Orchard Point

Orchard Point is a shopping centre on Singapore’s Orchard Road. It was developed in 1982 on the site of the former Orchard Road Market and later became associated with fashion retail, arts and crafts, specialty stores, and food-and-beverage uses. Its redevelopment in the early 1990s was a significant physical and commercial turning point: a reported S$29 million facelift introduced two curved escalators, described in reference material as the first such installation in a Singapore shopping centre, and helped reposition the property around fashion boutiques including Episode, Jessica, and Excursion. The centre formally reopened on 22 March 1993. In the mid-1990s, Orchard Point also attracted international specialty retail. Australian fabric, craft, and home-furnishings retailer Spotlight opened its first overseas outlet there in August 1995, occupying the entire third floor. The centre’s later identity was shaped by changes in retail economics and tenancy mix. Pidemco Holdings had announced in 1989 that it intended to develop Orchard Point as an arts-and-crafts centre, but by 2002 a number of art centres and galleries had begun leaving as rents increased. Orchard Point was sold to department-store group OG in 2001. OG operated an outlet at the property until closing it in 2022. The former OG space was subsequently leased to Hao Corp for a supermarket and dining concept called Taste Orchard. That tenancy ended in September 2025 according to the supplied reference material. The same material reports that Hao Mart filed a lawsuit against OG on 16 January 2026 concerning the tenancy, which had ended before the stated 7.5-year lease term. Orchard Point’s documented history therefore reflects the evolution of Orchard Road retail from a traditional market setting to a modern shopping centre, followed by repeated adaptations to fashion, arts, specialty retail, department-store, supermarket, and dining uses. Publicly available reference material supplied for this entry does not establish a current owner, operator, executive team, official website, or a definitive present tenant mix.

Orchard Point was built in 1982, replacing the Orchard Road Market and establishing a modern shopping-centre format at a prominent location on Singapore’s Orchard Road. In July 1989, Pidemco Holdings announced plans to develop the property as an arts-and-crafts centre, indicating an attempt to give the mall a distinctive specialist identity rather than relying solely on conventional department-store or fashion retail. A major physical and commercial refurbishment followed. The centre received a reported S$29 million facelift in 1991. The works included two curved escalators, which the supplied reference describes as the first curved escalators installed in a Singapore shopping centre. After the refurbishment, fashion boutiques such as Episode, Jessica, and Excursion served as anchor tenants. Orchard Point officially reopened on 22 March 1993, marking the completion of the repositioning. The centre subsequently attracted overseas specialty retail. At the end of August 1995, Australian fabric, crafts, and home-furnishings retailer Spotlight opened its first international outlet at Orchard Point. The store occupied the entire third floor and broadened the centre’s offer beyond fashion and arts-related uses. Ownership and tenant composition changed in the following decade. Orchard Point was sold to department-store group OG in 2001. Although the property had been associated with arts centres and galleries, many of these businesses began moving out in 2002 as rents rose. This reduced the concentration of arts-related tenants and reflected wider commercial pressures affecting centrally located retail property. OG eventually closed its Orchard Point outlet in 2022. The former department-store space was then leased to Hao Corp, which used it for Taste Orchard, a concept combining supermarket and dining uses. The Taste Orchard lease was terminated in September 2025. Reference material further reports that Hao Mart filed a lawsuit against OG on 16 January 2026, asserting a dispute connected with the premises and the ending of the tenancy before the stated 7.5-year lease period had elapsed. The available record portrays Orchard Point as an adaptive retail property rather than a single-format destination. Its documented phases include replacement of a traditional market, a planned arts-and-crafts orientation, a fashion-led 1993 relaunch, international specialty retail through Spotlight, department-store use under OG, and a later supermarket-and-dining format. The supplied sources do not identify a current owner, operating company, management team, official website, or complete current tenant roster.

• 2026

  Hao Mart reports legal action against OG

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  Hao Mart reportedly files a lawsuit concerning the former Taste Orchard premises and the early termination of the tenancy.

