‘Calm zones’ to be available at some mall stores to provide respite from hustle and bustle for shoppers

‘Calm zones’ to be available at some mall stores to provide respite from hustle and bustle for shoppers

The specially tailored training programme will cover consumer inclusiveness led by SG Enable, and first responder training to support persons with dementia and shoppers on the autism spectrum, the retail operator said in a press release on Friday (May 26).

TRAINING TO BE PROVIDED

The training, to be provided to frontline workers at Frasers Property Singapore’s malls and employees of its retail tenants, will be conducted by Dementia Singapore and St Andrew’s Autism Centre respectively.

Mall tenants who have pledged their support as inaugural “inclusion champions” include Better Vision, Cathay Cineplexes, EC House, Eu Yan Sang, Golden Village, Metro, OSIM, Scoop Wholefoods, Shaw Theatres and Toys”R”Us.

“It’s just the launch and we are sure that when we announce the program a lot more to our tenants, I’m very sure that more like-minded tenants will join us,” said Frasers Property Singapore CEO Soon Su Lin.