Just so happens that as we walked out of the elevator, we entered a food court.
By this point the baby was cranky and the boys were starving. Finally we just turned into a building, found a spot, and got out as fast as we could. We drove round and round and round trying to figure out where to park. Orchard Road is insane and I love it so muchīut homaigod. So we ended up going to the only place I knew in Singapore – Orchard Road. We were supposed to follow this itinerary but it didn’t work out because stuff happens when you travel with kids. What’s really awesome about JB is that you can drive over to Singapore for a day trip, which is exactly what we did. What’s not to love? Plus, Johor food is #1. It’s basically Kuala Lumpur but with less people. They wound down the ION Orchard EpiCentre Apple Premium Reseller outlet last year to convert it into a Live Out Loud store.īut I think Singapore Apple fans won't be quite as affected with EpiCentre's exit.Johor Bahru is the best city in Malaysia. The author questioned the reason for EpiCentre to raise funds through crowdfunding because while it may look like an attractive payout for investors, it's still a large cost for the company to bear.ĮpiCentre tried diversifying its portfolio in 2017, moving away from just selling Apple products and delving into the digital lifestyle products selling wearable tech with its Live Out Loud concept.Ĭhairman of EpiCentre, Kenneth Lim told Marketing Interactive that "it was time for EpiCentre Holdings to review its strategy moving forward", following the opening of the Apple store on Orchard Road. He later stated, "There is only one scenario where the payout does not materialise - i.e. They aimed to raise $2 million and offered a "nominal interest rate of 13.5 per cent per annum" which the author thought was "exciting". Then in 2016, DrWealth reported that the company raised close to $1.5 million through crowdfunding on crowdfunding platform, MoolahSense. Revenue had actually grown by 3.6 per cent, according to Business Times (BT), due to the launch of the iPhone 6S in the first half of 2015.
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However, that was before it was reported they had made a net loss of S$2.87 million for the full year in 2015, slightly lower than a net loss of S$2.895 million in 2014. When the iPhone craze hit Singapore, people queued outside its outlet overnight. In 2011, they have more than 10 stores across the Singapore, Malaysia, and China markets.
They revealed to ST the business made a net loss before income tax of about $55,000 in the half-year ended December 2017.įormerly an epicentre for Apple products Photo: The Straits TimesĮpiCentre was established in 2002 by four friends who had invested $500,000 to launch a store at Wheelock Place.įour years into the business, they were awarded Apple's Best Point-of-Sale in Asia, and got listed on the Catalist board in early 2008. They told ST that as Apple intends to open more stores, EpiCentre "has decided to dispose of the business" and concentrate its efforts on its beauty, wellness, and lifestyle arm, while keeping a lookout for other opportunities.ĮpiCentre is still operating as an Apple Authorised Reseller in Malaysia. The parent company said sales fell greatly and blamed "competition from other Apple Premium Retailers and the Apple store at Orchard, which opened last year, for the divestment".
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The sale will see EpiCentre give up their rights to run the Apple Authorised Reseller and Apple Premium Reseller business in Singapore, but it is up to shareholders' approval.Īccording to The Straits Times (ST), Elush (T3) will be granted the license to use its signature "EpiCentre" and "Live Out Loud by EpiCentre" at no extra fees. EpiCentre Holdings, the Catalist-listed parent company announced yesterday (26 June) that they will be giving up all of its four EpiCentre stores and its online store for $516,275 to Elush (T3), which runs Apple reseller chain, iStudio.
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