Times Bookstores

Times Bookstore is a chain of bookstores in Singapore which is part of the Times Publishing Group, a unit of Fraser and Neave,[1] which started in Singapore in 1978.

Current operations

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There is currently a single Times Bookstore store in Macau at The Venetian Macao.[2]

Former operations

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Times Bookstore opened at Lippo Karawaci Lippo Supermall in Indonesia in 2008.[3] The Lippo Supermall location has since closed[4] and a second location at Universitas Pelita Harapan was converted to Books and Beyond in 2012.[5]

Times Bookstore previously had operations in Singapore[6] but however ceased from 22 September 2024 with the closure of its last store in Cold Storage Jelita.[7] At its peak, Times Bookstore had outlets in the malls of Tampines One, Waterway Point, Cold Storage Jelita, Plaza Singapura, Paragon, and The Centrepoint,[8] but many of its outlets closed between 2019 and 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Retail". fraserandneave.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. ^ Hao, Khoo Yong (2024-09-19). "Times Bookstores Is Shutting Down Its Last Outlet In SG, With A Moving-Out Sale Of Up To 80% Off". TheSmartLocal - Singapore's Leading Travel and Lifestyle Portal. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  3. ^ "New Reading Experience at Times Bookstores New Lifestyle Concept Store at KL Gateway Mall". Pamper.My. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. ^ Tan Ai Leng (2022-08-27). "Bookstores in Malaysia reinventing themselves with lifestyle offerings". The Business Times. Singapore. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  5. ^ "New Brand of Times Bookstores: Books & Beyond". Universitas Pelita Harapan. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  6. ^ "Times Bookstore (Plaza Singapura) Deals & Promotion 2023 | ShopBack". www.shopback.sg. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  7. ^ "Times Bookstores shuts last outlet in Holland Road, exits Singapore". The Straits Times. 2024-09-16. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  8. ^ Yohannan, Rachel. "Singapore's last Times Bookstore outlet at Holland Road will close for good this September". Time Out Singapore. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
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