Tampines 1 Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Gift-givers can find presents that that can be enjoyed by the whole family

Singapore, 9 June 2009 – Shoppers planning to look for gifts for Father’s Day can consider special treats that can be enjoyed by the whole family at Tampines 1. With 172 tenants at Tampines 1, families living in the East should definitely head to the newest shopping mall in Tampines to find a special gift or consider celebrating the special day with a full day of activities at the mall.

For mothers who are looking to spend more bonding time with their families, they can make an appointment to visit Amore Living, a new concept for sports and fitness for men, women and children. Aimed at the modern family, Amore Living offers innovative wellness and fitness programmes and spa treatments with a special “Kid-Fit Club” that can allow parents to have a quiet time to work-out or get a spa/wellness treatment done while their little ones aged 4 years and above can simultaneously spend their time actively and safely in a stimulating environment. Amore Living also features a swimming pool – a first in a suburban mall.

Wives can consider purchasing couple pampering treatments at Salon Esprit, located in Esprit’s new double-storey retail store at Tampines 1. The Salon offers a wide range of hair, manicure and pedicure with couple seats and a children’s corner.

Additionally, a new shirt or fashion accessory is always a good gift for a husband or father and shoppers can choose from a wide range of shops selling men’s wear or accessories such as CoupleLab, Esprit, Springfield, Velocity, Recoil, Uniqlo, Topman and Man Master.
The Father’s Day Weekend celebration is also often celebrated with a family meal and the mall offers a wide variety of restaurants including duplex loft-style restaurants (Sushi Tei, F.I.S.H, Thai Express Bistro), Japanese Gourmet Town Manpuku, Bakerzin, Coffee Club, Dian Xiao Er, Hong Kong Kim Gary Restaurant, Imperial Treasure Nan Bei and Secret Recipe, among others.
Tampines 1 is strategically located at the heart of Tampines Regional Centre, next to the Bus Interchange and MRT Station. The mall offers shoppers a one-stop retail experience with other prominent tenants like Cold Storage for grocery shopping, HSBC for banking services, and Challenger, which offers a wide range of electronic goods. On-going tenant promotions are updated at www.tampines1.com.sg, www.tampines1.wordpress.com and www.twitter.com/tampines1

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TAMPINES 1 TIP SHEET - Father's Day Gift Ideas

Shopping for Dad is not all that difficult if one has a well-planned strategy for selecting affordable Father's Day gifts. Here are recommended shops at Tampines 1 that would make shopping for Father's Day presents a unique experience:

1. Sake Inn (#B1-30) Choose from a wide range of Sake and wine directly imported from Japan or, purchase Don Don Series of flavour enhancers made of soya sauce & dried bonito for stew, noodles and rice. You can even use the flavour enhancers to make chawanmushi, Dad’s favourite Japanese steamed egg. For tea lovers, SAKE INN also offers a wide variety of tea sets that can be used during tea ceremony and for leisure drinking.

2. Yummi House (#B1-16) The first local brand to sell wild honey. The shop also offers a range of health-related products that includes pure dried Bird's nest.

3. Velocity powered by City Chain (#01-11) is a concept shop suitable for the energetic man who love sports and adventure. It carries a wide range renowned sporty watches, sunglasses and accessories by Adidas, Nike, Puma, ellesse, Police, Timex, Polar and Suunto.

4. Gauche Patisserie (#B1-13) offers a wide range of home-made cakes and patisseries at moderate price which is the good place to get celebration cakes for dads. Modern and chic, the wide range of confectionery is all about style, designed with a nostalgic touch of traditional taste.

5. Shops selling running and sporting gear include adidas (#01-43), The Running Lab (#03-20), New Balance (#03-22), FILA (#03-11), Puma (#03-23), Kappa (#03-24) Sportslink (#03-12), and World of Sports (#03-14). These shops will provide a great variety of options for those looking to get something for a sporty dad or husband. Kettler (#04-21) even offers fitness equipment for home gym.

6. For the dad who is a Liverpool fan who is getting ready for the 26 July Singapore vs Liverpool match, Football Madness (#03-26) is a football specialty retail shop that allows name customization on Liverpool (and other football clubs) jerseys.

About the Property Manager of Tampines 1

AsiaMalls Management (South East Asia) Pte Ltd which is jointly owned by ARMF II (Mauritius) Limited and Guthrie International Holdings Pte Ltd.

Owner of Tampines 1:
ARMF II (Tampines) Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARMF II (Mauritius) Limited.

Together, AsiaMalls Management Pte Ltd and AsiaMalls Management (South East Asia) Pte Ltd (collectively “AsiaMalls”) manage a total of more than one million sf of retail space across 5 malls: Tiong Bahru Plaza, Century Square, Hougang Mall, White Sands and Liang Court.

AsiaMalls also manages Central Plaza, a 20-storey office tower located next to Tiong Bahru Plaza and is the Retail and Marketing Manager for the new Tampines 1 retail development, completing end March 2009.

A strong believer in service excellence, AsiaMalls is the first property management company in Singapore to participate in SPRING Singapore’s Customer Centric Initiative and is among the pioneer companies to receive the Pro Family Business Mark.

AsiaMalls aspires to be a property manager that cares and delivers a unique, multi-sensory, five-star service experience for shoppers and optimum returns for stakeholders.

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