The Store, Taman Sentosa, Johor Bahru

The Store – a flagship shopping mall located at Plaza Sentosa (Taman Sentosa) has been in operations for a good 20 years in Johor Bahru. Despite intense competition in the 1990s from Pacific (which has since merged into the same company as The Store) and the more exciting malls which had sprung up in Johor Bahru (KSL City, Aeon Bukit Indah, Sutera Mall etc…), The Store has managed to crave up a niche for itself as a one-stop shop for household products at very reasonable prices. In addition, the close proximity to the Johor Bahru CIQ makes it an attractive destination for Singaporeans whom do not want to travel too far in to Johor Bahru.

The Store has a total of 4 storeys:
1^st  level – Consist mainly groceries, home fix DIY materials as well as promotional items.
2^nd Level – Men’s fashion Department  selling long sleeved shirts, pants, leather shoes, Bermudas, jeans…
3^rd Level – Ladies fashion Department selling skirts, dresses, bras, high-heel shoes…
4^th Level – Stationary,Toys and Baby Department, selling loads of toys, diapers and baby wear.

The Store, Taman Sentosa, Johor Bahru

Pull Factors
Price – While prices for groceries are slightly more expensive as compared to Hypermarts like Tesco and Carrefour, the baby products are sold at very compelling prices.

Product Range – The product range is comprehensive. For example, the Baby Department carries all major diaper brands and sells even items like baby umbrella (to keep out the mosquitoes) and nostril air blowers. At both Men’s and Ladies Fashion Departments, the variety of products can rival Parkson Grand and Metrojaya.

Toys Department, The Store, Johor Bahru

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2 comments March 5th, 2011

No more free Plastic Bags on Saturdays at Johor Bahru Hypermarts

The sight is familiar.

At the checkout counters at Giant, Tesco, Carrefour or Jusco in Johor Bahru, there are long queues of shoppers eagerly waiting to assist the cashier in packing the purchased goods onto the trolley. Besides speeding up the checkout process, the shoppers can use as many plastic bags as possible. All these in a bid to ensure adequate plastic bags at home which can be used for the rubbish bin.

Starting 1 Jan 2011, you will have to pay 20 sen (about 8 Singapore cents) for each plastic bag when you shop at hypermarkets, supermarkets and Petronas service stations on Saturdays. These plastic bags will be free on any other day. Things are even worse in Penang, where shoppers will have to pay the 20 sen every day of the week for each plastic bags.

Plastic Bags now cost 20 Sen on Saturdays in Malaysia

The latest announcement is typical of the Malaysian Government style: ABRUPT. There was no pre-annoucement to inform shoppers to bring about their own groceries bag Read on…

3 comments January 3rd, 2011

Photos from KSL City Mall, Johor Bahru

It has been 1 week since our last posting on KSL City, the newest shopping mall in Johor Bahru.

As a follow up, our team decided to pay a visit to KSL City again, today, and give a pictorial introduction of the mall to our visitors whom have not been there yet.

Overall, a good 75% of the stores are already open and we believe that this is a place worth visiting and comparable with Aeon Tebrau City. See the photos below and judge for yourself! Read on…

30 comments December 19th, 2010