#02-09A
Level 2
Atlantic Optical
Optical shop on Level 2 covering frames, prescription lenses, sunglasses and eye testing.
17 listings
Specialty shops at Wheelock Place
Marks & Spencer, Zall Bookstore, optical retail, lifestyle goods, golf equipment, children’s furniture, pet supplies and a Pilates studio.
The specialty category is where Wheelock Place keeps its two largest and most-visited tenants, plus a long tail of shops that do not fit anywhere else. Together they explain why the mall draws a residential crowd as well as a shopping one.
Marks & Spencer at #01-01 is the anchor. It runs across Level 1 with clothing, homeware and a food hall that functions as the local grocer for British imports across the Orchard, Tanglin and Claymore area. It has held that anchor role since Borders closed in 2011, and the M&S Café beside it makes the ground floor a natural meeting point.
Zall Bookstore opened in 2021 across #01-02/03 and #02-18, restoring a bookshop to a building that had been synonymous with one for two decades. Its focus is Chinese-language titles, and it runs an in-store cafe with long reading tables, deliberately reviving the linger-and-read culture that Borders created here.
Optical retail is unusually well represented for a mall this size: W Optics on Level 3, Tanaka Optical in Basement 1 and Atlantic Optical on Level 2, alongside the eyewear house Lafont in the fashion category and Shinagawa Eye Centre upstairs. Between them the building covers frames, lenses, eye tests and surgical correction.
The remainder of the category is genuinely varied. IUIGA on Level 2 carries design-led homeware and lifestyle goods; Honma on Level 3 sells Japanese golf equipment; Ergokid supplies ergonomic desks and chairs for children; Woof Living is a pet lifestyle store on Level 1; Therapy Market and The Palm Press cover wellbeing retail in Basement 1; Flaming Queen, Embrace+ and Maxine Studio fill out the basements and Level 2; QCD Technology sits on Level 5; and Options Pilates Studio occupies a large space on Level 5 with reformer and mat classes.
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Every specialty listing at Wheelock Place
All 17 listings with unit numbers and a short description of each, sorted alphabetically. Unit numbers beginning with B are basement levels.
#B2-05
Basement 2
Embrace+
Specialty tenant on Basement 2, on the pedestrian route feeding into Orchard MRT.
Details unconfirmed — please check in store
#03-07A
Level 3
Ergokid
Specialist in ergonomic desks, chairs and study furniture for children, designed to adjust as a child grows. Aimed at parents setting up a home study space.
#B1-04A
Basement 1
Flaming Queen
Specialty tenant in Basement 1, in the small run of shops beside the basement food and drink outlets.
Details unconfirmed — please check in store
#02-01
Level 2
Gumption Coffee
Specialty coffee roaster and cafe of Australian origin, focused on single-origin beans and carefully pulled espresso. Sells retail bags alongside the drinks menu.
#03-03A
Level 3
Honma
Japanese golf equipment maker known for hand-crafted clubs and premium shafts. The Level 3 shop carries clubs, bags and accessories, with fitting advice in store.
#02-21/22
Level 2
IUIGA
Singapore lifestyle brand selling design-led homeware, kitchenware, luggage, bedding and accessories, with an unusual transparency policy of publishing the manufacturing origin and cost breakdown of its products.
#01-01
Level 1
Marks & Spencer
The mall’s anchor tenant since Borders closed in 2011, running across Level 1 with womenswear, menswear, lingerie, homeware and the food hall that many Orchard and Tanglin residents treat as their local shop for British groceries.
#02-10A
Level 2
Maxine Studio
Studio-format specialty tenant on Level 2, tucked behind the main Level 2 shopfronts.
Details unconfirmed — please check in store
#05-05/06
Level 5
Options Pilates Studio
Pilates studio occupying a double unit on Level 5, running reformer and mat classes as well as one-to-one sessions. Booking required.
#05-13/14
Level 5
QCD Technology
Technology specialist on Level 5, one of the few non-clinical tenants on the mall’s uppermost retail floor.
Details unconfirmed — please check in store
#B1-03
Basement 1
Tanaka Optical
Optical retailer in Basement 1 offering frames, lenses, contact lenses and eye examinations on the MRT walking route.
#B1-02
Basement 1
The Palm Press
Specialty retailer in Basement 1, on the walking route between the MRT link and the mall’s coffee and tea outlets.
Details unconfirmed — please check in store
#B1-06
Basement 1
Therapy Market
Wellbeing-focused retailer in Basement 1, at the quieter end of the basement retail run.
Details unconfirmed — please check in store
#03-03
Level 3
W Optics
Eyewear retailer on Level 3 carrying designer and independent frame brands, with lens fitting and optometry services in store.
#01-K3
Level 1
Woof Living
Pet lifestyle store at the Level 1 kiosk, carrying beds, carriers, accessories and design-led products for dogs and cats.
#01-02/03, #02-18
Level 1
Zall Bookstore
Large Chinese-language bookshop that opened in 2021 across Level 1 and Level 2, returning a bookshop to a building long identified with Borders. Long reading tables and an in-store cafe are part of the design.
By floor
Which level to head for
| Level | Count | Shops |
|---|---|---|
| Level 5 | 2 | Options Pilates Studio, QCD Technology |
| Level 3 | 3 | Ergokid, Honma, W Optics |
| Level 2 | 4 | Atlantic Optical, Gumption Coffee, IUIGA, Maxine Studio |
| Level 1 | 3 | Marks & Spencer, Woof Living, Zall Bookstore |
| Basement 1 | 4 | Flaming Queen, Tanaka Optical, The Palm Press, Therapy Market |
| Basement 2 | 1 | Embrace+ |
Answers
Questions about specialty at Wheelock Place
Is there still a Marks & Spencer at Wheelock Place?
Yes. Marks & Spencer occupies #01-01 and is the mall’s anchor tenant, covering clothing, homeware and a food hall. It took on the anchor role after Borders closed in 2011.
Is there a bookshop at Wheelock Place?
Yes. Zall Bookstore opened in 2021 on Level 1 with an extension on Level 2, specialising in Chinese-language books and running its own in-store cafe. The Borders flagship that occupied the building for many years closed in 2011.
Where can I buy glasses at Wheelock Place?
Three optical retailers operate in the building: Tanaka Optical in Basement 1, Atlantic Optical on Level 2 and W Optics on Level 3. Lafont on Level 2 carries designer frames, and Shinagawa Eye Centre on Level 5 handles vision correction procedures.