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Gurney Plaza
Gurney Plaza() is a shopping mall in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Located at Gurney Drive, it was opened in November 2001 and is now managed by CapitaMalls Asia, a subsidiary of the Singapore-based CapitaLand. Its main anchor tenant is Parkson, while Golden Screen Cinemas operates the largest multiplex in northern Malaysia within the top floor of the mall. Gurney Plaza contains 380 shop lots spread out over nine floors which include 2 basement car park and 2 multi-storey car park. The mall has attracted various established international brands, making it one of the major retail and entertainment centres within Penang. Retail outlets The mall consists of nine retail floors and 879,930 sq ft of net lettable area, making it the second largest shopping mall in Penang, after Queensbay Mall. Aside from Parkson, its main anchor tenant, Gurney Plaza contains a wide variety of well-known international brands. These include book stores like MPH and Popular, fashion names such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Town, Penang
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Giordano (store)
Giordano International Limited is a Hong Kong international retailer of men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories founded in 1981 by Jimmy Lai. Established in 1981, Giordano now employs over 9,100 staff with over 2,100 shops operating in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide. Its head office is in the Tin On Industrial Building, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon. History Giordano was founded in 1981 by Jimmy Lai. Lai said the inspiration for the company's name came during a business trip to New York City. Lai found himself at a Manhattan pizza shop by the same name and woke up the next day to find a napkin printed with the Giordano name in his pocket. He decided this name would work well as it would conjure up visions and feel of Italian fashion in the consumer's mind. The company now operates globally in a number of markets, including Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Macau, South Korea, the Middle East, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Thailand, Bangla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape Room
An escape room, also known as an escape game, puzzle room, exit game, or riddle room is a game in which a team of players discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks in one or more rooms in order to accomplish a specific goal in a limited amount of time. The goal is often to escape from the site of the game. Most escape games are cooperative but competitive variants exist. Escape rooms became popular in North America, Europe, and East Asia in the 2010s. Permanent escape rooms in fixed locations were first opened in Asia and followed later in Hungary, Serbia, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and South America. Definition Escape rooms are inspired by "escape-the-room"–style video games. This is also the likely source of their name. They are also referred to as "room escapes," "escape games," "exit games," or "live escapes." In spite of the name, escaping a room may not be the main goal for the players, nor is the game necessarily confined to a single room. Gameplay ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laser Tag
Laser tag is a recreational shooting sport where participants use infrared-emitting light guns to tag designated targets. Infrared-sensitive signaling devices are commonly worn by each player to register hits and are sometimes integrated within the arena in which the game is played. Since its birth in 1979, with the release of the Star Trek Electronic Phasers toy manufactured by the South Bend Electronics brand of Milton Bradley, laser tag has evolved into both indoor and outdoor styles of play, and may include simulations of close quarter combat, role play-style adventure games, or competitive sporting events including tactical configurations and precise game goals. Laser tag is popular with a wide range of ages. Laser tag tournaments are staged for local, regional/state, inter-regional, national, bi-lateral international, and international levels. History In late 1970s and early 1980s, the United States Army deployed a system using infrared beams for combat trainin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaoke
Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is an instrumental version of a well-known popular song. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol, changing colour, or music video images, to guide the singer. In Chinese-speaking countries and regions such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, a karaoke box is called a KTV. The global karaoke market has been estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion. History 1960s: Development of audio-visual-recording devices From 1961 to 1966, the American TV network NBC carried a karaoke-like series, ''Sing Along with Mitch'', featuring host Mitch Miller and a chorus, which superimposed the lyrics to their songs near the bottom of the TV screen for home audience participation. The primary differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Fresco Dining
Outdoor dining, also known as al fresco dining or dining alfresco, is eating outside. In temperate climates, al fresco dining is especially popular in the summer months when temperatures and weather are most favorable. It is a style of dining that is casual and often party-like in its atmosphere. In order to promote and accommodate the pedestrian activity and vibrancy associated with al fresco dining, some communities have passed ordinances permitting it at restaurants, including the service of food and alcoholic beverages to customers at pavement tables, until late at night. Etymology The phrase ''al fresco'' composed of two words, is borrowed from Italian for "in the cool/fresh ir. It is not in current use in Italian to refer to dining outside. Instead, Italians use the phrases '' fuori'' ("outside", "outdoor") or '' all'aperto'' ("in the open ir). In Italian, the expression '' al fresco'' usually refers to spending time in jail. COVID-19 pandemic In 2020, responding t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nando's Malasia
