There are various shopping belts in Singapore, Marina Bay, Bugis Street, Chinatown, Geylang Serai, Kampong Glam & Arab Street, Little India, North Bridge Road, Orchard Road, Riverside, Shenton Way & Raffles Place and The Suburbs.
Orchard Road in Christmas mood, year 2008.(Click on image to enlarge)
Singapore seeks to be the business hub of Southeast Asia and has an expansive shopping precinct located in the Orchard Road district. Many multistorey shopping centres are located at Orchard Road; the area also has many hotels, and it's the main tourism centre of Singapore, other than the Downtown Core. The local populace also use Orchard Road for shopping extensively.
Exterior view of Vivo City (Click on image to enlarge)Other than Orchard Road, Singapore's largest shopping centre, Vivo City (access from Harbourfront MRT), has also attracted millions of people since its opening in 2006.
To further encourage tourists to shop at Singapore, the Singapore Tourism Board and various organizers organize the Great Singapore Sale yearly. Shoppers can enjoy great discounts and bargains at participating outlets. The Singapore Tourism Board introduced "Late Night Shopping" in 2007. Tourists can catch "Late Night Shopping" on Orchard Road up till 11pm every Saturday and enjoy special deals or promotions by participating retailers.
List of shopping centres to be included in the future, stay tuned!
-Information courtesy of wikipedia, accurate as of publishing date-
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