Shop till you drop

Claire Busuttil

Mar 23rd 2010, 23:53

Looks like a nicer version of la defence in paris......

R. Azzopardi

Mar 23rd 2010, 14:32

@Charmaine Marmara'

Jekk kont hemm kont tara ruxxmata nies b'basktijiet mimlijin. Il-punt tieghek ma fihx sustanza.

J Brincat

Mar 23rd 2010, 13:56

'Shop till you drop' goes the title.

Goes without saying - only if you can afford it!

Andrew Paris

Mar 23rd 2010, 13:41

I think so far the project looks good from the outside.
My question is why an indoor dark mall?
Why not have designed a pedestrian outdoor walkway like the Ramblas in BCN or Republic Street in Valletta. Cannot wait to come back home and visit.

N Camilleri

Mar 23rd 2010, 11:54

Anyone knows opening times and days? Tnx

Colin Edwards

Mar 23rd 2010, 10:16

A year ago we had a happy holiday in Sliema and were fascinated by the Point development. So now it is open and well done to all concerned. But beware! Here on the UK Kent coast we had three thriving small towns Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs. They were busy with residents and tourists who supported the small shops and individual traders. Three years ago a major out of town shopping complex, Westwood Cross, was opened. All the big retail chains moved out there. Their customers followed. Without customers the small shops closed. Margate now has around 40% of all retail premises boarded up. Dereliction is a permanent problem. I hope I am wrong, but Malta, this could happen to you!

Anthony Pace Gouder

Mar 23rd 2010, 10:05

Having reviewed the video several times , there is practically 90% + point-less coverage on the Apartment Blocks .

The POINT, as shown here , seems all concentrated around an Oval ,and this definately is not a SHOPPING MALL , although it has quite a SUBSTANTIAL number of retail outlets .

It would be more appropriately defined as A SHOPPING ROTUNDA !

Charmaine Marmara'

Mar 23rd 2010, 09:32

Shop till you drop ......trid tara ghandomx biex jixtru nies l ewwel .....lussu ghandna kieku u sabih miniex immaqdar ta ghax jien b taghna nifrah ghax hawn nghix, mux bhal xi erba ghax barra hekk u barra hekk...imma vera dan it title tad dahq

Sam Smith

Mar 23rd 2010, 08:48

Still a rip off anyway like everything else in Malta..they spend so much money on crap than actual things that are important for the people like roads and more things to do here.. noo they build the "biggest" shoppin mall.. And shops are just stupidly priced yet again.. Well done!.....

Amy Joan Zahra

Mar 22nd 2010, 22:16

I think it was much needed as disabled people can roam about freely without having to double check where they are putting their feet or wheelchairs due to potholes and not to mention the inaccessible shops in the rest of sliema area.

Amy Joan Zahra

Mar 22nd 2010, 22:16

I think it was much needed as disabled people can roam about freely without having to double check where they are putting their feet or wheelchairs due to potholes and not to mention the inaccessible shops in the rest of sliema area.

Robert Zammit

Mar 22nd 2010, 15:42

Qatt ma ixtri ghax din zgur GHOLI TA HAJJA !!

Joss Galea

Mar 22nd 2010, 14:08

@Joe Fenech
Qed tghajjar lin-nies li qatt ma raw xejn!! Illuminana !!! Inti x'rajt? Kemm int pessimist. Vera hawn pajjizi kbar li ghandhom shopping centres ikbar...bhall-Amerika, England (li rajthom!) . Imma taf li hawn hafna u hafna pajjizi ohra li qatt ma raw hanut? Irringrazzja lil Bambin siehbi!!!

G Chapman

Mar 22nd 2010, 13:29

Well done to all concerned. Not been there yet but judging by the video it looks great. I just noticed a lack of greenery and plants. Despite that, I'm sure it will be a very pleasant place for locals and visitors to visit.

Claire Said

Mar 22nd 2010, 12:12

Some of you guys are incredible here!!! My boyfriend has been transfered from Sicily to work on this shopping centre and has been working hard on it for over a year now, can't you appreciate the work that is being done to give something to the people here? Then is summer everyone is complaining about the shops being too full or the parking problem for shopping! Why can't you just shut up and be grateful for what is being done to make Malta a better place? ! ? !

paul grixti

Mar 22nd 2010, 11:24

the shops at the point were closed when this video was taken on sunday. Unfortunatly the law is such that it will not be open on sundays at all . Having said that it was packed on saturday and very nice it was too. The usual prophets of doom for whom all change is wrong and must be stopped can crow till the cows come home but the truth is the mall and piazza look great and the vast majority who went on the day were generally impressed.

