I was at IKEA (second visit in my life) yesterday – partly because no electricity for 10 hours at my area, and also because Then wanted to get some household stuff. Spent about 3 hours there. Took me 11 minutes to find a parking. So, you can imagine the crowd. The road was jammed from Persiaran Surian exit (via LDP). Where did all these people come from? Granted we have few buildings in the area – Cineleisure, Ikano, IKEA, Courts etc, but still so many people around. I got a headache just thinking about the crowd.
Now, this scene is similar in many shopping complexes in the city. If you assume that every visitor spends at least RM15 (just window shopping – food and parking), its still money being spent. But, many visitors don’t leave empty handed. I can guess that a trolley of goods will cost about RM100 – RM200 on average. So, are we earning enough? Or is it just the particular segment of society that is earning above the national average? Probably those staying in the affluent areas of Bandar Utama, PJ, Kelana Jaya, Damansara?
Cost of living is going up, but people still can spend.