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A challenging employment outlook persists into the first three months of 2017 (Q1) as Singapore’s net employment outlook stands at a modest +9%, after the data is adjusted for seasonal variation. Of the 620 employers surveyed in the latest ManpowerGroup…
Dover Street Market Singapore will debut at Tanglin Village early next year, marking the fashion brand’s fourth global site. To be known as DSM Singapore, the hip Japanese concept will sell a curated range of labels. Founded by 74-year-old Japanese fashion…
Research from HSBC shows a growing number of Chinese tourists visiting Singapore fuelled a 44 per cent increase in retail spending in the first half of this year, versus the same period last year. That put retail ahead of casinos in terms of tourist spending…
When you think of Singapore Airlines, visions appear of cushy premium cabins, bespoke leather seats, and free-flowing Champagne poured by the carrier’s throwback “Singapore girls” flight attendants. It’s all that, yes. But the luxury carrier is working hard…
Singapore-headquartered footwear brand Charles & Keith says it will close all its Japanese locations. According to a report published by Fashion Network, Charles & Keith Japan has already closed 13 stores in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Hakata, with the flagship…
Hong Kong logistics startup Easyship has raised an undisclosed amount of pre-series A funding from 500 Durians, a fund managed by Silicon Valley’s venture capital major 500 Startups. Easyship is an online platform providing crossborder logistics services for…
Singapore’s Infocomm and Media development Authority (IMDA) has announced it will ban the sale of 2G-only mobile devices from January 1. After this time, retailers and equipment suppliers will not be allowed to sell 2G handsets for use in Singapore, the…
JCB, the international operations subsidiary of JCB, CIMB Bank Singapore (“CIMB”), and Wirecard AG (“Wirecard”) are pleased to announce their signing of a License Agreement to begin JCB merchant acquiring services in Singapore. Through the partnership, JCB…
Though many consumers are currently lukewarm about their relationships with brands and retailers, three in four consumers in Singapore will buy more from retailers if they are better rewarded for their loyalty, a study conducted by ICLP finds. Out of 750…
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to cooperate in a number of sectors such as tourism and energy. The fields of cooperation include tourism, development of liquefied natural gas (LNG),…
Going digital is part of HSBC’s strategy as technology and mobility are changing how customers do banking. The customers will be given a discount for every Apple Pay transaction until Januar 15. HSBC Singapore is treating its HSBC Visa and MasterCard credit…
It secured 90% of commercial space in YIA’s new terminal. Singapore Myanmar Investco’s duty free shops, retail outlets and car rental services are seen benefitting from growing tourism in Myanmar, said DBS Vicker Securities. The research house notes that the…
Credit-card use in Singapore is set to fall by 40 per cent in less than five years, according to new research from global payment company Worldpay. For its Global Payments Report 2016, Worldpay analysed 30 eCommerce markets including Australia, China, Hong…
As Southeast Asia eCommerce merchants set benchmarks in a booming industry, their efforts are about to be celebrated with the launch of annual awards. Based in Kuala Lumpur, online shopping aggregator iPrice Group has launched the iPrice eCommerce Merchant…
Slingers and StarHub have entered into a partnership that will see the pay TV operator become the official broadcast partner of the Singapore Slingers for three years starting with the upcoming ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season. All of the Slingers’…
Singapore’s Infocomm and Media Development Authority (IMDA) is investigating Singtel over a recent nearly 24-hour broadband outage islandwide. Singtel announced the outage commenced at around 8:45am on Saturday and services were fully restored at 8:25am on…
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