ION Orchard - The New Shopping Icon in Singapore (cheap airline flights)

September 2nd, 2009 admin Posted in travel |

By Edward Schneider

Visitors to Singapore will recognize the national past times of Singaporeans - shopping and eating. For shopping enthusiasts, Singapore boast a world recognized shopping belt, Orchard Road. There are many shopping complexes along the stretch of road, with Takashimaya, Wisma Atria, The Heeren, Centrepoint, Plaza Singapura plus a whole lot more!

The hottest shopping complex to the list is ION Orchard, which is designed by prominent architecture firm Benoy. Sited at 2 Orchard Turn, it is besides Wisma Atria, opposite Wheelock Place in addition to being opposite Tangs Plaza (different facing).

ION Orchard promises to bring together the world’s leading brands for their stores, all in one shopping complex. It has a total of eight levels of shopping space, four above ground level, and four below, bringing a sum of 66,000 square metres of retail space. There are over 300 shopping, food and beverage and entertainment outlets can be found there. These include global’s top luxury brands, some which are making their entrance in Singapore.

In the midst of the stores you can stumble on at ION Orchard, you can come across brands like Korloff, a high-end jewellery collection from Paris. Korloff is making its boutique debut in Singapore, and offer innovative combinations of materials and colours for its collection.

Local favourite brands like Lim Chee Guan, which is well known for its barbecued meat, kick off its first shop in Orchard, at ION Orchard. This popular brand has been well received by Singaporeans and visitors alike have been around for many years. Most visitors to Singapore are requested by their friends to bring back the famous barbequed pork, this is one brand which will not fail any friends!

One more well-known brand name at the shopping complex is Shu Uemura. Even though the brand is not unusual in Singapore, it lets regulars experience its skincare and makeup services in a single spot, at their new beauty table in its flagship boutique.

Even Cold Storage Singapore, recognized for their fresh foodstuff, is at the complex with its ThreeSixty Market Place, which is targeted at higher end markets, who are looking for better-quality products.

For Apple product lovers, you will be thrilled to find out EpiCentre, a top reseller of Apple products, has a store which offers Bang & Olufsen products, Acme bags and Sennheiser headphones.

There are other host of other brands like the French chocolate Valrhona, gastronome food items Dean & Deluca and Oriental glass art merchant, Tittot.

ION Orchard operates daily from 10am to 10pm. The nearest MRT station is Orchard MRT station.

There are various Singapore hotels situated around the area of ION Orchard, you be able to choose amongst the list of hotels in Orchard Road. Make sure you choose something which suits your budget and travel plans. Have merriment exploring Orchard Road and ION Orchard!

Make a booking for your Singapore hotels along Orchard Road now.

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