Shopping malls in Malaysia today are in a state of flux, having to cope with competition from online shopping as well as more malls coming on stream. As our shopping and retail industry has coped in the past with several economic several crises and other external pressures, this current scenario will become the push for our malls to adapt and evolve to stay relevant. We have brought together mall and retail experts from the region to share their insights and strategies to cope and cater for shoppers’ ever changing tastes and trends. With their plethora of experiences, do save the date for our seminar where BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO MALLS will certainly be the platform to pick up new tips for malls to thrive.
For more information, please click HERE to download the event brochure and registration procedure. Interested participants are requested to register with us before the early bird closing date of Friday 16 June 2017.
PPK Malaysia is embarking on a new Education Series in 2017 and the first seminar is on 23 May, 2017 at Nexus Bangsar South, KL.
This one day seminar is named “ Rethinking Building Safety for Malls “ and it is co-organised with Architech Centre Sdn Bhd and the dateline for registration is on 8 May, so please register early.
Please click HERE for details.
PPK Malaysia organized its first Study Tour in 2017 with 40 participants from 14 different malls in and around Malaysia.
During the 4 days tour, we visited eleven ( 11 ) shopping malls in and around Bangkok with eight ( 8 ) malls in the city and three ( 3 ) suburban malls. These were the most popular malls that have various concepts, designs and unique attractions which made them so successful.
We were:
CBD Malls – Terminal 21, Central Embassy, Central World, Emporium, Emquartier, Siam Paragon, Siam Center and Siam Discovery
Suburban Malls – Asiatique, Central Festival Eastiville and Gateway Ekamai
The participants gained valuable insights, especially from the malls which gave comprehensive briefings and also conducted walk-about tour with their marketing and customers services personnel to assist along the way. It was indeed a fruitful trip for all and the feedback received was very encouraging from the participants.
All in all, it was a very successful trip and we look forward to more of such study tours with you in the near future, kop kun krub!
Please click here for pics.
The first Certification Course in Shopping Mall Management for the first half year is from 3 – 12 April, 2017 and we welcome participation from all members for the various courses. It will be conducted at JW Marriot Kuala Lumpur for all modules.
For more information, click here to contact us or download your entry forms by clicking here.
Connect to Success !
Intercontinental Shanghai Puxi, China from 6 – 7 April 2017
On behalf of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), we are pleased to inform members that the ICSC Retail Connections and China Retail Summit will be held as abovementioned.
This exclusive retail event brings together shopping centre owners, developers and agents with retailers who are looking for new opportunities in one place and on one day – saving time, money and maximising deal making potential.
Shopping centre owners, developers, retailers and agents come together at China Retail Summit to explore what the future has in store for our industry. This brings together the biggest names in the shopping centre industry to discuss the latest challenges and trends in retail real estate, and explore transformation from the perspectives of consumers, retailers and developers. Be empowered to implement effective strategies to deliver returns and results in your assets.
For more information please follow: http://www.icsc.org/events-and-programs/details/icsc-china-retail-summit-2017/
PPK Malaysia organized its first Study Tour in 2017 with 40 participants from 14 different malls in and around Malaysia.
During the 4 days tour, we visited eleven ( 11 ) shopping malls in and around Bangkok with eight ( 8 ) malls in the city and three ( 3 ) suburban malls. These were the most popular malls that have various concepts, designs and unique attractions which made them so successful.
They were:
CBD Malls – Terminal 21, Central Embassy, Central World, Emporium, Emquartier, Siam Paragon, Siam Center and Siam Discovery
Suburban Malls – Asiatique, Central Festival Eastiville and Gateway Ekamai
The participants gained valuable insights, especially from the malls which gave comprehensive briefings and also conducted walk-about tour with their marketing and customers services personnel to assist along the way. It was indeed a fruitful trip for all and the feedback received was very encouraging from the participants.
All in all, it was a very successful trip and we look forward to more of such study tours with you in the near future, kop kun krub!
Please click here for pics.
Welcome to the inaugural PPKM Awards 2016 for the Best Experiential Marketing.
Malaysian shopping malls are gaining recognition for their grand decorations and creative marketing campaigns to enhance the shopping experience. To honour these efforts, we are organising the inaugural PPKM AWARDS 2016 for Best Experiential Marketing.
The award will be categorised based on the following :
Description of Entry
Award Finalists will be announced latest by 31 October 2016.
The Award Winners will be announced and presented at the PPKM Gala Dinner on 25 November 2016 at Connexion@Nexus, Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur.
We look forward to your entry and together, let us raise the standards of marketing and creativity!
Click to download Entry Form- PPKM AWARDS 2016
Thank you.
In the light of several recent incidents, both locally and globally, which have compromised the safety and security of the public including shoppers, we are pleased to announce that we are organising the abovementioned workshop to create closer awareness and preparedness for security personnel in shopping malls.
This in addition to our annual training seminar on safety and security and we would seek your support to participate in the 1-day workshop here as follows:
Date : Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Time : 8.45 am – 5.15 pm (Registration starts from 8.00 am)
Venue : Cititel Hotel, Level 5, Mid Valley City Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur
Fee (inclusive of GST) : RM625.40 (member), RM 837.40 (non member)
This workshop is specially organised with the support of senior officers from the relevant departments ie Royal Malaysia Police (or Polis DiRaja Malaysia – PDRM) and the Department of Occupational Safety & Health (Jabatan Keselamatan & Kesihatan Pekerjaan – JKKP).
At the training seminar, speakers will share information on the following:
• the background of terrorism, how security personnel should look out for potential perpetrators or threatening situations including simulation exercises
• monitor and control of the use of social media against the background of terrorism and other threats
• escalator safety eg. compliance with regulations and behavior aspects of users
• how to mitigate or deal with threats and emergencies in shopping malls etc
Please click HERE for a copy of the Workshop Programme
You may contact our secretariat at Tel: 03-7727 6202 if you require further information.
On behalf of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), we are pleased to inform members that the ICSC Recon Asia Pacific 2016 will be held in Shangri-La at the Fort, Taguig City, Manila from 11-13 October 2016.
Themed Positioning Malls For Success In A Rapidly Changing Environment, the plenary sessions will look at the future of shopping malls from various perspectives ie anchor tenants, fashion retailers, F&B etc. and the unification of brick-and mortar shopping malls with online retail.
For full details, please visit/click REConAsia2016.
PPK MEMBER SPECIAL RATE
PPK Malaysia is a supporting association for the conference, therefore interested PPK members will be accorded a special loyalty registration rate of USD$998 per person before 30 June 2016.
Please forward all registrations directly to ICSC, mentioning your PPK membership number therein and copied to us.
We look forward to your participation and see you in Manila, thank you.
The dates of our forthcoming CERTIFICATION COURSES has just been released.
PPK Malaysia is pleased to announce that we are continuing with the training and education of personnel in shopping centres for the second half of 2016. The courses have been endorsed by Malaysia Retailers Association, (MRA), Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA), Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (REHDA) and FIABCI Malaysia.