SINGAPORE: The two remaining MPH bookstores in Singapore are slated to close in July and September.
The last day of operations for the Raffles City outlet is Jul 28, and the moving out sale will go on until them. The store at Parkway Parade will close after Sep 1.
AdvertisementAdvertisementMs Ivy Tan, MPH's general manager of business development, cited high rental costs as the main reason for the closures. She added, however, that the company is looking for a new store location.
"We are exploring a few potential locations," she said.
"Our employees will be redeployed to the new outlet, but we are unable to reveal which store yet as negotiations are still under way."
According to its website, MPH Bookstores was established in Melaka in 1815 before it moved to Singapore in 1890, with the primary objective of printing literature.
AdvertisementAdvertisementIts former flagship store at Stamford Road, housed in an iconic red-brick building, closed in 2002.
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