The Waterfront Shoppes at The Light City in Gelugor opened its doors on 29 October, bringing a nine-hall cinema, an 11-zone indoor adventure park and a 750m waterfront promenade to Penang’s seafront, The Star reported.
The mall carries about 1.6 million sq ft of gross floor area and 700,000 sq ft of net lettable space, and is billed by its developers as Penang’s largest shopping mall in more than a decade, according to The Edge Malaysia. It sits inside The Light City, a joint venture between IJM Corp and Singapore-based Perennial Holdings.
A soft opening ceremony that day drew Tourism Malaysia Northern Region director Abdul Hadi Che Man, Perennial Holdings executive chairman and chief executive officer Pua Seck Guan, and IJM Land Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Tony Ling Thou Lung. The first 1,000 shoppers received goodie bags.
Perennial Holdings’ managing director of retail management and China commercial management Jasmine Chua said the mall’s impact would reach past its size. “The future of retail and leisure is increasingly about building relevance. We want TWS to be a place that truly earns a role in people’s lives,” she said.
CMC Theatre holds over 1,000 seats across nine halls, one of them South-East Asia’s first CINITY LED cinema. Xventure makes its Malaysian debut with 11 adventure zones and more than 32 recreation, fitness and digital play challenges, while Wan to Play brings a sensory active-play concept to Penang for the first time.
Blue Bay Food Garden, an ocean-themed food court with over 400 seats and 28 stalls, is still to open. Dolphin sculptures inspired by Penang’s coastal environment stand across the venue, some made by local artists Dianne Tahir, Fritilldea, Jefr and Sliz.
The promenade runs along the mall and gives shoppers a sea-facing walk outside the stores. A walk out and back covers about 1.5km.
Shoppers get up to five hours of complimentary parking until 30 November. Spending RM200 and above in the TWS Opening Rewards Campaign, which runs until 3 January next year, enters them for prizes worth over RM200,000.
A CRYBABY Cry Me An Ocean campaign with POP MART Malaysia, built around an outdoor installation, runs until 11 November and awards exclusive figures daily. No opening date has been announced for Blue Bay Food Garden.
