The new shopping centre is located near the Awana Resort and Golf Course, about half way up to Resorts World Genting. Its first phase is scheduled to open in the second quarter of this year.
Shopaholics can now shop to their heart’s content without breaking sweat at Genting Premium Outlets (GPO), touted as the first hilltop premium outlet centre in South-east Asia.
The new shopping centre is located near the Awana Resort and Golf Course, about half way up to Resorts World Genting. Its first phase is scheduled to open in the second quarter of this year.
This will be Malaysia’s second premium outlet. The first in Johor - Johor Premium Outlets (JPO) - opened in 2011 by Genting Simon Sdn Bhd.
Genting Simon Sdn Bhd, a unit of Simon Genting Ltd, is a 50:50 joint venture between Genting Plantations Bhd and Premium Outlets, the outlet division of Simon Property Group. The company is also behind the development of the GPO.
GPO will have 150 designer and local brand-name stores offering fashion wears, housewares, sportswear, home furnishings and more. There will be a food street featuring Malaysian delicacies as well as international cuisine.
The second phase of GPO is expected to be launched in the next three to five years, with 40 more brands. Estimated cost of the entire project is about RM200 million (US$45 million).
The Genting premium outlet centre is expected to draw both foreign and domestic tourists to shop in the cool hills, as it will complement the current attractions at Resorts World Genting, according to Genting Simon’s COO, Jean Marie Pin Harry.
GOP is a key component of the RM8 billion (US$1.8 billion) Genting Integrated Tourism Plan (GITP), which was launched in December 2013 and is scheduled to complete in 10 years.