1 UTAMA, MUTIARA DAMANSARA & DAMANSARA PERDANA | Selangor | New projects & development thread

[realitybites-u]

went to one utama about 2 weeks ago. really dissapointed with isetan one utama. too small
to me.

[fizomilan]

really?? i never enter the isetan..just walk in front of it...tangs also small..but the decoration is just perfect.only salegurl i saw at uniqlo shop..there no customer inside.there no any luxury shop at new wing..i think this is a time for OU bring more luxury shop inside..

[patchay]

Originally Posted by fizomilan

really?? i never enter the isetan..just walk in front of it...tangs also small..but the decoration is just perfect.only salegurl i saw at uniqlo shop..there no customer inside.there no any luxury shop at new wing..i think this is a time for OU bring more luxury shop inside..

Realised the Ground Floor in New Wing is quite empty except for the centre court area with brands like Charles & Keith and COACH.

Suburban cannot tahan luxury market. Just not ready yet.. but F&B is OK.

1U is now mainly relying on weekend crowd and office workers.

[fizomilan]

i'm also shock with the variety of F n B there...it is the place that people must go..we must start from the small2 one lah...i mean the luxury brand that we all well known such burberry,salvatore,gucci...aigner.tods..mulberry,,longchamp.such michael kors..it huge and large actually..i think it huge more than the pavilion one..it good if we have it one at the suburban area...yup it quite empty at the new wing...most people are way around the centre court..

[azey]

maybe malaysian is slowly getting rich...lols

[lohxy]

Well 1U is situated in the area where the people are normally richer.

[patchay]

Guess who is coming to 1 Utama?


Victoria's Secret to open 2nd Malaysian store in 1 Utama mall
- The former FCUK store has relocated to the opposite side.

[fizomilan]

omg..not gucci,no salvatore..but boommm..victoria secret boomshell!!nah..really big deal

[patchay]

Originally Posted by fizomilan

omg..not gucci,no salvatore..but boommm..victoria secret boomshell!!nah..really big deal

By Valiram as per the email on hoarding.

Valiram is expanding really fast....

[fizomilan]

first valiram bring michael kors,then victoria secret..valiram seem very brave to take a risk to enter one utama..i hope it will bring gucci and salvatore as soon as...

[protoman]

Originally Posted by patchay

Guess who is coming to 1 Utama?


Victoria's Secret to open 2nd Malaysian store in 1 Utama mall
- The former FCUK store has relocated to the opposite side.

i believe their first outlet is in Paradigm Mall, but not sure if its a full range for just perfume. most probably the highstreet area of 1U will become really highstreet brands, but how many highstreet brands can survive in 1U? i think victoria secret will be a success because all the girls will go ga-ga over it, provided they bring in their famous lingerie.

[patchay]

Originally Posted by protoman

i believe their first outlet is in Paradigm Mall, but not sure if its a full range for just perfume. most probably the highstreet area of 1U will become really highstreet brands, but how many highstreet brands can survive in 1U? i think victoria secret will be a success because all the girls will go ga-ga over it, provided they bring in their famous lingerie.

The first store has opened for years at KLIA Satellite Building.

I believe both stores will have more perfumes than lingerie.

[fizomilan]

yup...it just beauty and perfume,maybe contain a little bit lingerie but not all the collection..the basic only i think..same as KLIA one.i think it will be success too...ohh boy..every gurls wanna look like candice swanepoel...haha

[azey]

oh god....nw i can linger with candice....

[fizomilan]

hahah..i suggest adriana to you...or doutzen..but no chanel iman..OMG..totally not suitable angel!!!

[patchay]

This is a suburban mall near my home, and according to Forbes' 20 largest Shopping Malls in the World (2012 Ranking based on Gross Leasable Area):


1 Utama Shopping Mall --> 1st largest in Malaysia, 2nd largest in Southeast Asia, 4th largest in the World
Due to rapid mall expansions, Malaysia now has 3 prominent malls in the top 10 largest shopping malls in the world. But we remained humble...


