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{{Short description|Shopping mall in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{infobox shopping mall
  | name = Subang Parade 
  | logo = Subang Parade logo.png
  | image = File:Subang Parade - Mapillary (C6ifs2rhoObMV3YRPAzopY).jpg
  | caption = Subang Parade in 2020
  | location = [[Subang Jaya]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]]
  | opening_date = 13 August 1988
  | coordinates = {{Coord|3.082119|101.585448}}
  | developer =
  | manager = Hektar Property Services
  | owner = Hektar REIT
  | building_costs =
  | number_of_stores = 200
  | number_of_anchors = 
  | floor_area =
  | floors = 3
  | website = {{URL|https://www.subangparade.com.my}}
}}

'''Subang Parade''' is a [[shopping mall]] located in [[Subang Jaya]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]]. The building has over 200 stores at a space of approximately {{convert|1169038|sqft|m2}} distributed in three floors. It is located just off the [[Federal Highway, Malaysia|Malaysian Federal Highway]], and is within walking distance to [[Darul Ehsan Mosque]], Aeon Big (formerly [[Carrefour]]), [[Empire Shopping Gallery]] and {{KLRT code|KD|09}}{{KLRT code|KJ|28}}{{KLRT code|KS|02}} [[Subang Jaya station|Subang Jaya]] station.

== History ==
Originally known as Subang Jaya Shopping Centre,<ref name="faces">{{cite news |title=United Estate Projects faces libel suit |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880418-1.2.40.18?qt=%22subang%20parade%22&q=%22subang%20parade%22 |work=The Straits Times |agency=New Straits Times |date=18 April 1988}}</ref> Subang Parade was opened in August 1988 and was the longest mall in [[Southeast Asia]] when it first opened.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-06 |title=Subang Parade Shopping Centre - Tourism Selangor |url=https://selangor.travel/listing/subang-parade-shopping-centre/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=More Info {{!}} Subang Parade Shopping Centre |url=https://www.subangparade.com.my/about-us/more-info.php |access-date=2021-05-09 |website=www.subangparade.com.my}}</ref> The inclusion of a mall came from Abd Aziz Mohamed who worked in [[Sime UEP]]. Subang Parade was originally owned by United Estates Projects Berhad and managed by Natvest, a subsidiary of [[Lion Group]].<ref name="faces"/> Collings Hui Sdn Bhd acted as its first marketing agent.<ref name="faces"/>

Its first anchor tenant, Parkson Grand, opened in June 1988.<ref name="store"/> Its second tenant,<ref name="store"/> a {{convert|30000|sqft|m2}} [[Toys "R" Us]] outlet, operating as a joint venture with Metro Holdings of Singapore,<ref name="on">{{cite news |title=Retailers bullish on prospects in KL |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19880606-1.2.38.6?qt=%22subang%20parade%22&q=%22subang%20parade%22 |work=Business Times (Singapore) |agency=Business Times (Malaysia) |date=6 June 1988}}</ref> opened in November 1988, being the first Toys "R" Us in the country.<ref name="store">{{cite news |title=Metro to open Toys R Us store in KL |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19881019-1.2.38.13?qt=%22subang%20parade%22&q=%22subang%20parade%22 |work=The Straits Times |date=19 October 1988}}</ref> Frozen yoghurt chain J Highby's opened in the same month.<ref>{{cite news |title=J Higby's Singapore gears up for more outlets |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19881007-1.2.12.3?qt=%22subang%20parade%22&q=%22subang%20parade%22 |work=Business Times (Singapore) |date=7 October 1988}}</ref>

A [[Grandy's]] outlet opened on 10 December 1988.<ref>{{cite news |title=MBf to open 50 Grandy's outlets in M'sia by next year |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19881212-1.2.39.2?qt=%22subang%20parade%22&q=%22subang%20parade%22 |work=Business Times (Singapore) |agency=Bernama |date=12 December 1988}}</ref>

In 2003, Subang Parade was sold to The Hektar Group before being resold into the Hektar [[Real estate investment trust|REIT]] in 2006 and became one of its shopping centres alongside Kulim Central and Central Square in [[Kedah]], Wetex Parade and Segamat Central in [[Johor]], and [[Mahkota Parade]] in [[Malacca]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Property portfolio {{!}} Hektar REIT|url=http://www.hektarreit.com/portfolio/properties.php|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.hektarreit.com}}</ref>

Subang Parade has numerous facilities for fashion, food and also an arcade.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=24 April 2022 |title=5 Malaysian shopping malls that have stood the test of time |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/entertainment/2022/04/24/5-malaysian-shopping-malls-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/ |access-date=19 May 2022 |website=Free Malaysia Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shops {{!}} Subang Parade Shopping Centre |url=https://www.subangparade.com.my/shop/shop-category.php |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.subangparade.com.my}}</ref> The mall previously had a cinema, the SMILE-UA Cineplex but was closed in 2001. After 10 years, the mall now had its own cinema again. [[MBO Cinemas|MBO cinemas]] first opened in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MBO Subang Parade finally open! {{!}} News & Features {{!}} Cinema Online |url=https://www.cinema.com.my/articles/news_details.aspx?search=2011.n_mboopen_5900 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.cinema.com.my |language=en}}</ref> Subang Parade underwent a facelift where it was refurbished in 2016.<ref name=":0" /> The mall offers dedicated areas for reading.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malls help keep reading culture alive|url=https://www.thesundaily.my/local/malls-help-keep-reading-culture-alive-YI7802724|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.thesundaily.my|language=en}}</ref>

Following a partial lockdown from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in early 2020. Several social media posts alleged the closure of nine [[MPH Bookstore|MPH stores]] nationwide including four in the [[Klang Valley]]. Statements from the ''[[Malay Mail]]'' stated that MPH staff members confirmed that the MPH outlets in Subang Parade will close on 6 June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loheswar|first=R.|title=Readers reminisce as two MPH bookstores in Klang Valley close on June 6, others may follow suit {{!}} Malay Mail|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/06/03/readers-reminisce-as-two-mph-bookstores-in-klang-valley-close-on-june-6-oth/1871852|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.malaymail.com|language=en}}</ref> MBO cinemas was later closed and replaced by [[Golden Screen Cinemas|GSC Cinemas]] on 17 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entertainment {{!}} Subang Parade Shopping Centre |url=https://www.subangparade.com.my/shop/category-entertainment.php |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=www.subangparade.com.my}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of shopping malls in Malaysia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Subang Parade}}
* [http://www.subangparade.com.my/ Subang Parade Official Website]

{{Shopping malls in Malaysia}}

[[Category:1988 establishments in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Subang Jaya]]
[[Category:Shopping malls established in 1988]]
[[Category:Shopping malls in Selangor]]