1 Utama
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1 Utama, also unofficially known as One Utama, is a popular shopping mall in Bandar Utama, a suburb of Petaling Jaya, Malaysia operated and developed by Bandar Utama City Centre Sdn Bhd. Its gross built-up area totals 5 million square feet [1], and it is one of the top shopping centres in Malaysia. The new extension of the mall (popularly known as the New Wing) was opened in December 2003[1] and was officially opened by the Sultan of Selangor, HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on April 2, 2004.
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[edit] Visitors
1 Utama receives roughly 60,000 to 90,000 visitors every weekday, and as many as 120,000 on weekends according to the management. Its occupancy rate is 98%. [1] This is higher than Centrepoint, a competing mall in the same township. Further away, in the adjacent township, are malls such as The Curve, Ikea, Cathay Cineleisure with 10 screens under Mega Pavilion and Ikano, all trying to cash in on the success of 1 Utama and Centrepoint.
[edit] Tenants
Its tenants include the supermarkets Jaya Jusco and Giant plus a number of well-known outlets including, MPH, fcuk, DKNY, Toys 'R' Us, Jaya Jusco Departmental Store, U-Parkson, Laura Ashley, Miss Selfridge, Chanel, Bose, Kodak, Pierre Cardin and M&S. There are also numerous restaurants including: A&W, Burger King, KFC, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's, Starbucks, Nando's and Shakey's Pizza. 1 Utama was also the first shopping complex in Malaysia to house two major cinemas — Tanjong Golden Village and Golden Screen Cinemas — which together comprise 20 screens.[1]
See the full list of tenants.
[edit] Bus Hub
The Bandar Utama bus hub is also located in the vicinity of 1 Utama.
[edit] Naming Confusion
There is a great deal of dispute over whether the name of the mall is "One Utama" or "1 Utama". A recent press release by the management (Bandar Utama City Centre Sdn. Bhd.) states that the official name is 1 Utama Shopping Centre and not "One Utama" or "1-Utama". This move was meant to limit the confusion of its name, although either one of the mentioned names are easily understood and cannot be confused because of their same meaning.
1 Utama is also popularly known as "One U" for short or sometimes as "O U".
[edit] Awards
1 Utama was named "Shopping Complex of the Year" at the Retail World Excellence Awards 2006/07. As of 2006, a 20-storey corporate office tower (occupied by IBM and KPMG) has been completed and a 428-room 5-star hotel attached to the mall is planned to open the following year. [2]
There exists a free shuttle service from several areas such as the Kelana Jaya LRT station and Sunrise Mont Kiara to increase accessibility. Apart from that, the 1 Utama has recently introduced a new shuttle service to and from Cyberjaya. However, this shuttle service is not free and costs RM3.00 per trip (coupons need to be purchased at 1 Utama's Customer Information Counter).
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d Gomez, Jennifer (May 11, 2006). "Many firsts for 1Utama", p. 22. The Sun (Malaysia).
- ^ Yap, Kenny (Mar. 20, 2006). "1 Utama wins platinum award", p. 21. The Sun (Malaysia).
