IMM (Singapore) explained

IMM
Address:2 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore 609601
Location: Singapore
Coordinates:1.335°N 103.7471°W
Owner:CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust
Number Of Stores:248 retail, 388 non-retail
Floor Area:944575square feet
Publictransit: Jurong East

The International Merchandising Mart Mall[1] (usually referred to as IMM Mall) is an outlet mall owned by CapitaLand Mall Trust, located in Jurong East, Singapore. Opened in 1991, it is a five-storey mall with 961281square feet of retail space. Besides retail stores, it also houses offices and warehouses for storage, which is advantageous in terms of cost efficiency to some retailers.[2] The mall has capacity for 235 retail outlets and 430 non-retail outlets. Anchor tenants of the mall include Giant Hypermarket, Daiso department store, Popular Bookstore and Best Denki.

History

Originally owned by a group of Japanese investors including Yaohan and the Trade Development Board, IMM partially opened in May 1991 and planned to be fully operational by September 1991.[1] It was touted to be one of the world's largest one-stop wholesale centres. [1]

Renovation

In May 2012, IMM began a $30 million renovation project. The size of the building was increased and more stores were set up in the shopping centre.[3]

In June 2024, IMM began another renovation project. Many shops such as Cotton On Outlet, were temporarily closed.

Notes and References

  1. News: Jurong East to be the first business park . Business Times (Singapore) . 17 June 1991.
  2. Web site: IMM - CapitaLand Malls. www.imm.sg.
  3. Web site: Popular fashion brands set up outlet stores at IMM . The Straits Times . 1 January 2015 . The Straits Times.