Jem (shopping Mall)
Overview
Jem is Singapore's third-largest suburban mall housing 241 shop units with over 818,000 square feet of retail space across six levels. Jem's name is an abbreviation of its original name, Jurong East Mall, and is a wordplay reference of the mall as the "crown jewel" of Jurong and western Singapore.
The mall is directly connected to the Jurong East MRT interchange station and located at the junction of Jurong Gateway Road and Boon Lay Way. It is also connected to another mall named Westgate.
Major retailers include IKEA, FairPrice Xtra, Cathay Cineplexes, Cookhouse by Koufu, H&M, Uniqlo, Muji, Courts and Don Quijote (Don Don Donki).
History
Jem's official opening was initially planned to be on 11 June 2013. Due to initial tenancy issues, the opening of the mall was delayed. On 15 June 2013, Jem finally opened and attracted more than 10,000 shoppers at the time of the opening.
In 2019, JEM underwent minor renovations at Basement 1.
In August 2020, anchor tenant Robinsons was closed down and replaced by IKEA in 2021. The first small-store concept in Southeast Asia, this IKEA store will however not have a children's playground and built-in warehouse. The outlet opened on 29 April 2021 at 10am.
References
- ^ "Jem shopping mall's opening delay due to tenant permit issues". Channel NewsAsia. 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "JEM attracts more than 10,000 shoppers within first hour of opening". Channel NewsAsia. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Robinsons to close Jem outlet in August". The Straits Times. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "IKEA to open new store at Jem on April 29". The Straits Times. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
