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The department store was built by the Penang Development Corporation (PDC), the state-owned developer of the [[Bayan Baru]] township.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Pilot Studies for a New Penang|last=Ooi|first=Kee Beng|publisher=[[Institute of Southeast Asian Studies]]|year=2010|isbn=9789814279697|location=[[Singapore]]}}</ref> Completed in 1993, Sunshine Square is one of the flagship stores of the local [[Chain store|retail chain]] Suiwah Corporation, the other being [[Sunshine Central]] at [[Farlim]].<ref name="Star" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us – Sunshine Central Penang |url=https://www.sunshinecentral.my/about-us/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> The shopping centre originally contained a cineplex and a bowling alley, although these have since been converted into function halls for [[MICE tourism|meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions]] (MICE).<ref name=":1" /> |
The department store was built by the [[Penang Development Corporation]] (PDC), the state-owned developer of the [[Bayan Baru]] township.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Pilot Studies for a New Penang|last=Ooi|first=Kee Beng|publisher=[[Institute of Southeast Asian Studies]]|year=2010|isbn=9789814279697|location=[[Singapore]]}}</ref> Completed in 1993, Sunshine Square is one of the flagship stores of the local [[Chain store|retail chain]] Suiwah Corporation, the other being [[Sunshine Central]] at [[Farlim]].<ref name="Star" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us – Sunshine Central Penang |url=https://www.sunshinecentral.my/about-us/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> The shopping centre originally contained a cineplex and a bowling alley, although these have since been converted into function halls for [[MICE tourism|meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions]] (MICE).<ref name=":1" /> |
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| Location | Bayan Baru, Penang, Malaysia |
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| Coordinates | 5°19′32″N 100°17′14″E / 5.325594°N 100.287279°E |
| Opening date | 1993 |
| Owner | Suiwah Corporation Berhad |
| Total retail floor area | 148,534 sq ft (13,799.3 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 5 |
Sunshine Square is a department store within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located within the township of Bayan Baru, the five-storey shopping centre was opened in 1993 as the flagship store of the local retail firm, Suiwah Corporation.[1][2]
History
[edit]The department store was built by the Penang Development Corporation (PDC), the state-owned developer of the Bayan Baru township.[3] Completed in 1993, Sunshine Square is one of the flagship stores of the local retail chain Suiwah Corporation, the other being Sunshine Central at Farlim.[1][2][4] The shopping centre originally contained a cineplex and a bowling alley, although these have since been converted into function halls for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE).[2]
Transport
[edit]Rapid Penang bus routes 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401E and CAT Bayan Baru include a stop at Sunshine Square.[2][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Fresh image vital for complexes - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Sunshine Square". Penang Trails. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Ooi, Kee Beng (2010). Pilot Studies for a New Penang. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789814279697.
- ^ "About Us – Sunshine Central Penang". Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Buletin Mutiara". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
External links
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