WISMA ATRIA BRINGS SHOPPERS EXCITING GASTRONOMIC AND LIFESTYLE EXPERIENCES WITH A LINE UP OF NEW TENANTS
- A new wave of trendy Food & Beverage (F&B) concepts set to whet your palate at Wisma Atria
- New lifestyle brands and services to enhance the mall’s retail mix and shopping experience
Wisma Atria, one of the well-established shopping malls in Orchard Road, has lined up an exciting wave of culinary concepts and lifestyle retail offerings as part of the mall’s continuous efforts to enhance its shoppers’ experience.
“With the renewed retail offerings, which include several first-in-Singapore concepts, we aim to create refreshed dining and shopping experiences for our loyal and new patrons, while strengthening Wisma Atria as one of the best lifestyle malls in the heart of town,” said a Wisma Atria spokesperson.
So, few weeks ago, we challenge ourselves at Wisma Atria’s first-ever WAmazing Race, where Hannah (@mshannahchia) and myself as assigned team member will pit against other teams to search for five checkpoints and complete the tasks in the shortest possible time to win Wisma Atria shopping vouchers.
It was fast and furious, but mostly, it was FUN, as we rediscovered Wisma Atria like never before, especially some of the exciting newly-opened stores!
Here are some photos taken during our WAamazing Race.
1. First Stop: FitFlop
FITFLOP, a UK shoe brand that creates the world’s most exciting ergonomic sandals, shoes and boots, using world-class design, a splash of fashion, and a continuous innovating mix of beauty, brains and top-notch biomechanics.
Unit Number: #01-31/32
Challenge: find the product as per photo shown by the Sales Assistant then we had to wore it and took a photo. On this first stop we also had to record a video.
2. Second Stop: Joe and The Juice
Joe & the Juice defies the notion that a healthy lifestyle has to be boring or pretentious. They strive to provide a unique, friendly and funky experience where they bring health and entertainment together with delicious offers served by their not-so-average-Joe Juicers.
Unit Number: #B1-56 to 59
Challenge: to finish a cup of smoothie and sandwich. This challenge a bit tough for us because it took some time to chew the sandwich, lol.
3. Third Stop: Xpressflower.com
Xpressflower.com is a florist that continuously seeks new gift ideas and acquiring novel skills to help customers impress their friends and family. Carrying a wide range of flowers and gifts in Singapore, Xpressflower.com offers various flower bouquets and arrangements, as well as an extensive gift line of cuddlies, helium balloons, fragrances, and fountains of wealth.
Unit Number: #01-18A
Challenge: The SA shown us a photo of flower bouquet arrangement, then we had to follow exactly the style. This challenge took us quite sometimes as we need to redo the arrangement.
4. Fourth Stop: Mido Optics
Unit Number: #01-34/35/36
Challenge: To find 2 model sunglasses as shown on the photos.
5. Fifth Stop: Qoosh Nail Spa
Qoosh Nail Spa provides manicure and pedicure services and offers a wide range of products to pamper your nails. With a team of skilled, creative and attentive nail technicians, Qoosh Nail Spa aims to provide the best nail spa experience for their guests.
Unit Number: #03-03/04
Challenge: to put on fake nails on each other finger as well as apply the nail polish on the fake nails.
Full participant of WAmazing Race…
We won the 2nd place. Thanks Wisma Atria and WOMComm for the invite. WAmazing Race has given us an opportunity be exposed to the various brands which have just opened in Wisma Atria.
Wisma Atria whets your appetite with six new dining options
Opening in the last quarter of 2016, one of the most exciting developments in the F&B scene, is Picnic, a 10,000 sq-ft next-generation communal dining restaurant, located at Level 3. Designed to recreate the energy and vitality of outdoor dining in a dynamic ever-changing urban park within the mall, diners are promised a fully immersive dining experience. Picnic provides a range of international cuisines, including American, French, Italian and Japanese. In addition, it will also feature an in-house third-wave coffee bar and cocktail bar. Picnic is the latest brainchild of owner, Cheng Hsin Yao, creator of the critically-acclaimed Omakase Burger brand, which is located on Level 1 of the mall.
Joe & the Juice makes its debut in Orchard Road at Wisma Atria this month. Serving an array of organic coffee, freshly made fruit and vegetable juices and rye bread sandwiches, this contemporary Danish cafe offers a funky and healthy-packed experience to shoppers grabbing a breakfast bite or a lunch-to-go.
