The Spring Mall - Largest shopping Mall in SARAWAK

In the Spring, one can feel it is a magnificent large shopping mall without knowing that it is really the largest in East Malaysia. New and fresh, and almost of the retailers are not ready opened this moment.

The Mall is not yet eaten up by tiny stalls at every single corner and walkway like those malls in Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere. A good shopping mall should be spacey, lots and lots of open spaces.

Space is what The Spring is. The Mall is still new and fresh with half of the retailers yet to be opened.

This two storey new shopping mall is designed by New Zealand’s Warren & Mahoney

The new Spring shopping mall, different, exciting and vibrant and based on the design of shopping malls popular in Australia and New Zealand, took pride of place on a 12-acre site in Kuching City of Sarawak.

This retail mall marks the Kuching city’s coming of age. Kuching, with a population of 600,000 but a retail environment far behind that of similar-sized cities other part of Malaysia. This new Spring brings a bounce into the City of Cats.

Situated along a main thoroughfare in a high profile neighborhood of South Kuching, the two-storey mall will have 350,000sq ft of space and 1,500 car-parking bays, with entrances/exits from all four directions.

The RM150 million project, slated for completion by November next year, was designed by a New Zealand-based architectural firm, Warren & Mahoney, which has a strong influence on retail outlet concepts and the built environment in that country.

The Spring give Sarawakians as well as visitors to the State a rewarding shopping experience, with a wide range of retail choice. This would also make the city “more livable”.

Perbena Emas, builder of The Spring, is a construction company incorporated in 1977 and the shopping mall is its maiden venture into property development, on a site it purchased 12 years ago.

Both Perbena Emas and PSB Realty come under Pan-Sarawak Co Sdn Bhd, which started off in the timber trade and then moved on to building and construction materials and air-conditioning supplies.

The group has carried out major building and infrastructure work in Sarawak, including civil structure work for the Malaysia Liquified Natural Gas plant in Bintulu, the Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching as well as the Hock Lee Centre and Wisma STA, also in Kuching.

Owned and built by PSB Realty Development Sdn Bhd. James Ling - director of The Spring developer PSB Realty Development Sdn Bhd

“The Spring Shopping Mall” in Kuching is the biggest shopping mall in Sarawak opened to public on the 10th January 2008. The first large-scale lifestyle shopping centre in this city.

With this gigantic shopping mall, tourists enjoy their time in Kuching, Sarawak in this 2-storey mall. With 150 retail outlets, a gourmet supermarket, an excellent food court here you find Parkson, Ta Khiong gourmet supermarket, MPH, HSL, Factory Outlet, Padini, Bonia, Bata, Hush Puppies, K2Factor, Mango, Esprit, Guess and other established brands.

The Spring Shopping Mall, Kuching

The opening of The Spring (and Boulevard also recently) helped in attracting outstation tourists from Sibu, Miri, Sabah and even Brunei to come to Kuching City

Big and spacious the mall is, for now “The Spring Shopping Mall” this Rm150 millions project is the largest shopping mall in Sarawak but for the next one or two year, Boulevard Shopping mall may take the crown once again as plans are in the pipe line to make Boulevard Kuching Shopping Mall as gigantic as possible and promise great families hang out place with all in one roof theme park, shopping and movies.

CAR PARKING SYSTEM

FREE parking at the present.

The new parking ticket system is using auto pay machine.

However, for the time being during this FREE period car owners need only to VALIDATE the ticket without paying before leaving.

The VALIDATING counter to validate your parking tickets could be found easily at the car park.

You must have you parking validate before going out the car park else “gate” wouldn't be opened and your car will be stucked at the exit After VALIDATING your ticket upon leaving, be sure to leave within 15 minutes else “gate” too will not open for you..

2nd Floor

MPH Bookstores opened its new first in East Malaysia outlet in The Spring Mall and 28th February 2008.

This new outlet occupies over 7,000 square feet and offers a wide selection of books ranging from fiction to professional and children’s titles as well as complementary products including stationery, gifts and greeting cards.

Facilities available include a self-search terminal, customer service counter and reading area with seats.

MPH deputy chief operating officer Donald Kee said the decision to open the outlet here was due to overwhelming requests from East Malaysian customers who travel to MPH stores in Peninsular Malaysia to buy books.

MPH was not just a bookstore but also aimed to promote local writing books by Malaysian authors prominently displayed at the front of the store.

MPH The Spring is open daily from 10am to 10pm. Telephone : 082-244800

Parkson Corporation Sdn Bhd’s second outlet in Kuching, The Spring was declared open by Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in January 2008

The outlet, Parkson’s largest in East Malaysia, boasts a floor space of 102,500 square feet over three floors and is the anchor tenant of The Spring. Total investment for the outlet amounted to RM12-15mil, with more than 50% supported by suppliers.

The new outlet housed a beauty hall offering international brands, a floor dedicated to men’s and women’s fashions, and a floor for children’s apparel and home accessories. Shoppers have a choice of almost 300 brands of merchandise, many of which are being featured for the first time in Kuching,

Parkson also have outlets in Miri and Sibu.