• 2025

  Taste Orchard tenancy ends

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  The Taste Orchard lease is terminated in September.

• 2022

  OG outlet closes

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  OG closes its Orchard Point outlet, ending that phase of the centre’s department-store tenancy.

• 2002

  Arts tenants begin leaving

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  Several art centres and galleries move out as rising rents make continued occupancy more difficult.

• 2001

  Sale to OG

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  Orchard Point is sold to department-store group OG.

• 1995

  Spotlight launches first overseas outlet

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  Spotlight opens its first outlet outside Australia at Orchard Point, occupying the entire third floor.

• 1993

  Orchard Point reopens

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  The refurbished shopping centre officially reopens on 22 March with fashion boutiques among its anchor tenants.

• 1991

  Major facelift undertaken

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  The centre undergoes a reported S$29 million refurbishment, including two curved escalators.

• 1989

  Arts-and-crafts redevelopment plan announced

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  Pidemco Holdings announces plans to turn Orchard Point into an arts-and-crafts centre.

• 1982

  Orchard Point is built

  [1]Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org

  The shopping centre is constructed on the site of the former Orchard Road Market.

A centrally located Orchard Road shopping centre whose tenant mix has shifted across fashion, arts and crafts, specialty retail, department-store retail, groceries, and dining.

• Shopping centre · 1982

  Orchard Point shopping centre

  The core property is a multi-tenant shopping centre on Orchard Road. Its recorded retail mix has changed over time, encompassing fashion boutiques, arts and crafts, galleries, specialty retail, department-store operations, groceries, and dining.

• Supermarket and dining concept

  Taste Orchard

  Taste Orchard was a supermarket and dining concept operated from space formerly occupied by OG. Hao Corp leased the premises for this use after OG closed its outlet. The tenancy was reported as terminated in September 2025.

• 2026

  Hao Mart tenancy lawsuit

  Hao Mart reportedly lodged a lawsuit against OG on 16 January 2026 in connection with the Taste Orchard premises and the ending of a stated 7.5-year lease before its scheduled completion.

  Source

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• 2022

  Conversion of former OG space to Taste OrchardStrategy

  Background

  After OG closed its Orchard Point outlet, the large premises required a new commercial use.

  Action taken

  OG leased the space to Hao Corp for a supermarket and dining concept known as Taste Orchard.

  Aftermath

  The tenancy was terminated in September 2025 and later became the subject of reported legal action by Hao Mart.

  Source

• 2001

  Sale to OGM&A

  Background

  The shopping centre changed ownership as its retail positioning continued to evolve.

  Action taken

  Orchard Point was sold to department-store group OG.

  Aftermath

  OG operated an outlet at the centre until 2022.

  Source

• 1995

  Spotlight opens first overseas outletProduct launch

  Background

  Orchard Point sought specialty and international tenants alongside its fashion and arts positioning.

  Action taken

  Spotlight opened an outlet occupying the entire third floor.

  Aftermath

  The opening extended the centre’s specialty retail offer into fabrics, crafts, and home furnishings.

  Source

• 1991

  Major shopping-centre faceliftGeneration change

  Background

  The centre required a substantial physical and commercial refresh after its first decade.

  Action taken

  Orchard Point underwent a reported S$29 million facelift, including the installation of two curved escalators.

  Aftermath

  The refurbished centre reopened in 1993 with fashion boutiques including Episode, Jessica, and Excursion as anchor tenants.

  Refurbishment cost. S$29 million (1991)

  Source

• 1989

  Plan to reposition Orchard Point as an arts-and-crafts centreStrategy

  Background

  Pidemco Holdings sought to give the shopping centre a specialist arts-and-crafts identity.

  Action taken

  The company announced plans for an arts-and-crafts-focused centre.

  Aftermath

  The property later hosted arts centres and galleries, although many left from 2002 as rents increased.

  Source

1. 1Orchard Pointen.wikipedia.org