Fans of the popular bubble tea brand, Gong Cha, may now set their sights on its newest outlet at Wisma Atria, opening in September at Basement 1. It will join the ranks of other food cluster favourites, such as Llao Llao, Ben’s Cookies, Garrett popcorn and Famous Amos.
There are more reasons for dessert lovers to celebrate this December, as Fruce, a coconut-based dessert-in-a drink shop, and Eyescream and Friends, a new-to-market Spanish ice cream brand, open at Basement 1. Fruce, which is created from the combination of the words ‘Fruits’ and ‘Fusion’, amalgamates tropical fruits with coconut as the key ingredient, favourite local desserts and homemade toppings, to create their signature series of beverages.
As the name suggests, Eyescream and Friends will offer a visually appealing ice-cream eating experience. The ice-cream, which comes in a variety of flavours, including vanilla, chocolate, cheesecake, yoghurt, mango and strawberry, is created in cylindrical solid blocks that are frozen at -25 degree Celsius. The blocks are trimmed using a specific Asian style of shaving the ice-cream, in order to obtain layers of “shaved gelato”. As a final touch, two googly sugar candy eyes are placed on top of the “eyescream”.
Keep an eye on for Samurice, which offers delicious Onigiri and Bentos using specially selected rice, seaweed and salt produced and imported from Japan at the basement food cluster in January 2017. Samurice will join the family of Japanese cuisine, Kotobuki Japanese Izakaya and Japan Food Town that are currently found in Wisma Atria.
Wisma Atria offers more lifestyle options with four new tenants
UK shoe brand, FitFlop, has opened their new store at Level 1 to offer exciting ergonomic sandals, shoes and boots using world-class design, a splash of fashion and a continuous innovating mix of beauty, brains and top-notch biomechanics. Now shoppers have one more worthwhile destination to satisfy their penchant for footwear!
Ladies searching for trendy gym apparel can pop by Vivre Activewear when it opens its third store in September at Basement 1. Vivre’s creations are specially designed for the Asian body frame and uses moisture-wicking fabrics to keep you fresh while working out. Its chic and high performance designs have also won awards.
For a touch of beauty indulgence, ladies can spend some me-time or BFF-time at Qoosh Nail Spa, a new manicure and pedicure service, which has opened for business at Level 3.
A beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers can brighten up anyone’s day or a special occasion, such as a birthday or an anniversary. For the first time, Wisma Atria is delighted to welcome a home-grown floral shop, Xpressflower.com, into the mall at Level 1.
In addition to these new stores, Wisma Atria is also a mecca for international brands, comprising luxury timepiece brands, such as Rolex, Franck Muller, Breguet, Blancpain, Glashuette and TAG Heuer, as well as well-loved fashion brands, such as Coach, Tory Burch, Lacoste, and many more.
Tourist Privileges
Visitors from overseas can present their passports at the Concierge Counter on Level 1 and receive a $10 F&B voucher when they spend a minimum of $50 nett in a single receipt. In addition, they are also entitled to redeem a 3-day Tourist Privilege Card that entitles them to discounts and special offers at participating stores in Wisma Atria.
About Wisma Atria
Wisma Atria is an established shopping mall located along the most prime stretch of Orchard Road and it is one of the 12 properties in Starhill Global REIT’s portfolio of assets. The mall sits on top of the Orchard Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station and enjoys underground connectivity to most of the main shopping centres along the key Orchard Road stretch. With over 127,000 square feet of retail space, it houses over 80 retail shops ranging from flagship stores of international brands, luxury watches, concept stores of both established and new-to-market brands which encompasses a spectrum of fashion, lifestyle and F&B.
Find Wisma Atria online and on social media:
Wisma Atria is an established shopping mall located along the most prime stretch of Orchard Road and it is one of the 12 properties in Starhill Global REIT’s portfolio of assets. The mall sits on top of the Orchard Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station and enjoys underground connectivity to most of the main shopping centres along the key Orchard Road stretch. With over 127,000 square feet of retail space, it houses over 80 retail shops ranging from flagship stores of international brands, luxury watches, concept stores of both established and new-to-market brands which encompasses a spectrum of fashion, lifestyle and F&B.
Find Wisma Atria online and on social media:
Website: www.wismaonline.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wismaatria
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wismaatria/
Official Hashtags: #wismatria