Imago Jaya is a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Originally known as Jaya Supermarket it was built in 1974, and was one of the first malls in Petaling Jaya, and originally lasted until its demolition and subsequent accidental collapse in 2009. A new shopping complex was built on the same site, renamed as Jaya Shopping Centre.

The original building had four storeys of retail units, five storeys of office units and four storeys of car-parks. The building was earmarked for redevelopment, in which it would be demolished and rebuilt as a namesake shopping centre, with additional loading bays, access roads and security in the late 2000s.

Incidents

Collapse On 28 May 2009, during the active structural teardown of the original supermarket complex, a major section of the remaining building suffered an accidental progressive collapse. The structural failure resulted in the deaths of seven Indonesian construction workers who were trapped beneath the falling concrete slabs, and it left several others injured within the active commercial zone.«Jaya Supermarket collapses». The Star. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

A subsequent ministerial investigative committee determined that the fatal collapse was caused by severe execution errors and a lack of proper engineering oversight during the delicate demolition sequence.«Jaya Supermart Collapse: 'Something not done right'». The Star. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2015. The findings triggered widespread public debate regarding structural safety protocols in urban areas, ultimately prompting the Malaysian government to enforce significantly stricter regulations, mandatory forensic structural assessments, and standardized code compliance guidelines for all subsequent commercial demolition contracts nationwide.

Tenants The current tenants of Imago Jaya include:

Jaya Grocer

TGV Cinemas

Chili's

Texas Chicken

Machines

Original Classic

Buyout In March 2025, Asian Pac Holdings Bhd's (known for Imago Mall in Kota Kinabalu) subsidiary Primadana Utama Sdn Bhd bought Jaya Shopping Centre for RM100,000,000 from its original owners, Jaya Section Fourteen Sdn Bhd. Since then, the mall has been renamed as Imago Jaya.

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