Wolf Money(Watch Palace & Mandarin Gallery)
(The Mandarin Gallery and The Hilton Hotel under OUE REIT management) In my recent blog, I mentioned the challenges and the opportunities to make Orchard Road great again. Some malls are sitting on their laurels, praying for a turn around soon, not so for OUE Mandarin Gallery. The mall is proactively refreshing their offerings to attract visitors with its own rejuvenation. The intentional and curated offerings are part of the mall’s strategy to draw the most discerning shoppers, a welcome sight for the ever-changing retail landscape in Orchard. Watch Palace A few months ago, I was invited by the owners of Watch Palace to attend their grand opening of their new Rolex and Tudor boutique at Mandarin Gallery. It is a new chapter for the authorised Rolex and Tudor watch retailer. They had been operating out of their former location at Lucky Plaza for close to 48 years. It is a generational moment for the company to be able to secure one of the most desirable locations in Orchard. Many con...