Don Don Donki Opening Another Outlet In The West, At Jem Mall

Jem is a mere five minute walk away from JCube — both malls are near Jurong East MRT station. We reached out to Don Don Donki’s PR reps, but they declined to share any information. While we couldn’t get any confirmation on the supposed Jem store’s opening, they did not shut down our questions but simply said: “information will be released by end December or early January” once their press release is ready.

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However, we did a bit more sleuthing and called Jem’s concierge counter. Bingo! According to a Jem staff member, “Don Don Donki will open early next year” and “will be taking over Marks & Spencer’s shop space on level two”. This would mean that Donki would be located next to Uniqlo and will be easily accessible from Jurong East MRT’s exit C.

Our question: why open another Donki in Jem, mere minutes away from JCube’s new Donki branch? Perhaps the Jem outlet is going to boast a totally different concept. This would be Donki’s seventh outlet in Singapore (with a smaller eighth branch, sorta, at Changi Airport). Watch this space for more updates.

STORY UPDATE (January 3, 2020): Don Don Donki has announced that its Jem outlet will open on January 15, 2020, at 10am. While its recently-opened JCube outlet is a “food specialty store” that sells only fresh produce, deli meals and packaged snacks, the Jem shop will offer lifestyle products such as Japanese cosmetics, household items, plus another (bigger) sushi bar, a drinks bar serving alcohol, and a sweet potato station. Exciting.

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