31 | Ikano Centres Our Year Anchored by IKEA Bangna, Bangkok Megabangna Transforms into a Megacity Under a colourful rain of confetti, Megabangna opened a massive open-air Food Walk in January, adding thirty dining outlets and more than 900 parking spaces to a mall that is now 161,000 square metres. The retail extension is more garden than mall, with fountains and trees connected by sloping wooden walkways. An amphitheater brings people together for community events. Anchored by IKEA Cheras, Kuala Lumpur MyTOWN Grows from Strength to Strength Facing down tough competition in Kuala Lumpur’s crowded The Food Walk brings us one step shopping centre scene, our newest meeting place attracted closer to realising our ambition of exclusive tenants and organised activities for visitors almost creating a Megacity where more every day of the year. The number of people who visited than 250,000 people can work, MyTOWN went up 50% since its opening - a rate of growth shop, live and play every day. We rarely seen in shopping centre businesses. are developing and leasing land surrounding the mall to add MyTOWN co-creates events with community groups, making apartments, office towers and the most of its town park, sunken garden, outdoor amphi- more. In 2018, we started construction of a community park, welcomed an international school to theatre and indoor atriums. Last year, the mall organised the neighbourhood and grabbed media attention with the May arrival of The Marvel Experience Zumba in the park, Spartan Races on our rooftop, a Dance Thailand. This is the only place in Southeast Asia where guests can journey through an immersive Battle competition and fashion shows with tenants inside the adventure housed in the Marvel Universe, featuring 3D superheroes, a thrilling 4D motion ride and mall. Malaysia’s national broadcaster made MyTOWN and cutting-edge Visual Reality environments. IKEA Cheras the backdrop for a talent show that aired across the nation. The centre achieved its highest footfall Sustainability is built in: Megabangna harvests rain for its grounds, cleans waste water, generates yet with signature events in August such as the Club Mickey renewable energy and more. The mall is now 100% occupied, with close to 900 tenants offering Mouse: Live Tour and Korean group S.I.S’s showcase. These everything from avant-garde fashion to relaxing foot massage. Next up: a new retail extension is kind of events make MyTOWN a great place for shopping, in the works to add a Kids Zone with tenants that specialise in education and entertainment. leisure and social meetings! | 32