The Spring Shopping Mall

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The Spring Shopping Mall is a shopping mall in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Located at Persiaran Spring, it was opened in January 2008. It was the largest mall in Sarawak since its establishment until Boulevard Shopping Mall opened in 2013.[1]

The mall's two anchor tenants are Parkson and Ta Kiong Supermarket.[2]

The Spring Shopping Mall has the capacity to house more than 150 shopping outlets spread out over three above-ground floors and a basement.

Retail outlets

Aside from its main anchor tenants, The Spring Shopping Mall contains several well-known international brands. These include fashion names such as Calvin Klein, Coach New York, Cotton On, H&M, Kate Spade, Levi's, Michael Kors, Padini, Tommy Hilfiger and Uniqlo, lingerie stores including Pierre Cardin, Sorella, Triumph and Victoria's Secret, jewelry stores like Habib Jewels and Pandora, personal care and cosmetics stores such as Bath & Body Works, Babor, Dior, L'Occitane en Provence, Sephora and The Face Shop, the 100-yen shopDaiso, retail stores including Toys "R" Us, footwear firms like Bata Shoes, Hush Puppies and Skechers, chain stores such as Guardian, Sasa and Watsons, consumer electronics retail store like Huawei, Samsung and Sony, and the bookstore MPH.[2]

In addition, a food court, several cafes and food stalls are located inside The Spring Shopping Mall, including Big Apple Donuts and Coffee, Boost Juice, Kenny Rogers Roasters, KFC, Llaollao, Nando's, Secret Recipe, Starbucks and Tealive.[2]

Entertainment

The most well-known of entertainment options at The Spring Shopping Mall is MBO Cinemas, an eight-screen cineplex. The cineplex, which opened in June 2009, was MBO Cinemas' first outlet in East Malaysia and simultaneously introduced 3D film to Sarawak.[1][2]

Location

The Spring Shopping Mall is located before the Jalan Simpang Tiga flyover. It also lies directly opposite another mall, the ST3 Shopping Mall, which is accessible through a linked pedestrian bridge.[3][4] The mall is also located near the Kuching International Airport and the city's central business district, which is about 15 minutes away by car, as well as the Swinburne University of Technology and various government offices.[4]

Transportation

The Spring Shopping Mall has a designated pick-up and drop-off zone for buses, taxicabs, Grab vehicles, and other ride-hailing services. There is a pedestrian bridge to ST3 Shopping Mall, which is served by Kuching City Public Link buses K8 and K11.[3]

Once completed, the mall will also be connected using the Kuching Urban Transportation System via  SM11 The Spring ART station on the Blue Line which serves as its namesake and will be located across the outskirts of the mall.

See also

References

  1. 12"TOURISM MALAYSIA AWARDS 2012/2013 BEST SHOPPING MALL". etawau.com. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. 1234https://www.facebook.com/pg/tHe.Spring.Kuching/about/?ref=page_internal
  3. 12"ST3 Mall Kuching". KuchingBorneo.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. 12Chai, Li Ting (14 July 2012). "Upcoming ST3 to cater to immediate vicinity population needs". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 2 August 2019.