313@Somerset and Ion Orchard, two malls which also opened last year.
At least one shop at Orchard Central, Fox Salon, has already closed, and tenants say about 70 of them have gone to landlord Far East Organization (FEO) to plead for rental rebates.
Read the full exclusive in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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Orchard Central tenants struggle
Observers cite lack of anchor tenant and complicated layout as reasons for poor business
<!-- by line -->By Jessica Lim
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<!-- story content : start -->
THE tenants at Orchard Central mall, which is barely a year old, say they are struggling to keep their businesses afloat.
The corridors outside the shops are quiet, and walk-in customers are a rare breed - a stark contrast to the buzz at 313@Somerset and Ion Orchard, two malls which also opened last year.
At least one shop at Orchard Central, Fox Salon, has already closed, and tenants say about 70 of them have gone to landlord Far East Organization (FEO) to plead for rental rebates.
Read the full exclusive in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
[email protected]
