AEON (Jusco) will sign 9-year leasing agreement with 1U. Jusco will be in 1U at least until August 2020. Of course after that, they can always go back to the negotiation table to renew their lease.. and after 9 long years, expect Jusco to undergo renovation again after the current one.

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Added on June 6, 2011, 12:12 amI don't really see how these 5 retailers can compete one another

1) Daiso - RM5 shop
2) Best - electrical shop
3) Uniqlo - their in-house brand
4) Isetan - departmental store with up-market brands
5) Jusco - departmental store with a mix of affordable + some up-market brands & a supermarket, Wellness pharmacy, La Boheme bakery.

so in a way, instead of competing, I say they complement each other. There's something for everyone in 1U with these 5 Japanese retailers.

If there is any competition, perhaps Isetan & Parkson could be competing against each other in 1U.

Jusco & Cold Storage Supermarkets? Well, again their target market are different.

I personally prefer to shop in Jusco for both dept store & supermarket. Well, since I heard Uniqlo's pricing also affordable, I should consider this as well.

This post has been edited by jolmy: Jun 6 2011, 12:12 AM

Luckily for 1U, there is still some crowd as Jusco's supermarket is still opened while renovation is ongoing.

Heard that they will close for a few days to facilitate their relocation to the new location at the end of the Old Wing prior to the reopening which is tentatively slated for August 22.

No cinema, no anchor tenant which is a supermarket/hypermarket & dept store - FAILURE!

Tropicana City Mall could survive, thanks to the GSC Cinemas there. Without the cinema, they would probably suffer the same fate as SStwo Mall.