8 New Shopping Mall In JB & 15 Best JB Malls

8 JB New Shopping Mall

1. Sunway Big Box Village

Sunway Big Box Village or also known as Sunway Big Box Retail Park is a JB new mall located at new township of Sunway Iskandar.

Sunway Group who brought Malaysians the joy of shopping in KL with its flagship mall, Sunway Pyramid doesn’t disappoint us with Sunway Big Box Village.

Although this mall is very new, the shops inside are more than 85% tenanted.

You will be able to find tenants such as:

• Golden Screen Cinemas
• Book Xcess
• NSK
• SSF
• Ace Hardware and many more

What is special about Sunway Big Box Village is its future plan of integrating a hotel and office block with this mall in the next 5 years.

I can’t wait to see what’s in hold for us once it is all up and coming.

Have a look at the current list of stores and amenities here.

2. Mid Valley JB

This new 2019 WOW-WEE shopping mall (15 minutes’ drive away from JB Custom) has definitely gained its popularity in such a short duration of time.

The Mall Mid Valley Soutkey is so big that it can take up one whole day of your time (a note to remember is to wear your most comfortable walking shoes!).

What is so appealing about this mall? Well, SOGO of course! Its name itself will trance shoppers into this mall.

Also read: How To Get To Mid Valley JB

Other than SOGO JB, the mall also hosts many high-end shops such as:

• Kate Spade
• Coach
• ASICS
• Reebok
• Michael Kors and many more.

You may also shop for wellness and pharmaceutical products at shops such as Guardian, AEON Wellness, Caring Pharmacy and Watsons.

Also, don’t miss out the ever so popular Family Mart and DIN by Din Tai Fung (non-pork) when you shop here.

The conclusion is that there are just too many shops to be mentioned here. You may visit their directory list here.

 

3. Beletime Danga Bay

Beletime Danga Bay mall is located on the 57 acres of a spectacular seaside beach, Danga Bay. The view of Danga Bay is breathed taking as it faces the Straits of Johor and the city of Singapore.

Beletime Danga Bay Mall is a new JB mall that look like hanging garden mall which also incorporates modern-looking architecture. The concept of this mall is to provide exclusive, luxurious and privileged shopping experience.

This large shopping mall will offer 70,000 square meters of retail space.

Your favourite international brands at this pleasant looking new JB mall as below:

• WOMEI Cineplex
• Love Yo Yo
• K-Mall
• I Study
• Han’s
• THE LLY Shop
• Tee & Putt Mini Golf
• OPPEIN

For sure this mall will freshen your shopping experience and offer something different. You may visit their directory list here.

 

4. R&F Mall

R&F Mall is fairly new in Johor.

Therefore, it hasn’t been fully developed into a full-fledge shopping mall and there is much room to grow.

However, do take a look out on their progress in being one of the popular malls because it is located at such a short distance of 10 minutes’ walk from JB Customs.

Meanwhile, you may refer to this link for their current tenants.

 

5. B5 Johor Street Market

B5 Johor Street Market is located at Tampoi Town which is only just 20 minutes away from JB Custom.

What to expect?

This marketplace offers a wide variety of local products which covers the following elements:

• Shopping bazaar
• Food trucks
• Box Park
• Food and Beverage Shops
• Johor Arts and Cultural Exhibition

B5 Johor Street Market is expected to attract art enthusiast, young adults, makan enthusiast and tourism operators.

Keep yourself updated on their latest information in their official FB page at Facebook

 

6. Eco Galleria

Eco Galleria is not just a shopping mall! This is a classy high street mall in the upscale residential area of Eco Botanic, Johor Bahru! A total of 1.6 million sq ft too!

With architecture inspired by trendy British high streets and a touch of European, this shopping mall is bound to turn heads and attract keen shopaholics from Singapore and Malaysia alike!

Find your heart’s content in premier shopping, dining and entertainment options here! There is room for close to 650 retail units – hotels and offices as well.

What to expect at Eco Galleria?

