Funan DigitaLife Mall

infobox shopping mall
| shopping_mall_name = Funan DigitaLife Mall


caption =
location = Downtown Core, Singapore
opening_date = 1985
manager = CapitaLand
owner = CapitaLand Retail
developer=
number_of_stores = 194
number_of_anchors =
floor_area = convert|269806|sqft|m2|abbr=on
floors= 6 floors and 3 basements

Funan DigitaLife Mall (Chinese: 福南中心), also known as Funan The IT Mall or simply Funan Centre, is a shopping centre located near the Civic District in Singapore. Specialising in electronics and IT-related goods, it is a more upmarket competitor of Sim Lim Square, the latter of which caters more to the general masses.

The mall opened in 1985 as Funan Centre as a general shopping centre, but began to attract a critical mass of electronic and IT retailers over the years. Its main and long-time anchor tenant is Challenger Superstore, a major homegrown IT store established in 1984. In 1992, the mall was refurbished. It later adopted the name Funan The IT Mall in 1997 to reflect its current focus on IT related outlets. In 2005, the mall received minor upgrades, and was again renamed to Funan DigitaLife Mall.

There are a total of 178 outlets spread over six floors. Challenger Superstore occupies almost the entirety of the sixth floor, and is accompanied by other anchor tenants such as Harvey Norman in the other floors.

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References

*"Where geeks roam - Funan v Sim Lim", Alfred Siew, Digital Life on Singapore's 25 Years of Computerisation (The Straits Times), October 10 2006, p 14-15.

External links

* [http://www.funan.com.sg Funan DigitaLife Mall's official site]
* [http://www.travelvideosonline.com/details.php?image_id=72 Funan Digital Mall Video]