The once-empty Orchard Central has been getting more foot traffic in recent times, and now the mall has announced that it’ll be undergoing a revamp.
Orchard Central is of course the bad guy in the matter of popular burger joint EwF’s unwarranted closure at the mall. According to Far East Organization’s Retail Business Group assistant director Eric Tong, the mall will sport new escalators and reconfigured walkways to accommodate for an unnamed “major international brand”. Reportedly, it’ll be the unknown brand’s first Southeast Asia flagship store.
EwF were of course not too happy about getting the boot, despite being a loyal stronghold of the mall since 2009. Embittered they were, that they issued a pretty snarky farewell message at their Orchard Central outlet that didn’t hide their displeasure with their former landlords.
Tong however revealed that 15 percent of the mall’s tenants (including EwF) are affected by the revamp, and were informed about the plans back in June. He mentioned that they were “offered to relocate within Orchard Central or to alternative Far East Organization malls to ensure business continuity”, according to Channel NewsAsia.
If that was true, it would seem that EwF had refused the offer to relocate then — choosing to only keep their remaining outlet in Bugis Junction.
