The current Restricted Movement Order decrees shopping malls to be partially open from 18-31 March 2020 to provide essential services. For more details, please click here.
10 teams participated in PPKM’s second shopping mall hunt for ‘treasures’, running from the Petaling Jaya starting point at Paradigm Mall, to Quill City Mall in the city centre, then onto The Mines and the final check point at IOI City Mall, Putrajaya. The championship went to Team ‘Flow Rider’ from 1 Utama Shopping Centre, followed by 1st runner up ’Coolie Mines’ from The Mines. Our grateful thanks to all mall sponsors – Paradigm Mall, Quill City Mall, The Mines and of course, IOI City Mall for arranging the prize-giving logistics and gifts in kind.
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PPK Malaysia is pleased to take note and congratulate the Malaysian government of taking close cognizance of the current economic scenario, especially on the negative impact that the covid-19 emergency has inflicted on the tourism and related industries including shopping malls.
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Safety for all staff, tenants, patrons, visitors and shoppers etc is of primary concern in shopping malls and in view of the current world health emergency, malls have enhanced their on-going efforts to prevent the spread of ncoV locally. Whilst we work with the relevant authorities to alleviate and mitigate the negative effects on the shopping scenario, we look forward to the close cooperation of all members to continue to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in all malls.
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Greetings to all participants ! Thank you for your support and attendance at our recent ENGINEERING SHOPPING MALLS IV seminar and you may now download the speakers’ presentations as below link:
01 TJK – The Current Shopping Mall Scenario
02 ALVIN YAP Internet of Things
03 TAN CHIOO BIN The Challenge of Perfect ACMV Systems for Tenants & Landlords
04 LOO CHEE KIN Flood Abatement for Buildings
05 YL LUM Despicable Me – Operational & Engineering Considerations for Stratified Shopping Malls
06 RAGHIB AZMI – Make Your Lifts & Escalators Young Again
07 PAMY WONG M&E Requirements in Fit Out Designs
08 DING JU LIANG How Does BIM Benefit Shopping Mall Stakeholders
We look forward to meet you again soon during our upcoming events so do check out our website from time to time. Wishing you warm Seasons Greetings and a great start to Year 2020 !
WE’RE BACK TO BANGKOK’S SHOPPING MALLS!
As the world’s most visited city, Bangkok remains the evergreen shopping destination in Asia. Our Study Group of 32 participants visited its vibrant malls from 23-26 September 2019 and had a most fruitful trip, traipsing through 10 shopping malls catering to all types of lifestyles and budget – from trendy and funky malls to the high end, upscale fashion and eclectic malls.
We visited pet-friendly malls where pets had their own club and get their own ‘kiddy-rides’ (!) at Central Festival Eastville to the latest world-class mall with an indoor floating market and river park at IconSiam. Other malls in the visit itinerary included Terminal 21 with its themed washrooms, Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery, Siam Center, Central World, Central Embassy, Emquartier and Emporium. Our grateful thanks to the Bangkok malls who hosted us and gave an insightful briefing on what makes the malls tick ..
Do take a look at our thumbnails of Bangkok Malls here.
With the rapid growth of malls in the region, competition amongst malls is keen and all vie to attract shoppers by offering “experiential shopping” and in recognition of our malls’ efforts, the inaugural CASC-PPKM AWARDS 2019 for BEST EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING was organized in conjunction with CASC Conference 2019. The total of 61 entries were shortlisted to 26 finalists, with 2 winners in each category, as well as Certificates of Honourable Mention awarded to outstanding malls.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS !
CASC-PPKM AWARDS 2019 – BEST EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING – WINNERS
GOLD – Lee Tung Avenue, Hong Kong: The Spirit of Christmas
SILVER – China Hong Kong City, Lee Tung Avenue, Hong Kong: The Moon Rabbit Lumiere
CERTIFICATE OF HONOURABLE MENTION – Intermark Mall, Kuala Lumpur: En’Chanting’ Raya
GOLD – Jing’an Joy City, Shanghai: Sky Ring x Line Friends Limited Love Paradise
GOLD – Sunway Putra Mall, Kuala Lumpur: IN THE WOODS FOR WONDER
CERTIFICATE OF HONOURABLE MENTION – Queensbay Mall, Penang: Enchanted Realm
GOLD – Pavilion Kuala Lumpur: Disney Celebrate The Magic: Dream Christmas
SILVER – Pavilion Kuala Lumpur: Dream Goals
CERTIFICATE OF HONOURABLE MENTION – Kota Kasablanka, Jakarta: The Longest & Tallest Hot Wheels Tracks
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COUNCIL OF ASIAN SHOPPING CENTERS (CASC) CONFERENCE 2019
JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur, 10 – 12 September 2019
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We have successfully concluded CASC Conference 2019, the annual regional conference involving industry experts from the Council of Asian Shopping Centers (CASC). PPK Malaysia hosted the conference this year and convey our thanks to all our speakers, sponsors and for the strong participation by members and other delegates as well as the impressive and eye-opening presentations by our well-experienced and eminent speakers from Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand and Singapore.
Our Guest of Honour is YB Tuan Muhammad Bakhtiar b Wan Chik, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture who delivered the keynote paper focusing on shopping tourism and with Visit Malaysia Year 2020, we look forward to more tourist arrivals next year as well as bigger returns in the shopping industry.
With the theme ‘The Now and The Future’ – The Mall Story, the conference covered trends and innovations and included several panel discussions covering Future-proofing Retail, Entertainment and F&B, Online Stories and the Shopping Malls’ Journey of Regeneration.
Please click here for pics and Looking forward to CASC Conference 2020 in China !
STUDY TRIP 2019 TO BANGKOK : Monday 23 September 2019 – Thursday 26 September 2019 (4D/3N)
We are pleased to announce the short haul Study Trip 2019 will be as abovementioned, to BANGKOK, the evergreen shopping destination in Asia. With its vibrant malls catering to all types
of lifestyles and budget, ranging from the trendy and funky malls to the high end, upscale and eclectic fashion malls, shoppers are more than spoilt for choice.
Our Study Trip will visit several of exciting malls such as Terminal 21, Central Festival Eastville, Central Embassy, Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery, Siam Centre, Emporium, Em Quartier, Asiatique, CentralWorld, Gateway Ekamai, ICONSIAM for participants gather the shopping experience in building design and layouts, marketing events, merchandise mix etc.
Kindly note that the entire trip will only be confirmed subject to the required minimum no. of participants and/or flight/hotel availability etc. and on a first-come-first-served basis. We shall keep you posted in due course of further confirmed details concerning the detailed itinerary etc. Kindly also be informed that the organizer reserves the right to revise details of the Study Trip (including departure dates and flight carriers) subject to availability and solely at our discretion.
For more information, please click HERE to download the circular and registration form or contact our secretariat at Tel: 03-7727 6202.
We are pleased to present the next TTT on EE and Solar solutions for commercial buildings (including shopping malls) by CENERGI. Their ESPA&PPA model will be able to reduce energy
usage (cost) and provide environmental benefits. It allows building owners to achieve energy savings without upfront capital expenses and zero operating risk (ZERO COST, ZERO RISK).
Additionally, it is able to reduce carbon footprint, electricity usage and build a clean & less polluted environment. The focus is to recommend the most cost-effective energy solutions to provide clientswith optimal long-term project performance and exceptional results.
Interested to know more? Please join us as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Venue: Common Ground, Citta Mall, Ara Damansara
The agenda will be as follows:
For more information, please click HERE to download the programme and the registration form. Interested participants are requested to register with us before the closing date of Friday, 12 July 2019.