
Singapore Core Inflation Accelerates to 2% in July on Rising Utilities
Electricity and gas tariffs jumped 8.7 per cent in July, reversing a prior contraction and lifting Singapore headline inflation to 2.2 per cent.
Home, wellness and lifestyle categories redefining everyday consumption.

Electricity and gas tariffs jumped 8.7 per cent in July, reversing a prior contraction and lifting Singapore headline inflation to 2.2 per cent.

Indian mother and baby retailer FirstCry is expanding its two-to-three-hour delivery service to 12 cities after posting 17.7 per cent multichannel revenue growth.

Store count across the retail network reached 8,674 locations as the company pushed its Top Toy brand into Taiwan and the United States.

AI wealth expansion lifted global counts while property headwinds trimmed Hong Kong’s total by two, according to Altrata data.

The Australian furniture brand saw its full-year pro forma EBITDA more than double to $27.9 million following its stock exchange debut and expansion into Britain.

Underlying EBITDA climbed to $5.3 million for the full year, while higher operating costs reduced gross profit by 9 per cent.

Makati leads urban household earnings at 796,990 pesos a year while five Mindanao provinces post the country’s lowest purchasing power.

National Parks Board returns to shooting nuisance birds as urban food waste and housing estate nesting sites fuel population growth.

Short shoppable video clips drove 63.8 per cent of total European platform sales across four major markets.

Australian skincare operator Ella Baché is rolling out artificial intelligence tools across inventory forecasting, procurement, and salon management systems.

Chemist Warehouse store expansion and surging demand for GLP-1 treatments pushed full-year earnings past the billion-dollar threshold.

Operating revenue reached 1,654 million baht as the Bangkok-listed lifestyle chain added 37 stores and weighed expansion into neighbouring Southeast Asian markets.

Real Pet Food Company has launched an Australian-sourced grain-free dental dry food under its Fussy Cat brand.

Existing backer L Catterton exits the Tokyo-based maker of &Honey and 8 The Thalasso as top executives reinvest alongside the buyout firm.

Five manufacturers control 58 per cent of regional sales as digital distribution and pull-up pants reshape infant care spending.

A firmer New Taiwan dollar neutralized rising crude import costs after benchmark prices climbed above US$93 per barrel.
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