The Big Story Ep 51: What closure of Robinsons also means for Orchard Road shopping belt & retail scene
6:20 mins
Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.
Robinsons is liquidating its two department stores at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre. This means that Robinsons' last two stores will be closing and the company will be exiting from the Singapore physical retail scene after 162 years.
Robinsons said in a statement that the liquidation decision was made after the store’s "inability to continue operations due to weak demand at department stores".
The Big Story hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay speak with the president of the Singapore Retailers Association - R. Dhinakaran - as he gives his take on the latest developments.
Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann
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