SINGAPORE - Japan Food Town, the cluster of Japanese restaurants on the fourth floor of the Isetan department store at Wisma Atria, closed down on Feb 29.

In a filing to the Singapore Exchange dated Jan 31, Isetan issued a notice to quit to Japan Food Town Development for non-payment of certain sums. The termination of tenancy was with immediate effect, and Isetan will exercise its right of re-entry to the premises on Feb 29.

Japan Food Town's website has posted a notice to say that it is closed, while its Facebook page lists promotions till Feb 25.

More at https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/japan-food-town-shuttered-on-feb-29-lease-terminated-by-landlord-isetan-for-non

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The exit puts an end to the at least six years of losses that Robinsons has chalked up against declining revenues. PHOTO: CMG

ROBINSONS Singapore, one of the oldest retailers in the Republic with more than a century in business, will close down for good following losses in recent years. But its last two stores at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Centre may remain open for a while more for final sales.

The Business Times (BT) on Thursday found that the department store operator had been put under a creditors' voluntary winding-up.

Robinson & Co (Singapore) confirmed it in a statement on Friday. Its senior general manager, Danny Lim, said: "We regret this outcome today. Despite recent challenges in the industry, the Robinsons team continued to pursue the success of the brand. However, the changing consumer landscape makes it difficult for us to succeed over the long term an…

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Dear shoppers of ISETAN Singapore, The last day of operations at ISETAN Jurong East will be 8 March 2020. Over the past few months, we carried out our series of moving out sales. We hope that everyone enjoyed their shopping experiences at ISETAN Jurong East. ✨A sincere thank you from us for the continuous support all these years. Moving forward, we will focus on delivering better services and bigger selections at our four other stores – ISETAN Scotts, Katong, Tampines and Serangoon Central. See you there! In the meantime, check out about our moving out sale here: http://bit.ly/JEMovingOutFeb14

Cosmetics retailer Sasa International announced on Monday (Dec 2) that it will close all 22 stores in Singapore.

About 170 employees will be affected by the decision, the company said in its statement, adding that they will be "fully compensated" according to local employment laws and regulations.

The Group's performance in Singapore has been less than satisfactory for many years, and has recorded losses for six consecutive years," Sasa said.

In the six months ended Sep 30, the Group’s turnover for the Singapore operations was S$17.36 million, a decline of 4.6 per cent.

“The Group had taken measures in recent years to restructure the local management team and to enhance store display and product mix with a view to driving sales. Regrettably, the results were far from satisfactory,” it added.

American furniture and homeware brand Crate and Barrel has announced it will be closing its flagship store in Singapore.

The outlet at Orchard Gateway @ Emerald, which first opened its doors to the public five years ago, will remain in operation till Nov 10.

The 25,000 sq ft retail space spans five storeys - from Basement 2 to Level 3.

With the closure, the American brand will have just one store in Singapore - at Ion Orchard.

SINGAPORE - Department store Metro will close its flagship store at The Centrepoint next month, after five years as the mall's anchor tenant.

Its departure comes after several other tenants also announced plans to move out, including Times Bookstores and TianPo Jewellery.

Full story at The Straits Times

No Signboard closes hawker-themed burger chain as losses pile up

The company expects a $500,000 impairment loss from the closure.

No Signboard Holdings will cease operations of its Hawker QSR restaurants due to continuing losses, an announcement revealed.

The company said that it expects to report an impairment loss of up to $500,000 related to outlet renovations resulting from the closure. They are also reportedly looking for “replacement tenants,” subject to further announcement.

Looks like our days of browsing through books in physical stores are numbered.

MPH Bookstore which has survived for many years in Singapore, has finally decided to close its last 2 branches.

After the post-2000 bookstore boom, few bookstores came out unscathed from the influx of online e-commerce, Kindles and Netflix.

MPH Bookstore which has survived for close to 20 years in Singapore, has finally decided to close its last 2 branches in Singapore.

The last Dome Cafe Singapore cafe is to close next month.

The Australian casual-bistro concept which specialises in light meals and coffee will exit Singapore after 20 years on June 23 when the last outlet, at Parkway Parade, shuts its doors.

Opened in 1993, under a Singaporean joint venture called Dome Holding, it was one of the first cafes serving specialty coffee on the island.

A second outlet opened five months later, and by 1996, there were five Dome Singapore cafes.

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Tucked between an eyelash extension clinic and a salad stall, live music venue Blu Jaz Cafe stands out in a row of shophouses along Bali Lane. By tomorrow (Feb 1), everything will be quiet.

Tonight, musicians and performers who are regular fixtures at Blu Jaz Cafe will be playing for the last time at the watering hole, following the termination of its public entertainment licence.

Jordan Wei, leader of the Jordan Wei Trio, first performed at Blu Jaz in 2010 and has since taken to the stage every fortnight with his three-piece band. “Blu Jaz was a place where one didn't have to worry about pandering to the audience's tastes. It was an avenue to experiment and create ‘art’," said the 35-year-old jazz pianist.

"No other club I knew was brave enough to allow musical experiments from bands because other venues were more concerned about profits.”

After three successful years, one Michelin-starred Whitegrass Restaurant spearheaded by Chef-Owner Sam Aisbett announces its impending closure, slated to take place on 22 December 2018.   

The 70-seater restaurant opened its doors at CHIJMES in Singapore in January 2016, and became one of the first to take modern Australian fine dining to Michelin-starred stature in Asia. The restaurant earned its coveted stars in 2017 and 2018. Also in 2018, Whitegrass was voted by industry peers as one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.  

After three years at CHIJMES, Aisbett and Whitegrass’ investing partners have decided not to renew the lease, though the restaurant is performing at its peak.  

“It was a really difficult decision, because the restaurant is doing very well and we have assembled such a strong team,” shares Aisbett, “Whitegrass has fulfilled my dream of elevating the status of modern Australian cuisine, with its Michelin and 50 Bes…

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ShareBikeSG is the latest bike-sharing operator to bow out of the Singapore market.

SINGAPORE — ShareBikeSG is bowing out of the Singapore market just half a year after it began operations, becoming the third bicycle-sharing operator to bite the dust in the past month ahead of a strict new licensing regime.

GBikes and oBike, which is embroiled in controversy over hefty fines and millions of dollars in deposits owed to users, announced last month that they were stopping services here.

Speaking to TODAY on Tuesday (July 3), ShareBikeSG's founder Ethan

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SINGAPORE: Bicycle sharing service oBike will stop operations in Singapore from Monday (Jun 25) because of difficulties in meeting the new requirements put in place by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to tackle indiscriminate parking.

"oBike is announcing its decision to cease operation in Singapore as a result of difficulties foreseen to be experienced to fulfil the new requirements and guidelines released by LTA towards dock-less bicycle sharing in Singapore," the company said.

oBike added that it strongly believes and is committed to provide dock-less bicycle sharing service that would benefit users’ commuting and Singapore’s transportation system, but regrets that "the new regulation measures do not favour this belief of ours".

It first became infamous about a month ago because of a bad review posted by Chelsea Teng:

Then came the backlash by angry netizens:

Appeared that the owner of Luxe Singapore subsequently apologized in the comments section of her FB post, and even offered free brunch. But sorry no cure.

Fast forward a month, and hooray!!!!! Luxe Singapore has closed down because it owed more than S$100,000 to its landlords and suppliers, according to a report by The Straits Times. Good riddance.