•  The Alley and The Black Whale
• Le Petit Prince Café & library
• Branded Good Such as Louis Vutton, Gucci & Prada
• Asian cuisine fused with Western architecture
• Play mini-golf in dark at Putt N Glow
• And many more

Eco Galleria was initially launched in August 2016 and is just one of the projects for Eco Botanic township.

 

7. Paragon Market Place @ Tampoi (Coming Soon!)

Also 20 minutes away from JB Custom, you will soon be able to enjoy another type of market place namely Paragon Market Place located in district of Tampoi JB.

What to expect?

• A market place resembling a railway station (and it is located nearby real railway tracks. How cool is this?)
• 159 retail stores in a 3-storey building
• Supermarket
• Food Court (lots of local food to fill our tummy!)
• Food & Beverage Shops
• Open Spaces
• Kiosk and many more

Visit their page at Facebook to get their latest news!

 

8. Larkin Junction Mall (Coming Soon!)

Larkin Junction Mall is no ordinary shopping center. Sitting on 4.48 acres of good real estate, this mall will have 5 levels of shopping heaven. Shopping at Larkin will be an amazing experience as consumers step into a new retail lifestyle.

Larkin isn’t just a shopping mall. It is conveniently situated near the Larkin Bus Terminal, right off the highways Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Tebrau Highway and Pasir Gudang Highway.

Also read: How To Get To Larkin Bus Terminal From Singapore

In addition to being a strategically-planned transportation and shopping district, Larkin will soon be home to a 646-unit serviced apartment.

Accessible and contemporary, Larkin Junction Mall will have only the latest technology and trends.

What was just a transportation hub is now being expanded into not only a social and economic center, but also a secure, modern living space. Such a place will be an instant hit among the masses, bringing customers from far and wide.

Larkin Junction Mall will be open to the public in 2020.

Top 6 JB Shopping Mall

1. JB City Square + Komtar JBCC

The most convenient shopping mall once you are out from the JB Custom is JB City Square.

It is a great place to grab various types of City Square JB food from local Malaysian food, Japanese & Korean cuisine, dim sum up till buying confectionery products to bring home to Singapore.

Generally, this mall is better known for its FOOD and less known for its shopping traits (however, you can shop for basic items here).

Also read: Taxi from Singapore to City Square JB

Komtar JBCC which is just right next to JB City Square is almost the opposite type of mall compared to JB City Square.

It offers various kind of higher class shops such as:

• Laniege
• Bath & Body Works
• Marks & Spencer
• Padini Concept Store
• Adidas
• Tumi
• Charles & Keith and many more.

It is best well known for its skincare as well as beauty products and it is a great place to grab a gift for your love ones.

For further information on the tenants for each shopping mall, you may click here for JB City Square and here for Komtar JBCC.

 

2. Paradigm Mall

Paradigm Mall is the biggest mall in JB and famous among Singaporeans for its wide variety of shops inside.

Active sports enthusiast can look forward to visiting Paradigm Mall for its reasonably priced rock climbing as well as ice skating activities.

Since the mall has such a huge space, you will be able to find almost anything that you need here:

• Village Grocer is a place to get your groceries
• Home & Furnishing outlets (HomePro and Harvery Norman)
• Clothing outlets (H&M)
• Pet Lovers Centre and many more.

Find more details on the outlets here.

 

3. AEON Tebrau City, IKEA & Toppen JB

This IKEA Tebrau branch here is like no other IKEA in Singapore because it is attached to a huge 4 storey high shopping mall named Toppen Johor Bahru which opened in 2019.

If you find that visiting IKEA Tebrau isn’t worth your time (since the furniture prices doesn’t differ much compared to Singapore), you will find it isn’t true because of Toppen JB.

 

Since its opening, it has received many good reviews especially from a group of families because it is a kids friendly mall.

Playgrounds are found at almost every level of the mall, mini water park, rooftop garden with a plus point of many benches and sofas available around the mall.

If you are into gaming, e-sports arena The Pantheon is a place that you would love.

Other outlets which are available are:

• Ben’s Independent Grocers
• Harvey Normal
• TGV Cinemas
• Skechers
• Absolute Thai and many more.

