Subang Parade is a

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located in

Subang Jaya Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJ ...

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. The building has over 200 stores at a space of approximately distributed in three floors. It is located just off the Malaysian Federal Highway, and is within walking distance to Darul Ehsan Mosque, Aeon Big (formerly

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), Empire Shopping Gallery and

station.

History

Originally known as Subang Jaya Shopping Centre, Subang Parade was opened in August 1988 and was the longest mall in

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when it first opened. The inclusion of a mall came from Abd Aziz Mohamed who worked in

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. Subang Parade was originally owned by United Estates Projects Berhad and managed by Natvest, a subsidiary of Lion Group. Collings Hui Sdn Bhd acted as its first marketing agent. Its first anchor tenant, Parkson Grand, opened in June 1988. Its second tenant, a

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outlet, operating as a joint venture with Metro Holdings of Singapore, opened in November 1988, being the first Toys "R" Us in the country. Frozen yoghurt chain J Highby's opened in the same month. A Grandy's outlet opened on 10 December 1988. In 2003, Subang Parade was sold to The Hektar Group before being resold into the Hektar

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in 2006 and became one of its shopping centres alongside Kulim Central and Central Square in

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, Wetex Parade and Segamat Central in

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, and Mahkota Parade in

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. Subang Parade has numerous facilities for fashion, food and also an arcade. The mall previously had a cinema, the SMILE-UA Cineplex but was closed in 2001. After 10 years, the mall now had its own cinema again. MBO cinemas first opened in 2011. Subang Parade underwent a facelift where it was refurbished in 2016. The mall offers dedicated areas for reading. Following a partial lockdown from the

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in early 2020. Several social media posts alleged the closure of nine MPH stores nationwide including four in the

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. Statements from the ''

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'' stated that MPH staff members confirmed that the MPH outlets in Subang Parade will close on 6 June 2020. MBO cinemas was later closed and replaced by GSC Cinemas on 17 January 2022.

References

External links

Subang Parade Official Website
{{Shopping malls in Malaysia 1988 establishments in Malaysia Subang Jaya Shopping malls established in 1988 Shopping malls in Selangor

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