Jem (shopping mall)

Coordinates: 1°20′00″N 103°44′36″E / 1.3332°N 103.74338°E / 1.3332; 103.74338

Jem

The logo for Jem.
Location Jurong East, Singapore
Address 50 Jurong Gateway Road, Singapore 608549
Opening date June 15, 2013
Management Lend Lease
Owner Lend Lease
No. of stores and services 241
No. of anchor tenants 9
Total retail floor area 818,000 square feet (76,000 m2)
No. of floors 9
Parking 340
Website Jem

Jem is a suburban mall in Jurong East, Singapore. It is the first lifestyle hub in Western Singapore with integration of shopping, entertainment and residence at the same location.[1]

The mall is directly connected to Jurong East MRT station and close to Jurong East Bus Interchange.[1]

Jem is the first lifestyle hub in Singapore's west where mid to mid-plus shopping meets entertainment; functionality meets experience and where community culture meets city inspiration. Jem's name is a wordplay reference of the mall as the crown jewel of Jurong and Singapore's west.

Jem is Singapore's third largest suburban mall housing 241 units over 818,000 square feet of retail space across six levels. Jem is directly connected to the Jurong East MRT interchange station and located at the junction of Jurong Gateway Road and Boon Lay Way.

Major retailers include Robinsons, FairPrice Xtra, Cathay Cineplexes, Cookhouse by Koufu, H&M, Uniqlo, Marks and Spencer and Courts.

Anchor tenants

Awards

2012

2013

2014

2015

Incidents

Delayed opening

Jem's official opening was initially to be on 11 June 2013 . Due to tenant permit issues, the opening of the mall was delayed. It was reported that none of units in Jem applied for a Fire Safety Certificate or Temporary Fire Permit (TFP) from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). To appease the disappointed customers who were affected by the delayed opening, Jem gave out discount vouchers worth S$10 between 10 am and 11 am that day.[16]

On 15 June 2013, the mall was finally opened which attracted more than 10,000 shoppers within an hour of its opening.[17]

Fires

On 14 August 2013, three employees manning the Ready-to-Eat counter at the NTUC FairPrice Xtra store in Jem shopping centre suffered minor burns when a deep fryer caught fire at about 10.30 am. Customers and staff were evacuated from the FairPrice Xtra store. The fire was put out by the sprinklers in the store. [18]

On 17 August 2013, a car caught fire at the Basement 2 carpark area of Jem at about 2.20 pm, causing the evacuation of all staff and patrons from the mall. The fire was put out by the sprinklers in the mall. [19]

On 19 July 2016, a fire broke out at the Burger King outlet, resulting in the evacuation of shoppers and cinema-goers. The fire was confined to the kitchen of the Burger King outlet and was put out by the sprinkler system before SCDF arrived at the scene. No injuries was reported.[20]

False ceiling collapse

Three people were injured after part of the first-floor ceiling of the mall collapsed on the night of 18 September 2013. It was believed that a leaking water-pipe caused the incident. As a result, the mall was closed until further notice.[21][22] On 2 October 2013, the mall was reopened to the public. Throughout the two-week closure, Jem underwent inspections, rigorous testing and certification by a team of more than 40 people including hydraulic engineers and safety specialists to investigate and resolve the issue.[23]

Glass door breaks

A glass door at Jurong East's Jem mall shattered on the evening of Nov 29 2013. The glass door is located on the first floor next to clothing retailer H&M, a third of the glass partition shattered into smaller pieces. The mall's spokesman said no one was hurt in the accident. [24]

Power failure

A media statement by Jem said some retailers on the third level and basement one of the Jurong East shopping centre were affected by an 11-hour power failure on Mar 21 2014. The disruption occurred from around 7am to 6pm, according to Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao. At least 36 shops on basement one were operating in darkness, said the report. The mall's website lists 60 businesses on that level. At least three shops also put up notices to say that they were going to close earlier because of the power shortage.[25]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Jem". Jem. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. ↑ "Jem™ Scores Green March Platinum V4.0" (PDF). Building and Construction Authority. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong: Aussie firm wins Asia Green Building Award". Asia Green Buildings. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  4. ↑ "The MIPIM Asia Awards 2013 Winners". Yahoo. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  5. ↑ "Universal Design Mark Award winners" (PDF). Building and Construction Authority. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  6. ↑ "ICSC 2014 Asia Pacific Shopping Center Awards" (PDF). International Council of Shopping Centers. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  7. ↑ "JEM® WINS SINGAPORE PROPERTY AWARDS 2014 UNDER 'SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT' CATEGORY" (PDF). Jem. Retrieved 2014-08-01. line feed character in |title= at position 47 (help)
  8. ↑ "FACTSHEET ON bizSAFE AWARDS 2014" (PDF). WSH Council. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  9. ↑ "Asia Pacific 2015 Award Winners". International Property Media Ltd. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  10. ↑ "Asia Pacific 2015 Award Winners". International Property Media Ltd. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  11. ↑ "Asia Pacific 2015 Award Winners". International Property Media Ltd. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  12. ↑ "Asia Pacific 2015 Award Winners". International Property Media Ltd. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  13. ↑ "Asia Pacific 2015 Award Winners". International Property Media Ltd. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  14. ↑ "ICSC Announces Victors of VIVA Awards". International Council of Shopping Centers. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  15. ↑ "MORE BUILDINGS WITH 'FRIENDLIER' UNIVERSAL DESIGN" (PDF). Building and Construction Authority. Retrieved 2015-04-28. line feed character in |title= at position 43 (help)
  16. ↑ "Jem shopping mall's opening delay due to tenant permit issues". Channel NewsAsia. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  17. ↑ "JEM attracts more than 10,000 shoppers within first hour of opening". Channel NewsAsia. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  18. ↑ "Three hurt in fire at FairPrice store in new Jem shopping centre". The Straits Times. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  19. ↑ "Car catches fire in JEM shopping mall carpark". Channel NewsAsia. 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  20. ↑ "Fire breaks out at Jem shopping mall; no injuries reported". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  21. ↑ "Jem shopping centre in Jurong closed until further notice". Channel NewsAsia. 19 September 2013.
  22. ↑ "Leaking water-pipe likely cause of ceiling collapse at Jem shopping centre: BCA". Channel NewsAsia. 19 September 2013.
  23. ↑ "JEM reopens to public". Channel NewsAsia. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  24. ↑ "Glass door at Jurong mall shatters". The Straits Times. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  25. ↑ "JEM shopping mall hit by 11-hour power failure on Friday". The Straits Times. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

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