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The shopping frenzy continues after Christmas as Orchard Road and neighbourhood malls lay on the post-Christmas sales to reel in the crowds. Mall tunes have been switched as well, as many people head out to shop for the Chinese New Year, on Jan 28 next year,…
According to a Savills report, there are at least nine major mall projects in the pipeline from Q4 2016 to 2020, totalling around 6.2 million sq ft of retail supply. The upcoming retail supply for 2016 is mainly from the new mixed-use developments in the…
Philips and L’Oréal Paris Men Expert have joined forces to launch a pop-up barber shop at Singapore Changi Airport. The Male Grooming Club initiative, in partnership with Changi Airport Group, The Shilla Duty Free and Sprint-Cass, is said to be the…
A plane arrived this week at Paya Lebar Airbase. But it is no ordinary aircraft. The Orbis plane, also known as the world’s only “flying eye hospital”, made its stop in Singapore this week to raise awareness about blindness. Orbis, an international non-profit…
Back in July, Singaporeans were thrilled by the news that our very first Apple retail store was set to open in November at Orchard Road’s Knightsbridge Mall. With Apple products only available to Singapore dwellers via authorised resellers (Nübox , EpiCenter)…
Singapore operator StarHub has announced the launch of services over the new Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable network, which connects nine countries in the region. The APG is a 10,900 kilometre cable network system with capacity exceeding 54Tbps,…
Chinese-based online social media platform parent Tencent has opened a Singapore office to help drive Asian brands improve their reach to Chinese consumers. Tencent, which owns the WeChat messaging and browsing platform, has created an International Business…
Italian fashion label Salvatore Ferragamo has taken over four JVs created in partnership with Trinity (Fung Group), which distributes the brand in South Korea and Southeast Asia. Ferragamo says it has bought the companies’ 20 per cent share, still owned by…
Luxury travel retailer DFS Group has been awarded the master duty-free and general merchandise concession at Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC). Winning the public tender process announced in June, DFS has a five-year contract covering SCC’s HarbourFront and Tanah…
Philips and L’Oréal Paris Men Expert have joined forces to launch a pop-up barber shop at Singapore Changi Airport. The Male Grooming Club initiative is a partnership with Changi Airport Group, The Shilla Duty Free and Sprint-Cass. The barber shop, open from…
There is no doubt that Singapore is a paradise for shopaholics and foodies. And, it doesn’t come as a surprise if the island nation has some of the finest malls. Recently, Forbes rated the best five malls in Singapore based on the shopping experience and food…
China-based crawfish specialty brand JuanFu has opened its first restaurant in Hong Kong with hopes this will help it launch worldwide. Founded in Shanghai last year, the brand already has 11 outlets spanning different provinces and cities in China. Its Hong…
When it comes to Asian Christmas gift-giving, Koreans are the most generous, according to a Kadence Singapore survey. The company spoke to a cross-section of shoppers in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore to understand more about their Christmas…
While Singapore has for years been the default data center location for US and European companies wanting to serve clients in Asia, the rise of the mega-clouds is changing market dynamics there as it has done in other major data center markets around the…
Sports brand Nike Singapore will stop supplying smaller retailers from next month. This is a huge blow for mom-and-pop stores in Peninsula Plaza and Queensway Shopping Centre, which rely on top-selling brands to attract customers, as reported. “Its move would…
Chinese international restaurant brand Element Fresh plans to grant development rights to franchisees across Asia, with an initial focus on Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and Singapore. Founded in 2002, the group has nearly 40 restaurants in China, mainly in…
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