1 Utama, Petaling Jaya City, Selangor State, Malaysia - 5.0 million sq ft - 700+ tenants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQSJlqL23g
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Utama

Awards:
- World's Best Shopping Mall at the Retail World Excellence Awards 2006/07






33 major tenants out of 700+ are:
- AEON of Japan,
- Isetan of Japan,



- TANGS (Singapore),
- Parkson of Malaysia (also the largest departmental store brand in China),
- 13-screen Golden Screen Cinemas (Robert Kuok's),
- 12-screen TGV Cinemas with IMAX (opening soon in mid-2012),
- Cold Storage (Dairy Farm Group/Jardine Martheson),
- MPH Bookstore,
- Daiso of Japan,
- UNIQLO of Japan (2-storey),
- U-Bowl Bowling Centre,
- Celebrity Fitness gym,
- XZQT: The Executive Home Store (Singapore),
- Toys 'R' Us,
- Camp5 (Asia's largest indoor rock-climbing centre),



- Popular Bookstore (Singapore),
- Best DENKI of Japan,
- Live It Up!
- Effective Herbs,
- Marks & Spencer,



- Padini Concept Store,
- BRANDS Outlet,
- VOIR Fashion Gallery,
- Forever 21,
- Food Republic (Singapore),
- NEWAY Karaoke Box of Hong Kong,
- Candylicious (Singapore),

image hosted on flickr


- Home Fix D.I.Y.,
- Hokkaido Ichiba,
- Nichii,
- F.O.S. Superstore (facelifted, opening soon),
- Rooftop sports center: It's a Hit! Battling Cages and Padang Futsal Courts,
- Home's Harmony





Examples of flagship stores in 1 Utama:
- A/X By Armani Exchange,
- Bebe,
- Bershka,
- Brooks Brothers,
- Coach,
- Chanel,
- Forever 21,
- Guy Laroche,
- Pull & Bear,
- Oroton,



- Bimba & Lola,
- Massimo Dutti,
- ZARA,
- FCUK French Connection,
- Shu Uemura,
- Springfield: Man & Woman (opening soon),
- Michael Kors (opening soon),
- Victoria's Secret (opening soon)

image hosted on flickr







Opened in April 2012:

1 Utama Shopping Mall's Secret Garden - at 30,000 sq ft it is now one of the world's largest rooftop garden

[chkang]

Rating based on pleasantness:
1. Pavilion
2. KL Suria
3. Starhill
4. The Gardens
5. Sunway Pyramid
6. Mid-Valley
7. The Curve/IPC/Ikea
8. One Utama


Rating based on excitement:
1. Sunway Pyramid
2. KL Suria
3. Pavilion
4. Mid-Valley
5. The Curve/IPC/Ikea
6. One Utama
7. Tropicana City
8. The Gardens


What do you think?

See more ratings on Shopping Mall Experiences in Klang Valley

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...1512654&page=3

[chkang]

Originally Posted by patchay

This is a suburban mall near my home, and according to Forbes' 20 largest Shopping Malls in the World (2012 Ranking based on Gross Leasable Area):


1 Utama Shopping Mall --> 1st largest in Malaysia, 2nd largest in Southeast Asia, 4th largest in the World
Due to rapid mall expansions, Malaysia now has 3 prominent malls in the top 10 largest shopping malls in the world. But we remained humble...


1 Utama, Petaling Jaya City, Selangor State, Malaysia - 5.0 million sq ft - 700+ tenants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlQSJlqL23g
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Utama

Be careful with the word "largest", it doesn't mean "the best" as the "very 1st largest", a mall in China, is almost not operating with only less than 5% tenant occupancy rate.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...s_in_the_world

[chkang]

Originally Posted by realitybites-u

went to one utama about 2 weeks ago. really dissapointed with isetan one utama. too small
to me.

I regret to spend RM15 to get the Isetan member card before the opening. The member card is useless to me now. Also the "Eat Paradise" is a funny name to me. The Japanese should consult people with good command of English before they decided on the name used. Food Paradise, Dinners' Paradise, Dining Paradise, or even Eaters' Paradise would have sounded better.

[chkang]

The secret Gardeen is the best thing in One Utama. Too bad it only opens during weekends.