Nando's (; ) is a South African multinational fast casual chain that specialises in flame-grilled peri-peri style chicken. Founded in Johannesburg in 1987, Nando's operates over 1,200 outlets in 30 countries. Their logo (also seen as a sort of mascot) depicts the Rooster of Barcelos, one of Portugal's most common symbols. History The restaurant was founded in 1987 in Rosettenville, Johannesburg by Portuguese-born Fernando Duarte and South African-born Robert Brozin. Upon visiting a Portuguese-Mozambican takeaway named Chickenland and trying the chicken with peri peri, they bought the restaurant for about 80,000 rand (equivalent to about £25,000 at the time). They renamed the restaurant Nando's after Fernando's firstborn son. By 1989, the restaurant had three outlets in Johannesburg and one in Portugal. Capricorn Ventures International acquired the chain in 1992. In 1996 a former Nando's franchisee founded the Portuguese-Mozambican style grilled-chicken restaurant Galit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Storage (supermarket)
Cold Storage is a Singaporean multinational supermarket company currently owned by DFI Retail Group. Its parent company also operates Market Place stores, now branded as Cold Storage Fresh, as well as the Giant hypermarket brand, and has various other supermarkets around Asia including Hero and Wellcome. Founded in 1903 as the Singapore Cold Storage Company, Cold Storage was one of the first supermarkets in Singapore to offer its merchandise online in 1997. The number of regular customers has since grown from 6,000 in 1998, to more than 15,000 in 2012. In 1992, DFI purchased the company. SGS has awarded a HACCP certification to Cold Storage, for its quality and integrity in food safety. As of 2022, Cold Storage operates 50 stores in Singapore, located across the country in city centre, affluent suburbs and HDB (public housing) estates. History Early years Established in 1903 in Singapore, Cold Storage started as a small depot storing and selling mainly frozen meat. Cold Storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swarovski
Swarovski (, ) is an Austrian producer of glass based in Wattens, Austria, and has existed as a family-owned business since its founding in 1895 by Daniel Swarovski. The company is split into three major industry areas: the Swarovski Crystal Business, which primarily produces crystal glass, jewelry and accessories; Swarovski Optik, which produces optical instruments such as telescopes, telescopic sights for rifles, and binoculars; and Tyrolit, a manufacturer of grinding, sawing, drilling, and dressing tools, as well as a supplier of tools and machines. Today, the Swarovski Crystal Business is one of the highest grossing business units within Swarovski, with a global reach of approximately 3,000 stores in roughly 170 countries, more than 29,000 employees, and a revenue of about 2.7 billion euros (in 2018). Swarovski is now run by the fifth generation of family members. It has been announced, however, that for the first time in the company's key history, senior management ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mido (watch)
Mido SA is a Swiss watchmaking company founded in 1918. It is an entry-level brand of Swatch group. History Mido was founded in 1918 by George G. Schaeren in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. ''Mido'' comes from the Spanish phrase ''Yo mido'' meaning ''"I measure"''. In the 1920s, Mido introduced ladies' watches with color-enameled shaped cases and modern straps as well as timepieces for gentlemen in art deco style. Mido found a market in the flourishing automotive market by producing watches in the shape of radiator grills of a wide range of brands such as Buick, Bugatti, Fiat, Ford, Excelsior, Hispano-Suiza, etc. In 1934, Mido launched the Multifort design, the first Mido to use a self-winding automatic movement. It was shock-resistant, anti-magnetic and water-resistant. In that same year Mido launched watches with unbreakable mainsprings. This was also the very first time that any watch manufacturer utilized this type of spring within the marketplace. During this time pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montblanc (company)
Montblanc (''UK:'' /ˌmɒ̃ˈblɒ̃(k)/, ''US:'' /ˌmɑnˈblɑŋk/) is a German manufacturer and distributer of luxury goods, founded in Berlin in 1906, and currently based in Hamburg. The company is most known for its luxury pens and also designs and distributes bags, small leather goods, and watches. Since 1993, Montblanc has been part of the Swiss Richemont group. History A Hamburg banker, Alfred Nehemias, and a Berlin engineer, August Eberstein, produced simple pens in 1906. After a short period of time Wilhelm Dziambor, Christian Lausen, and later Claus Johannes Voss took over the business. Their first model was the ''Rouge et Noir'' in 1909 followed in 1910 by the pen that was later to give the company its new name, Montblanc. The Meisterstück name (, the name used for export) was used for the first time in 1924. Today, the Montblanc brand is on other goods besides pens, including watches, jewellery, fragrances, leather goods, and eyewear. The company was founded in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rado (watchmaker)
The Swatch Group Ltd is a Swiss manufacturer of watches and jewellery. The company was founded in 1983 by the merger of ASUAG and SSIH to move to manufacturing quartz-crystal watches to resolve the quartz crisis threatening the traditional Swiss watchmaking industry. The Swatch Group is the world's largest watch company and employs about 36,000 people in 50 countries. The group owns the Swatch product line and other brands, including Blancpain, Breguet, Certina, ETA, Glashütte Original, Hamilton, Harry Winston, Longines, Mido, Omega, Rado, and Tissot. History SSIH SSIH ( Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère), originated in 1930 with the merger of the Omega and Tissot companies. Swiss watch quality was high, but new technology, such as the Hamilton Electric watch introduced in 1957 and the Bulova Accutron tuning fork watch in 1961, presaged increasing technological competition. In the late 1970s, SSIH became insolvent due in part to a recession and in part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
