Jem is a
suburban mall in
Jurong East, Singapore
Jurong East is a planning area and residential town situated in the West Region of Singapore. It borders Jurong West and Boon Lay to the west, Clementi to the east, Tengah and Bukit Batok to the north and Selat Jurong to the south.
Fir ...
. The mall is directly connected to
Jurong East MRT station and close to
Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore. An open-air single-level bus terminal, it is connected to the adjacent Jurong East MRT station via a link bridge.
History
The original facility used for th ...
. It is also located adjacent to another mall called
Westgate.
Overview
Jem is Singapore's third-largest
suburban mall housing 241 shop units with over 818,000 square feet of retail space across six levels. Jem's name is an abbreviation of its original name, Jurong East Mall, and is a wordplay reference of the mall as the "crown jewel" of Jurong and western Singapore.
The mall is directly connected to the Jurong East MRT interchange station and located at the junction of Jurong Gateway Road and Boon Lay Way. It is also connected to another mall named
Westgate.
Major retailers include
IKEA,
FairPrice Xtra,
Cathay Cineplexes
Cathay Organisation Holdings Limited is one of Singapore's leisure and entertainment groups. It has the first THX cinema hall and digital cinema in Singapore. The group has operations in Singapore and Malaysia.
History
Associated Theatres L ...
, Cookhouse by
Koufu
Koufu (口父; ''Kǒufù'') (died c.1126 BCE) was an ancient Chinese nobleman, a Zhou leader honoured by the Shang king Wǔ Yǐ.
Wǔ Yǐ rewarded Koufu with a city called Qiyi (岐邑).Historically, the site was also known as Qishan (岐 ...
,
H&M,
Uniqlo,
Muji
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,
Courts
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and
Don Quijote (Don Don Donki).
History
Jem's official opening was initially planned to be on 11 June 2013. Due to initial tenancy issues, the opening of the mall was delayed. On 15 June 2013, Jem finally opened and attracted more than 10,000 shoppers at the time of the opening.
In 2019, JEM underwent minor renovations at Basement 1.
In August 2020, anchor tenant
Robinsons was closed down and replaced by
IKEA in 2021. The first small-store concept in Southeast Asia, this IKEA store will however not have a children's playground and built-in warehouse. The outlet opened on 29 April 2021 at 10am.
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2013 establishments in Singapore
Jurong East
Shopping malls established in 2013
Shopping malls in Singapore