Amid all the responses here, I think yours makes the most sense and substance. I think this is the main problem, DM has no 'pulling' factor for anyone to go there.....when you have a gang of malls surrounding it, why would anyone leave their 'faithful' mall which they are familiar with to go to a place which is still quite jammed and the tenants are a bunch of nobodies? All these new taiwanese shops carry no value IMO, if I'm not familiar with them why would I waste time leaving other malls like Parade, Empire, Pyramid to go to DaMen? No cinema as well.

So far it looks weak, their little 'tricks' like free parking for RM30 purchase and nonsense....it's just not good enough. Unlike many here who seem to post just to 'celebrate' this mall struggling, I genuinely wish DM can succeed since I'm vested in a condo nearby. If DM succeeds, it's only good for the condos around it. But so far it's been very poor and I'm sorry to see the state of DM. They really need to do some big events to get people to become familiar with this place, and for goodness sake, bring in/force a few big reputable brands (which other malls nearby DON'T HAVE) to open up in DM.

Nice to see DM finally flexing some muscle. Hope this is just the beginning! Summit needs to watch out though.

I've been visiting summit once in a while, and so far all their 'work' seems to be coming to nothing. New lights, new flooring (which makes not much difference) other than that, its still an old lame looking mall.

Don't get me wrong, I want Summit to succeed more than Da Men if possible but very disappointed with what I've seen so far.

Well, I'm speaking after seeing the progress with my own eyes....and I used to frequent Summit few years back when I was living in Impian Meridian. So yeah, pretty sure.

Good to see Da Men picking up!

Summit and DM should join forces and build a bridge to each other. Make a 'supermall' for USJ 1. Summit looks good from the outside now, but not gone inside for some time.

Those holding Pavillion REITs will be sweating bricks now.

You're kidding right? I was there just last week, the inside still looks old and gloomy. Lights have changed but the shops and all have the same old look. The outside seems to be done, looks great but I really hope they are FAR from done for the inside! I wish Summit all the best since I want the place to come back to glory days, but what I saw last week (inside) was far from impressive.

Exactly, this can really help both malls. But since they're owned by different people it might never happen. Though in this case it can only make both malls stronger.

They overestimated this gimmick of trying to only attract the Chinese market....big mistake. Looks like they finally realized it. It's really not smart to look very 'welcoming' only for a certain race which is only a small minority of the country. Yes, Chinese are 3rd largest now...Bangladesh/Indon population is now larger than Chinese. Unofficial but true data.

Nobody buys newspapers to see if any new malls have come up. That is just dumb advertizing.

From what I see of DM, its just not loud enough. The outside looks like a very expensive looking office building and a smallish mall which doesn't hold a candle to others like Pyramid or even Empire. Empire is booming mostly because of the pubs and hangouts which is very obvious from outside.

DM has some lousy taiwanese eateries inside which are no-name brands, and nothing else special or holds any selling point.

No cinema, no special activities....I never understood the point of this mall when it was selling and still don't understand it. I wish it can do very well since I own units at Impian which is close by but I think there's not much hope. Would be scary to be an owner of the units here, especially during this prop downturn.

Still think if they build a bridge between DM and Summit, it will help both malls prosper.