KFC Singapore has launched its first Southeast Asian open-kitchen restaurant at Tampines Mall, revealing how its chicken is prepared. The fast-food giant’s Open Kitchen program, also called ‘The Tank’, has already been rolled out in the UK, Ireland, Australia…
CapitaLand Mall Trust Management (CMTML), the manager of CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT), says CMT has achieved a distributable income of S$103.5 million (US$75 million) for the quarter to September 30. That marks an increase of 4.9 per cent over the $98.7…
Despite challenges in the retail sector, CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) maintained stability in its fourth quarter. “This points to the underlying strength of our well-located malls, and the management’s continuous focus on enhancing their offering as well as…
CapitaLand, through its wholly owned shopping-mall business CapitaLand Mall Asia, has signed its first third-party shopping centre-management contract in Singapore to run the new SingPost Centre. Described as a world-first, Singapore Post is currently…
The shopping frenzy continues after Christmas as Orchard Road and neighbourhood malls lay on the post-Christmas sales to reel in the crowds. Mall tunes have been switched as well, as many people head out to shop for the Chinese New Year, on Jan 28 next year,…
CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) has overcome what it describes as a “soft” Singapore retail market to increase its profit and distribution. A 3.7 per cent increase in distributable income to S$193.9 million (US$143 million) for the first half-year coincides with…
CapitaLand Mall Trust says its portfolio of “necessity malls” has proven resilient to the challenging economic and retail period of the last year. CapitaLand Mall Trust Management (CMTML), the manager of CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT), has reported a…
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