Star Mega Mall

Star Mega Mall is a shopping mall in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located on Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, approximately 6 kilometres from Sibu town centre, and serves as a retail and leisure destination for the town and the wider Central Region of Sarawak. The mall is associated with the Daesim Group of Companies and is anchored by Daesco Hypermarket and Departmental Store. Planning for the development began in 1998, although physical construction did not start until August 2007. The project was built on a site measuring about four hectares, or approximately 9.9 acres, and required an investment of more than RM40 million. The completed complex was officially opened in late September 2011 by Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, who was then Malaysia's Second Finance Minister. Star Mega Mall's principal retail proposition combines a hypermarket and department store with a broad selection of shopping, food, personal-care, telecommunications, fashion, pharmacy and service tenants. The mall has been described as housing Sibu's first hypermarket and as one of the largest all-in-one shopping malls in Sarawak's Central Region. Its tenant mix has included national and regional brands such as Bata, Guardian, Kioda, Marrybrown, Maxis Store, MR.D.I.Y., Oppo Experience Store, Pezzo/SugarBun, Sushi King, TRIO by Jerasia and Watsons. In December 2021, Daesim Group of Companies chairman Dato Lau Ngie Hua publicly discussed an early plan for a second phase of the mall. The proposed expansion was described as potentially including a larger food court, a seven-hall cinema and more than 400 additional stalls. The available reference material does not establish whether the proposal proceeded to construction or completion. Star Mega Mall therefore remains best understood as an active Malaysian shopping-centre property whose identity is centered on destination retail, everyday household shopping and food-and-beverage services rather than on a standalone manufactured product brand.

The development of Star Mega Mall was first planned in 1998. The project was intended to create a substantial shopping complex outside central Sibu, on Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Sarawak. The site is approximately six kilometres from Sibu town centre and covers about four hectares. Although the concept dates from 1998, construction began much later, in August 2007. The project cost more than RM40 million to construct. Its development created a large-format retail property combining an anchor hypermarket and department store with a range of smaller shops, restaurants and service outlets. The mall's principal anchor became Daesco Hypermarket and Departmental Store, associated with the Daesim Group of Companies. Star Mega Mall was officially declared open in late September 2011 by Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, then serving as Malaysia's Second Finance Minister. At opening, the complex was positioned as a major shopping destination for Sibu and the surrounding Central Region of Sarawak. Its significance included housing what was described as Sibu's first hypermarket, while its broad combination of retail and food-and-beverage facilities supported its identity as an all-in-one shopping mall. The published tenant information identifies a mixture of national chains, regional operators and specialist retailers. These have included Bata, Guardian, Kioda, Marrybrown, Maxis Store, MR.D.I.Y., Oppo Experience Store, Pezzo/SugarBun, Sushi King, TRIO by Jerasia and Watsons, in addition to the Daesco anchor. The mix spans footwear, pharmacy and personal care, fast food, telecommunications, home improvement, consumer electronics, apparel and casual dining. In December 2021, Dato Lau Ngie Hua, chairman of the Daesim Group of Companies, told journalists about an early proposal for a second phase of the mall. The concept was described as adding a larger food court, a cinema with seven halls and more than 400 stalls. The available source does not confirm that this proposal advanced beyond the early planning stage. No separate information is provided on the mall's present ownership structure, financial performance, website, listed status or subsequent construction activity.

• 2021

  Second-phase expansion concept discussed

  [1]Star Mega Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Daesim Group chairman Dato Lau Ngie Hua outlined an early concept for expanded food, cinema and stall facilities.

• 2011

  Official opening

  [1]Star Mega Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The mall was officially opened in late September by then Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh.

• 2007

  Construction starts

  [1]Star Mega Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Construction began in August on a roughly four-hectare site along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.

• 1998

  Development planning begins

  [1]Star Mega Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Planning for the Star Mega Mall development began.

A regional, all-in-one shopping destination serving Sibu and Sarawak's Central Region, with a large Daesco anchor and a diverse tenant mix covering daily necessities, specialty retail, food and services.

• Hypermarket and department store

  Daesco Hypermarket and Departmental Store

  Daesco is the mall's principal anchor tenant and provides a large-format combination of hypermarket and department-store retail. Its role gives Star Mega Mall a broad everyday-shopping offer spanning groceries, household necessities and general merchandise. The reference material identifies it as the first hypermarket in Sibu, making the anchor central to the mall's regional retail positioning.

• Multi-category shopping

  Specialty retail and services

  The mall's specialty-retail offer has included footwear from Bata, pharmacy and personal-care stores such as Guardian and Watsons, home-improvement and general merchandise from MR.D.I.Y., fashion through TRIO by Jerasia, and telecommunications and electronics services from Maxis Store and Oppo Experience Store. These tenants complement the Daesco anchor by providing more focused shopping categories.

• Restaurants and fast food

  Food and beverage outlets

  Food and beverage tenants identified for the mall include Marrybrown, Pezzo/SugarBun and Sushi King. Together with the mall's broader retail facilities, these outlets support Star Mega Mall's role as a destination for both shopping and casual dining.

• 2021

  Consideration of a second mall phaseStrategy

  Background

  Daesim Group of Companies considered expanding Star Mega Mall's facilities after the original complex had become an established regional shopping destination.

  Action taken

  The early concept called for a larger food court, a seven-hall cinema and more than 400 additional stalls.

  Aftermath

  The available reference confirms discussion of the proposal but does not establish whether the expansion was approved, constructed or opened.

  Source

• 2021

  Daesim Group discusses a possible second phase for Star Mega Mall[1]Star Mega Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  In December 2021, chairman Dato Lau Ngie Hua described an early expansion concept involving a larger food court, a seven-hall cinema and more than 400 stalls.

• 2011

  Star Mega Mall officially opens in Sibu[1]Star Mega Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The mall was officially declared open in late September 2011 by then Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh.

1. 1Star Mega Mallen.wikipedia.org