Convenience is not the main factor why a shopper would visit a mall, right? If it's your preferred mall, u wouldn't mind to drive few more minutes or go one station further...hehe

Got cinema does not mean the mall will be successful but have not seen many successful mall without a cinema...haha

May be as a transportation hub it is good, but I'll take the trouble to go one station further to do my shopping. Just my own preference.

Leisure mall is always my favourite mall in Cheras... Been there lempat 20 years from school time until now :-)

1Shamelin mall also got cinema.. Viva also get cinema, but not really "Ong"

Viva Home not bad la......

This picture was taken two days ago (3-5pm) at the entrance of Cheras Sentral. Not all stores were opened. Some amount of visitors.
Not really bad for a restart. Hope it lasts.



This post has been edited by Jagalat: Jul 15 2014, 08:13 PM

Is this your favourite mall at cheras now?

Sat and Sun all restaurant in CS full.
Main lift also full.

Starting to get more crowd. Give it a time of year.

if you compare ss2 mall, you will feel really scary.
I just been there few weeks ago during Sat night.

Not yet.
Just be there to observe how well CS is doing.
F&B is on track.

Noticed also there is also a Wong Kok CharChangTeng at CS.
Wonder if the Wong Kok at Leisure Mall still there.

the one located opposite fitness firest leisure mall right?
yes, its still there.

Too many malls are constructing now.... let see which horse can laugh until the end..

This post has been edited by soon9913: Jul 16 2014, 06:18 PM

Hope the 4 malls deploy a similar strategy to target different levels of Cheras customer markets, like those in Bkt Bintang.
Most malls at Bkt Bintang are competing and also complementing with each other.
(Of course, one or two malls may appear "higher class", while one or two targeting "la la mui")

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2035030/+1519

malls in cheras surrounding area that i can think of now i.e. Viva, Cheras Sentral, Youcity, Leisure mall, Ekocheras, 1Shamelin, Velocity, Jusco maluri, .. .........

I think malls complement each others i.e. Velo+Jusco+Ikea,

maybe ekocheras + leisure mall?...

but not sure how they can complement to youcity, cheras sentral, viva, 1shamelin?..

This post has been edited by soon9913: Jul 16 2014, 06:35 PM

You need to have synergy to be successful. Smaller malls or isolated ones are hard to compete with the bigger or more comprehensive ones.

That gives another +1 to ekocheras because it is near leisure mall.

If u go shamelim mall u will see that its a dead mall

Any of u buying eko titiwangsa also developed by ekovest. I got sms by ekovest today for registration

Dunno if this eko titiwangsa has strong selling points like ekocheras project?

Speaking of competition, I quote an example of how malls complete along the LDP.

Ikea+Curve+Ikano++, 1U, TCM, Paradigm Mall, Sunway Pyramid, IOI Mall, Setia Walk, One City, Main Place

Features:
- All are surrounded by residential area and Within walking distance(except IOI Mall)
- All have cinemas
- Most of them have F&B as foundamental sustaining business
- Most have grocery or hypermarket
- All of them are competing each other, except for the Ikea+Curve+Ikano area showing some complementing feature

If the malls along Jln Cheras are to compete like the malls along LDP, each mall needs to own at least above features
Just my raw observation. Me no knowledge in mall management.

This post has been edited by Jagalat: Jul 16 2014, 08:27 PM

Business not bad wor and always see people finish exercise at fitness first then go there yum cha

HK cafe sure do well in Chinese area. Ekocheras buyer easily more than 95% chinese