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Gurney Plaza

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Location	George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Coordinates	5°26′17″N 100°18′35″E / 5.438176°N 100.309822°E / 5.438176; 100.309822
Opening date	November 2001; 23 years ago (2001-11)
Management	CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust
Owner	CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust
No. of stores and services	380
No. of anchor tenants	1 (Parkson)
Total retail floor area	889,859 sq ft (82,670.6 m)
No. of floors	9 including two basement carpark and two multi-storey carpark.
Website	gurneyplaza.com.my

Gurney Plaza is a shopping mall within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at Gurney Drive within the city's Central Business District (CBD), it was opened in November 2001 and is now managed by CapitaMalls Asia, a subsidiary of the Singapore-based CapitaLand. Its main anchor tenant is Parkson, while Golden Screen Cinemas operates the largest multiplex in northern Malaysia within the top floor of the mall.

Gurney Plaza contains 380 shop lots spread out over nine floors which include 2 basement car park and 2 multi-storey car park. The mall has attracted various established international brands, making it one of the major retail and lifestyle hubs in Penang.

Retail outlets

The mall consists of nine retail floors and 889,859 sq ft (82,670.6 m) of net lettable area, the largest of all shopping malls in George Town. Aside from Parkson, its main anchor tenant, Gurney Plaza contains a wide variety of well-known international brands. These include book stores like Popular, fashion names such as Marks & Spencer, Armani, Calvin Klein, Giordano, HLA, Kate Spade, Dockers, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfinger, Levi's, and Uniqlo, retail flagship/concept stores such as Padini and Brands Outlet (part of Padini), accessory firms such as Omega, Rado, Rolex, Tag Heuer, Pandora, Lovisa, and Swarovski, notable British sports fashion retailers JD Sports and Sports Direct, and the supermarket chain Mercato (formerly Cold Storage).

In addition, several restaurants, cafes, and food stalls can be found inside Gurney Plaza. Some of its restaurants are notably arranged along an outdoor alfresco space. Also, there's a food court owned and operated by the mall itself called Gurney Food Hall, which has varieties of local food options (and some foreign delicacies).

Entertainment

Gurney Plaza has a variety of entertainment options. The most well-known of all is the Golden Screen Cinemas at the top floor, with 12 cineplexes. Opened in 2004, it is Golden Screen Cinemas' largest multiplex within northern Malaysia.

A karaoke joint operated by Red Box is also located at the top floor, adjacent to the aforementioned cinema. Other options include a rock-climbing gym (Project Rock Gurney) and a Toys "R" Us store.

See also

• List of shopping malls in Malaysia

References

1. "CapitaLand Acquires Gurney Plaza, Penang and MINES Shopping Fair, Selangor in Malaysia for over RM1.2 billion (approximately S$527.1 million)" (PDF). CapitaLand. 16 August 2007.
2. "CapitaMalls Asia to acquire Queensbay Mall in Penang". www.edgeprop.my. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
3. ^ "Gurney Plaza". Golden Screen Cinemas. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
4. ^ "GSC to open RM15m cinema at Gurney Plaza - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
5. "About the Mall | Gurney Plaza". www.gurneyplaza.com.my. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
6. "Gurney Plaza". CapitaLand. Retrieved 6 Oct 2024.
7. "Gurney Plaza". Time Out Penang. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
8. "Leisure & Entertainment | Lifestyle | Gurney Plaza". www.gurneyplaza.com.my. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
9. "Toys & Games | Lifestyle | Gurney Plaza". www.gurneyplaza.com.my. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

External links

• CapitaLand Website
• Gurney Plaza Website

v t e Shopping centres in George Town
Shopping malls	1st Avenue Gurney Plaza Island 88 M Mall O2O Penang Plaza Prangin Mall Queensbay Mall
Department stores	GAMA Sunshine Square
Mixed-use developments	City Junction Gurney Paragon ICT Digital Mall Penang Times Square Straits Quay Sunshine Central

• CapitaLand
• Shopping malls in Penang
• Shopping malls established in 2001
• Buildings and structures in George Town, Penang
• 2001 establishments in Malaysia