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19-586: Parkson opened its first store at Sungei Wang Plaza in 1987. Since then, new stores have been rolled out across the country at approximately two stores per annum over the past 27 years. Their first flagship store Parkson Elite at Pavilion KL was opened in 2007. As of 29 July 2021, Parkson has 41 stores in Malaysia (38 Parkson, 3 Parkson Elite). Parkson is on a consolidation journey, which it had recently closed down its Maju Junction branch in Kuala Lumpur and then opened

38-637: A branch in M Square Mall, a retail and lifestyle hub in Puchong , which was closed after 18 months of operation. In 1994, Parkson opened its first department store in Beijing. Parkson is one of the first foreign department store chains to establish a presence in China. As of June 2015, Parkson has an extensive network of 60 stores covering 37 major cities in China . The opening of Parkson Saigon Tourist Plaza on 29 June 2005 marked

57-621: A new store in Danang on 11 January 2015. As of 3 January 2021, Parkson has 4 stores across 3 cities. On 28 April 2023, Parkson Retail Asia announced that Parkson Vietnam filed for bankruptcy due to financial pressure. Parkson entered the country by acquiring PT. Tozy Sentosa, the operator of Centro Department Store in 2011. Centro Department Store itself was developed by Suzy Darmawan Hutomo, master licensor holder for The Body Shop in Indonesia and sole daughter of Matahari founder, Hari Darmawan . Prior to

76-506: A shopping mall in Malaysia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bukit Bintang MRT station The Bukit Bintang MRT station , otherwise known as Pavilion Kuala Lumpur–Bukit Bintang MRT station due to sponsorship reasons, (working name: Bukit Bintang Station ) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) underground station in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. Construction started around 2012 and opened on 17 July 2017. It served as one of

95-431: Is accessible from Bukit Bintang MRT / Monorail . The shopping center was incorporated on 16 May 1972 and was opened for business in 1977. In 1992 and 2013, it underwent renovation and refurbishment. In 2018, it undergoes another facade transformation and was completed in 2019. The largest share of shopping mall owner is by Capitaland Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT) which owns 62% of the share. This article about

114-529: Is not integrated and not to be confused with the separate Bukit Bintang Monorail station , which is serviced by the KL Monorail line instead. Paid zone-to-paid zone integration was once proposed but not constructed at the moment. According to earlier plans, there were meant to be two stations in Bukit Bintang, namely Bukit Bintang West and Bukit Bintang East (or Bukit Bintang 1 and Bukit Bintang 2 ), but

133-583: The Klang Valley. It has up to 5 entrances around the crossroads of Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail , allowing commuters access to several malls in the vicinity, for example Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and Lot 10 . The station, being located in an area with limited space, required it to be built underground at about 28m deep. This was to avoid demolishing buildings along the Jalan Bukit Bintang road to make way for construction. The station contains

152-642: The Parkson brand, leading to a total of 14 stores (including Kem Chicks supermarket at Pacific Place Jakarta . Parkson Gourmet Market at Bintaro CBD, opened on 3 November 2016 but closed sometime in 2017) as of 1 December 2020. The country's first Parkson store opened its door at Centre Point Mall, Medan on 28 November 2013. The second Parkson store at Lippo Mall Puri, Jakarta commenced operation on 27 June 2014 (closed in 2020 due to low sales and COVID-19 pandemic ). The third Parkson store at Hartono Mall, Yogyakarta commenced operation on 22 December 2015. According to

171-561: The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur shopping center, a high-end and high-street shopping mall, situated in the vicinity of the station located east of the station. The MRT station is situated in the heart of Bukit Bintang (translated from Malay to English as "Starhill"), a shopping hub in the Kuala Lumpur Golden Triangle commercial district. Located underneath Jalan Bukit Bintang , the station's entrances are located along

190-606: The Sisattanak district of Vientiane in February 2020. Sungei Wang Plaza Sungei Wang Plaza ( Malay : Plaza Sungei Wang ) is a strata title shopping centre in Bukit Bintang , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . The mall has an aggregate retail floor area of approximately 800,000 square feet (sq. ft.) and key anchor tenant includes Giant Supermarket, JUMPA @ Sungei Wang, Blastacars, Camp5, Daiso and MR. DIY. The shopping center

209-471: The Summarecon Mall Serpong branch on 3 January 2021. In April 2021, Parkson Hartono Mall and Centro Solo Paragon Mall closed its doors, and finally, on 17 May 2021, the company was officially declared bankrupt by court. Parkson entered the country with the opening of its first store at FMI Centre, Yangoon, on 11 May 2013 and permanently closed on 16 December 2018. Parkson opened its first store in

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228-505: The acquisition, Centro opened its first store at Plaza Semanggi, Jakarta in November 2003, followed by opening stores at Discovery Shopping Mall Bali, Plaza Ambarrukmo Jogjakarta, Margo City Depok, Mall of Indonesia Jakarta, and Summarecon Mall Serpong Tangerang. After the acquisition, the department store network has since expanded to a total of 11 stores under the Centro brand and two stores under

247-487: The company website, the Centro brand will be focused on the middle-class segment while the Parkson brand focuses on the upper-middle-class. In March 2021, PT. Tozy Sentosa were sued to bankruptcy due to failed payments to various vendors. Centro stores at Plaza Ambarrukmo, Jogjakarta and Bintaro Jaya Xchange Mall, Tangerang closed down following the lawsuit. Before that, however, two Centro branches at Mall of Indonesia and Plaza Semanggi, Jakarta were closed in 2018, followed by

266-553: The entrance of Parkson as the first truly international department store to be opened in District 1 , Ho Chi Minh City . On 2 January 2015, Parkson closed its store at Landmark 72 (formerly Keangnam Landmark Tower), Hanoi , as the store has been loss-making since its opening in December 2011. Nevertheless, Parkson remains positive on the retail market in Vietnam, as evidenced by the opening of

285-448: The iconic intersection of Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail . The station is designated as a connecting station with, and is within walking distance of the KL Monorail station of the same name , nearby Entrance C and D of the MRT station. Despite being in close proximity, there is no paid area-to-paid area transfer due to space constraints. Those transferring from the MRT station to

304-451: The longest escalator for all 31 stations along the SBK route at 20 metres. Bukit Bintang MRT station is also unique in a sense that it is one of only two stations on the line with split platforms , which means the platforms are stacked one on the other; one for Kwasa Damansara -bound trains and one for Kajang -bound trains. Exit B is reserved for the future integration between the MRT station and

323-499: The monorail station and vice versa will have to walk along the Yayasan Selangor building to/from Entrance C, or Lot 10 shopping mall to/from Entrance D. The walkway to the monorail station is uncovered. Plans for an integrated paid-area which will effectively make the two stations into one exist but no construction has started as of 2024. The layout for the station has its own unique features that are not found in other stations in

342-551: The stations on the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Kajang Line , formerly known as Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line. The station has 5 walkways and entrances that are connected to iconic buildings and malls in the Bukit Bintang locality, including the Pavilion KL , The Starhill and Fahrenheit 88 shopping malls. The main theme of the MRT station is Dynamic Pulse of Colour. This MRT station, despite its name,

361-481: Was later reduced to only one Bukit Bintang station after public display and feedback. This was reflected in the stations rather odd numbering  KG18A  . The construction of the MRT station started around 2012 and ended around mid-2017. It was opened on 17 July 2017 as part of Phase 2 of the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line . The station naming rights are acquired by Pavilion Kuala Lumpur that owns

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