R. Azzopardi

Mar 22nd 2010, 11:23

A perfect example of maltese gemgem. Pleasing certain people is just impossible. Just to get the record straight - I am NOT a shopaholic, I do NOT like shopping centres and neither do i like cities to a certain degree. I have been known to totally bypass Oxford Street on my visits to London since I hate shopping so much. I am the outdoor type. In fact, I don't think I'll visit Tigne Point for at least 6 months until the hype calms down, even though I live just down the road. However, facts are facts and one just cannot complain about the immensely high standards reached. From what I've seen (and heard), the place is totally magnificent.

An englishman once told me (I don't think the administrator will publish this bit) "you maltese complain so much that if you were to sh&t gold, you'd complain that your a&se hurts!"

Pamela Hansen

Mar 22nd 2010, 10:44

The title is a misnomer as all the shops were shut, except for the cafe, yesterday ( Sunday).

John Bonanno

Mar 22nd 2010, 09:42

It keeps amazing me how people find fault in everything. First and foremost, this footage was filmed yesterday, on a Sunday, when shops are closed. On Saturday, the place was full of people and shopping was in full swing.
@Godfrey Fenech ....it's true that some brands already exist in Sliema and in other places but:
1) these are flagship stores - much bigger and offering more variety and
2) If the tenants who own the franchises opted to invest in the Point, who are you to tell them it was a wrong decision. I'm sure they did their homework well.

With regards to parking, if you did have the opportunity to read about the project you would have known that the 1000 parking spaces are exclusively for those visiting The Point. residents have their own private parking spaces. In this day and age, when people do something, they do it properly you know.

And with regards to comments about the waste of space or small areas - don't trust this footage because footage can never replace the reality of spaces. It's very obvious that who commented hasn't been yet.

ADRIAN GATT

Mar 22nd 2010, 09:17

So there will be a car free environment for the people shopping at the point, so finally someone has realised that it is important to have a car free zone, free from the dangers of traffic and pollution while people go about doing their chores.

And what about the residents along Sliema, Gzira, St Julians and beyond who have to bear all that traffic passing through their roads so that clients can arrive at THE POINT. We will have a nice car free, pollution free zone at our homes - VIVA SAHHITNA

John O Scerri

Mar 22nd 2010, 08:45

Some of the comments down under are so negative .

Yet ones goes abroad and comes back showing amazement at how big were the shopping malls visited abroad .

What on earth do these individuals want one cannot understand .

It seems that progress made in Malta is all negative for them .

If you pessimists dont like it here - just pack up and leave this Island .

You seem to find all the negatives in everything done in Malta , yet you never give a hint of how things should be done better.
You are always ready to criticise yet never give solutions.
Are you all Perfect ?

leonardo vince

Mar 22nd 2010, 08:37

More of the same - better to shop on line to get the best for a fair price and delivered home.

Maria Busutill

Mar 22nd 2010, 06:36

Two and a half hours parking ...7 Euro....it will not be a place to visit more than twice a year.

Frank Mifsud

Mar 22nd 2010, 01:25

Hey people this project was studied and market tested before a penny went into the plan. The marketing study was aimed at TOURIST retail business. Do you get the Point at Tigné Point ? They wouldn't build a huge Mall for Maltese shoppers alone. They know we'll never "shop till we drop" we are rather more PRICE conscious shoppers. Unless of coarse they "Drop the prices while we shop" somewhere else. hahahaha!!!!! Sahha hbib Maltin.

j.quintano

Mar 22nd 2010, 00:23

So the times of malta is saying ' shop till you drop' and i tell you that most people are dropping when they see the elec/water bills. Isn't that right? Joking apart,this country is full of shops. This centre is just a few metres away from the famous strand shopping complex and hence is in direct competition.Few will argue that prices will be reasonable cos of such competition. i very much doubt it. Anyway good luck to everybody at this new shopping complex. may it be fruitful for the whole country in terms of jobs and money

Mario Borg

Mar 21st 2010, 22:06

Shop till you stop. We were forced out of the point by a security guard yelling "go back from where you came from" we were shouted at just beyong the side entrance. After spending thousands of euros on marketing campaigns, the point was closed at around 6pm. At least they could have just let us do some window shopping. If thats the case we'd rather stick to baystreet

Christian Sciberras

Mar 21st 2010, 20:51

Always interesting to note how budding entrepreneurs tend to result in better services than seasoned government departments/officials.
It must be a political thing I guess, nothing that I could fathom to understand.

