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Toppen Shopping Centre Extends Its Retailtainment Space with A Lifestyle RoofTopp on A Multi-Storey Car Park oppen Shopping Centre has unveiled its plans for an extension to its retailtainment space with a lifestyle RoofTopp, which offers a unique experience for the community visiting the destination. Staying true to its name ‘Topp’, the lifestyle RoofTopp is built on a nine-storey structure that provides the community with more parking spaces, as well as an exciting retail mix at the top two floors. The construction of the multi-storey car park started in April 2021 and is expected to be completed by Q3 of 2022. Over a year has passed since the pandemic hit, and Toppen, together with its anchor IKEA Tebrau, continue to provide visitors with a safe and accessible meeting place where
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communities can build memorable experience at its one-stop shopping destination. As the world corresponds to new habits and lifestyles, the shopping centre has also adapted to the idea of social distancing with the multi-storey carpark and lifestyle RoofTopp designed to further evenly distribute visitors and allow tenants to create their own crowd within the different large spaces available. The centre’s crown jewel rooftop known as The Topp is the pride of Toppen Shopping Centre. Since its launch, The Topp has been pivotal to the meeting place of the Johor Bahru community, creating a space where people of all ages can enjoy the various activities organised by the centre. Therefore, a similar concept will be developed for the
multi-storey carpark, with a retail space on the rooftop offering F&B, entertainment, health and fitness, as well as co-working spaces at the lifestyle RoofTopp. “This development is a testament of our dedication to growing Toppen. Following its successful launch in November 2019, the retail market underwent significant challenges as a result
Adrian Mirea, Shopping Centre and MixedUsed Director, IKEA Southeast Asia.
Multi-Storey Car Park launch gambit. From left, Adrian Mirea, Shopping Centre and MixedUsed Director, IKEA Southeast Asia; Vasilisa Kuznetsova, Centre Manager of Toppen Shopping Centre; Arnoud Bakker, Head of Leasing, IKEA Southeast Asia.
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Arnoud Bakker, Head of Leasing, IKEA Southeast Asia.
