Robinsons to close Jem outlet in Singapore

The closure of the store will leave Robinsons with two outlets - at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre.- Robinsons

SINGAPORE, May 6 (The Straits Times/ANN) - Department store Robinsons will soon be closing its outlet at shopping mall Jem.

The department store announced on Wednesday (May 6) that it would exit the mall at the end of August following amiable discussions with the mall's landlord Lendlease. Discussions have been ongoing since November last year.

The closure of the store, which opened at Jem in 2013, will leave Robinsons with two outlets - at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre.

Robinsons said its management is "committed to ensuring viable and successful operations in Singapore" and that it looks forward to continue serving customers at its other locations.

The company also said that plans to revamp its e-commerce platform are in the works.

To reach out to more customers online, Robinsons also recently launched its digital Robinsons Department Store on e-commerce marketplace LazMall last month.

Robinsons is not the first department store to experience a closure due to the challenging retail landscape here.

Earlier this year, Isetan shuttered its outlet at Jurong's Westgate mall and Metro closed its flagship store at The Centrepoint last year after five years as the mall's anchor tenant.

Department store John Little closed its last outlet in Singapore in 2016.

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