Orchard Point
Shopping mall in Orchard Road, Singapore
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Orchard Point is a shopping centre in Singapore.[1][2][3]
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| Location | 160 Orchard Road, Singapore 238842 |
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| Coordinates | 1.3015°N 103.8383°E |
| Opening date | 1982 |
History
Orchard Point was built in 1982, replacing the Orchard Road Market.[4] In July 1989, Pidemco Holdings announced plans to turn Orchard Point into a centre for arts and crafts.[5] The shopping centre received a $29 million face-lift in 1991.[6][7] The facelift also included the introduction of two curved escalators, making Orchard Point the first shopping centre in Singapore to have curved escalators.[8] Following the facelift, fashion boutiques Episode, Jessica and Excursion became the mall's anchor tenants.[9] The shopping centre officially reopened on 22 March 1993.[10][11]
Australian fabric, crafts and home furnishings retailer Spotlight opened its first overseas outlet in Orchard Point at the end of August 1995.[12] The store took up the entire third floor of the mall.[13]
In 2001, the mall was sold to department store group OG.[14] Many of the centre's art centres and galleries began moving out of the centre in 2002 due to the rising cost of rent.[15][16] OG closed its outlet in the mall in 2022.[17] OG then leased the space to Hao Corp, for use as a supermarket and dining space known as Taste Orchard.[18][19] The lease was terminated in September 2025. [20] On 16 January 2026, Hao Mart lodged a lawsuit against OG as the supermarket leased the Taste Orchard premises from OG, but the tenancy ended before the 7.5-year lease was up.[21]
