Isetan NEX Closed After 15 Years: The Sale and the Reason

What the sale actually looked like

Housewares and kitchen were where the real cuts landed, the WMF and knife tables in particular, with bin signage doing any-2-for-$60 style bundles rather than percentage tags. Beauty counters held their prices longest, which is normal, because those are concession stock and not the department store's to discount. If you went in the first week you got choice, and if you went in the last three days you got the 90 per cent headline and almost nothing left in your size. That is the trade on every closing down sale and it never changes.

Why it closed

The lease expired and was not renewed, and NEX has been reworking its retail mix. Fifteen years is a long run for a department store anchor in a suburban mall, and the format itself has been shrinking here for two decades. The staff had a farewell on the floor on the last day, which is the part that stuck with people more than the discounts. It sits alongside the other names we tracked in our piece on Singapore malls that closed down.

What it means if you shopped there

Isetan Scotts at Shaw House is the remaining store, so the membership and the counters move there. For the northeast, NEX has been filling the space with a new line-up rather than another department store, which is the honest read on where suburban retail is going: more small units, more F&B, fewer big anchors.

FAQs

When did Isetan NEX close?

26 April 2026, after fifteen years at NEX in Serangoon. Its lease had expired.

How much off was the Isetan NEX closing down sale?

It started at up to 70 per cent off and reached up to 90 per cent in the final three days before the 26 April closing date.

Are there any Isetan stores left in Singapore?

Yes, one. Isetan Scotts at Shaw House on Orchard Road is now the only Isetan department store in Singapore.