Location
CK Tang's first stores were on River Valley Road, but in the 1950s CK Tang bought some land on Orchard Road as he noticed that the expatriates from the Holland Village area would travel down this road to go downtown.
When CK Tang bought the land, it was situated opposite a Chinese cemetery, which, under cultural conventions, was traditionally perceived to bring bad luck. However, as a devoted Christian, this belief did not affect CK Tang's assessments on the potential of the land, and he soon went on to develop his store on Orchard Road in 1958.
The first retail presence on Orchard Road, TANGS is credited with sparking the transformation of the area into Singapore’s most famous shopping district. In 1982, C.K. Tang accumulated additional land situated adjacent to TANGS and built what is known as Tang Plaza, which also currently houses the 5-Star Singapore Marriott Hotel.
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