Integrated with IKEA and Toppen JB is AEON Tebrau City, a mall you can find all sorts of products according to your needs.

Compare to other AEON outlets around JB, this is an outlet which is at a higher standard with shops such as Under Armour, JD Sports, Sephora and Uniqlo on top of their well-known AEON hypermarket.

For your convenience, Toppen directory can be found in this link.

 

4. KSL Mall & Holiday Plaza JB

Holiday Plaza JB is pale in comparison to KSL Mall because it gives you a vibe of an old shopping mall.

You may want to consider dropping by this mall if you are looking to get a cheap manicure pedicure, haircut as well as massages.

Now, KSL Mall is like a ONE STOP shopping mall as it is a huge mall with a wide range of products.

It is tenanted by well-known brands products to hypermarket items at TESCO and all the way to cheap items below RM10 at those “barang – barang” shops.

Also read: 15 Cheap & Good Food Near KSL City Mall

You name it and you will get it here! Items covered are:

• Food
• Fashion
• Eye Wear
• Spa & Wellness
• Manicure & Pedicure
• Beauty Products
• Sports Wear
• Hair Care
• Even a Tattoo shop!
• And many, many more!

KSL Mall & Holiday Plaza JB is located at only 10 minutes’ drive away from JB customs.

Click here for KSL Mall’s directory.

 

5. Johor Premium Outlet

Johor Premium Outlet (JPO) is one of the designer brands premium outlets around Malaysia.

Just name a brand of sportswear, clothing or accessories such as handbags and you will most likely find it in Johor Premium Outlet.

Also read: How To Go To Johor Premium Outlet From Singapore

Although it is quite a distance away from JB Customs (about 40 minutes’ drive), it is worth the trip if you are into brands like:

• Coach
• Adidas
• Jimmy Choo
• Kate Spade
• Gucci
• Lululemon
• Michael Kors and others alike.

Click here for more brands availability.

 

6. AEON Bukit Indah

If you are coming through the Tuas Link, AEON Bukit Indah is a much more convenient (and less traffic congestion) mall to head on towards.

Just like AEON Bandar Dato’ Onn, AEON Bukit Indah is just a standard AEON outlet that is more than enough to fulfil your basic needs of grocery shopping.

Also read: How To Go To Bukit Indah From Singapore

5 Best JB Shopping Mall

1. Sutera Mall

There is nothing to shout about in this so many years old shopping mall.

The fact that it is still going strong among the many new shopping mall in JB says a lot about it.

If you are staying near to Sutera Mall, it is a good place to get your standard groceries from the AEON BIG supermarket inside.

 

2. Angsana Mall

Although Angsana Mall isn’t a popular shop among Singaporeans but it does hold its name as the place to go shop for your Hari Raya clothes and other items.

This JB mall sells a variety of basic as well as fashionable clothes for the Muslim community.

Also read: Taxi From Singapore To Plaza Angsana JB Town

 

3. AEON Bandar Dato’ Onn

It’s no doubt that AEON is a great place to shop and AEON Bandar Dato’ Onn is no different.

It is slightly further away from the JB Custom (about 20-30 minutes’ drive depending on traffic) and it is a standard AEON styled mall.

Hence, there are not many Singaporean patrons here.

It is a good place to get your basic needs on a cheaper budget since it is not really a tourist destination.

 

4. AEON Kulai Jaya

Yes, it is another AEON shopping outlet mentioned in this article but it really can’t be helped because AEON malls are usually THE place to go for you to get the things that you need.

What makes AEON Kulai Jaya stands out is their Kids Zone, Indoor Kids Library, TGV Cinemas, Popular Bookstore on top of other popular anchor tenants.

So if you find yourself not too far from here, you may drop by to get what you need or even just to catch a movie.

So, there you go! 17 shopping malls for you to consider shopping at when you are in JB.

 

5. Plaza Pelangi

If you are looking for reasonable priced handphones or any other electronic devices, Plaza Pelangi is the place to go.

Plaza Pelangi is located just 5 minutes’ drive or less than 15 minutes’ walk away from KSL Mall.