PULAU PINANG, Malaysia, July 26 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — We are pleased to announce that IKEA Southeast Asia is now readying to open the first phase of a shopping centre that will be linked directly to our blue-box home furnishing store in Northern Malaysia, bringing a vibrant new mix of retailers to Aspen Vision City.
With around 20 units, this new retail destination aims to become the vibrant hub of the growing Batu Kawan township. The retail extension will open at the end of 2019 and today, 85% of the space is already leased to tenants who will enhance the shopping experience of the IKEA store. Tenants include Sports Direct, Project Rock, 7-Eleven and Harvey Norman. Taking up 50,000 square feet, Harvey Norman is bringing its concept of its superstore outside the Klang Valley for the first time.