Alfred Cassar

Mar 21st 2010, 20:32

Ara veru ahna l-Maltin ma ssibx tarfna ghat-TGERGIR. Heqq it's the main hobby in Malta

N.Lawrence

Mar 21st 2010, 19:17

Very pretty, but I'll STILL do my shopping on-line, more than pleased with the money I will be saving.

simon debono

Mar 21st 2010, 18:20

@jbusutill.
yes of course its free and they give you tea, pastizzi and some pocket money to spend in the mall as well. Just like they do on your planet.
@ stefan spiteri
nature , or nature only as you put it , is the most beautiful thing of all of course, but this is 'down town sliema' the heart of a bustling town , not san blas valley.

tim Mifsud

Mar 21st 2010, 18:14

Are the prices going to be the same like in other countries or they are going to rise???

Jesmond Micallef

Mar 21st 2010, 18:05

Ray Buhagiar, Iva tassew nighdlek kumment serju, ghalliex le ? Zvillup bhall dan jgib il kummerc u anke xoghol ghall pajjizz.. Il Bilanc huwa importanti nahseb avolja jien ghandi twemin li muhx dejjem jaqbel ma zvillup li jaghti dell fuq dak hemm warajh !!!

Awguri !!

Joe Fenech

Mar 21st 2010, 17:37

Why not something celebrating Maltese products: olives, oil, gbejniet, bread, artisanship, etc rather than having Plaza 2.

John Micallef

Mar 21st 2010, 17:26

Dak it-titlu kien joqghod kieku kulhadd hareg mghobbi bhal-hmar, imma mid-dehra kien aktar 'window shopping till you drop'

jbusuttil

Mar 21st 2010, 17:19

Do I take it from the article that the car park is free of charge?

Danny Doughty

Mar 21st 2010, 17:15

Well done lets hope its a great success can't wait to see it when we come over in June, this should create jobs and stability.

mario aquilina

Mar 21st 2010, 17:08

what a closed mentality! Some of you sound like you've never left your front doors.

Stefan Spiteri

Mar 21st 2010, 17:05

NO NATURE >>>>>>>just big with buildings cant we ever do nature only

John Pisani

Mar 21st 2010, 16:07

@ Godfrey and Joe Fenech

The usual doom and gloom crowd !

Just enjoy something for once !

T Mifsud

Mar 21st 2010, 15:46

typical Maltese GEMGEM below!

John M. Grima

Mar 21st 2010, 15:42

Yea.............But at least the lables will be in English!!!!!!!!!And who knows? May be also in Maltese??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

ASpiteri

Mar 21st 2010, 15:35

celebrating another monster!

Joe Fenech

Mar 21st 2010, 14:57

It's just a bigger Plaza - NOTHING ELSE! Dark, dull, small and with lots of wasted space.. Our architects needs to go and have a look at Blue Water or Westfield!

Robert Caruana

Mar 21st 2010, 14:48

strange to see such malls open for "families in recession"

Jesmond Micallef

Mar 21st 2010, 14:46

Nice modern development. I particulary like the bridge structure there leading onto the sea, but in particular the views overlooking Valletta !!!. I also like the mixture of the old and new architecture too. Cool !!

My sincere well done to the developers and best wishes of commercial succes to The Point, at Tigné Point.

Godfrey Fenech

Mar 21st 2010, 14:05

You forgot to mention the parking nightmare in the 'article'.

If 49 retail units make Tigne Point the largest retail outlet in Malta - il veru nifirhu bix-xejn f'dan il-pajjiz!

Most of the brands already existed in Sliema - a few metres away actually, so according to me this is simply going to drain an area from shoppers into another more fashionable one (for now) whilst further exarbitating the traffic and parking problem.

I guess the 1000 parking spaces will mostly be used by residents, maintenance and retail shop workers. in the articicle you should have mentioned what percentage of the 1000 spaces will be continually free to be used by visiting customers.