Funan DigitaLife Mall

Funan DigitaLife Mall
Funan DigitaLife Mall
Location Downtown Core, Singapore
Coordinates Coordinates: 1°17′30.5″N 103°50′58.2″E / 1.291806°N 103.849500°E / 1.291806; 103.849500
Address 109 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179097
Opening date January 1985
Closing date 30 June 2016
Management CapitaMalls Asia
Owner CapitaLand Mall Trust Management
No. of stores and services 194
Total retail floor area 269,806 square feet (25,065.8 m2)
No. of floors 7
Public transit access  NS25  EW13  City Hall
Website www.funan.com.sg

Funan DigitaLife Mall, formerly Funan The IT Mall and Funan Centre, is a demolished shopping centre formerly located near the Civic District in Singapore. Established in 1985, the mall specialises in electronics and IT-related goods. It is a more upmarket competitor of Sim Lim Square, the latter of which caters more to the general masses.[1]

History

The mall opened in 1985 as Funan Centre as a general shopping centre, which provided more options for shoppers to shop at other than Orchard Road.[2] In the early 90s, the mall began to attract a critical mass of electronic and IT retailers over the years. Its main and long-time anchor tenant is Challenger Superstore, a major homegrown IT store established in 1984. In 1992, the mall was refurbished. It later adopted the name Funan The IT Mall in 1997 to reflect its current focus on IT related outlets. In 2005, the mall received minor upgrades, and was again renamed to Funan DigitaLife Mall.

There are a total of 178 outlets spread over six floors. Challenger Superstore occupies almost the entirety of the sixth floor, and was accompanied by another anchor tenants such as Harvey Norman in the other floors.

Decline and demolition

Due to the popularity of online shopping, business at the mall has been declining over the past few years, forcing tenants to close down.[3] The mall was initially planned to be renovated in 2014. However, it was later slated for demolition. The last day of mall operation was 30 June 2016.[4]

All tenants had since relocated and the building was later demolished.

Transportation

The nearest MRT Station to Funan DigtaLife Mall is City Hall MRT Station (NS25/EW13).

References

  1. ↑ "About Funan". Funan DigitaLife Mall.
  2. ↑ "Meet the man who helped draw up Funan Centre". The New Paper. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Closure of Funan DigitaLife Mall a 'further setback for Singapore's tech haven image', say analysts". The Straits Times. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Funan DigitaLife Mall's last day of trading planned for Jun 30". Channel NewsAsia.
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