Ground Floor

Starbucks recently opened its second outlet in Kuching. Located at The Spring, Kuching’s latest shopping mall, the new outlet occupies 1,484 square feet indoors and 274 square feet outdoors.

Starbucks offers a variety of pastries, cakes and salads on top of its espresso, frappuccino and coffee beverages.

Starbucks The Spring open daily from 9am to 11pm and offers free Wi-Fi service to customers. When you feel painful using a dial-up at home, come here and connect to the broadband Wi-Fi for your email.

Starbucks’ first outlet here opened at Kuching International Airport in 2007.

The Spring has a "tHe SPring Food Bazar" at 1st Floor for 500 seats with 40 food stalls

Food such as Roasted Duck Rice is Rm 6.80 per plate.

Chicken Mushroom Boodle is Rm 5.00 per bowl

Pearl Milk Tea is Rm 3.80 per cup

ABC Mango Ice Kachang Rm 4.50 plate

Rice with deep fried fish is Rm 7.50 plate

Food Bazaar has many choice there, you can have Indian food, Indonesian food, Korean food, Japanese food, Muslim food, Chinese food, Western food and more.

There are other large scale shopping malls and hotels under/completed construction recently in Kuching City :

Boulevard Shopping Mall, Kuching - (4 1/2 Mile Penrissen Road) [Completion Date: 10th Oct 2007] With Boulevard Hypermarket & Department Store

Green Heights Mall, Kuching - Under Construction (BDC@Green Heights) [Completion Date: 2008] With Giant Supermarket

Novotel Shopping Mall, Kuching - Under Construction (Golden Triangle) [Completion Date: 2008]

Samajaya Shopping Mall, Kuching - Under Construction (Muara Tabuan) [Completion Date: 2009] With Ngiu Kee Hypermarket & Department Store

The Spring Shopping Mall, Kuching - (Simpang Tiga) [Completion Date: 2008] With Parkson Grand Department Store & HSL Electronic Store

Proposed Commercial centers to be constructed :
Plaza Merdeka, Kuching - Construction Commencing Soon (Golden Triangle)
Giant Hypermarket, Kuching - Proposed
Grand Centro, Kuching - Proposed (Replace King's Centre)
Isthmus Mall, Kuching - Proposed (Isthmus)
Makro Hypermarket, Kuching - Proposed
Megamall, Kuching - Proposed (Petra Jaya)
MJC Shopping Centre, Kuching - Proposed (Mudajaya City New Township)
Vista Tunku Shopping Mall, Kuching - Proposed (Petra Indah)

Boulevard Mall, located at Mile 4 Kuching-Serian Road (not far from Regional Bus Terminal). Opened in late December 2007. It offers a Boulevard Hypermarket and Department Store plus a variety of shopping outlets and fast foods such as Sushi King and Kenny Rogers Roasters. The Spring [http://www.thespring.com.my], located at Jalan Simpang Tiga (between the city centre and airport). Opened to the public in January 2008, The Spring is Kuching's largest and 1st true lifestyle shopping mall. Shiny and new, it offers many international brands like Esprit, Charles & Keith, Starbucks, Quiksilver etc. spread over two stories and a basement. It also has a Parkson Department Store and a supermarket offering many imported goods. Sarawak Plaza, Jln. Tunku Abdul Rahman (next to Holiday Inn). One of Kuching's older malls. Tun Jugah, Jln. Tunku Abdul Rahman (opposite Sarawak Plaza). Stands majestically twelve storeys tall at the commercial and financial hub of Kuching City. It comprises of three levels of retail stores, nine levels of office space, and two levels of basement car park. Wisma Saberkas, located at the junction of Jln. Tun Abang Haji Openg and Jln. Rock, is a round tower on the outskirts (approximately 15 minutes from the Waterfront) that offers a feast of hi-tech products based around mobile telephones and computers. Crowne Plaza - Parkson Grand, Jln. Tunku Abdul Rahman (opposite Sarawak Plaza). Standard Parkson fare, with Times Bookstore, shoeshops, jewellery and the likes. Also Giant Supermarket under the same roof.

Crown Square, Towards Pending, opposite Hock Lee Centre. A small but newly refurbished shopping mall. Its tenanted by Mr. Ho's Fine Foods & Restaurant as well as a Japanese, Indonesian and Chinese restaurant - on top of several standard fashion outlets. Also, the biggest baby and kids outlet in Kuching, Mummycare and Kiddycare are located on the 2nd and 3rd floor with a total area of 6000sq ft and 5000 sq ft. Hock Lee Centre, Jln. Abang Abdul Rahim. The place to find and buy cheap clothes and fashion accessories for the young females. There are electronics and a supermarket in the basement and Home & Living on the ground and 1st floor. Wisma Satok, off Jln Satok, just a pedestrian bridge away from the location of the Sunday Market. One of the older malls in Kuching. Cheap items can be found here. There's a departmental store and supermarket. A high concentration of mediocre cyber cafe is at the fourth floor. Wisma Hopoh, Jalan P. Ramlee, near Syaria Court. Just a walk away from Sarawak Museum. A small and old shoping centre yet still frequented by shoppers.