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A post on Chinese social media platform WeChat touts Orchard Road as a prime spot for a selfie, with its backdrop of high street brands and clean surroundings. Another post raves about the value of the dishes at seafood restaurant chain Fish & Co, where…
Samsung Pay, the Korean electronics giant’s e-wallet system, will launch in Singapore on June 16. At launch, those holding Visa and MasterCard credit or debit cards issued by POSB Bank, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank will be able to…
With continuing restructuring in the Singapore retail sector it is a tenants’ market, but while rents are generally under pressure, well-located, well-managed suburban malls are in a strong position. Meanwhile, average prime retail rents in Orchard Rd and…
Singapore’s Consistel is reportedly pulling ahead of MyRepublic in the race to secure funding to make a play to become the market’s fourth mobile operator. Consistel has so far lined up at least S$400 million ($293.8 million) worth of the S$1 billion in…
Citing social concerns, Singapore grocer NTUC FairPrice cuts prices on wholegrain rice in a public commitment to aiding the fight against diabetes. The supermarket says a 5 per cent discount on all FairPrice housebrand wholegrain rice for the next three…
Malaysia-based retail advertising and intelligence technology provider, Ebizu Sdn Bhd, has secured a round of Series A investment amounting to $3 million from undisclosed Singapore investors to fuel its regional expansion plans. Ebizu’s operations has grown…
Niche fragrance specialist Perfumer’s Workshop International (PWI) is looking to make a move into travel retail locations in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and India following feedback from buyers at this year’s TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition in Singapore. PWI Founder…
The Toggle Red Button, based on Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV), has been launched by Mediacorp-Singapore for its OTT service. This will now together live broadcast TV and Toggle’s VOD services into a single seamless environment. Mediacorp is the first…
Rare and seasonal editions stored in a snow cave for a year are being offered by a new online sake service in Singapore. Introduced by Sisi Limited, the Sakemaru service delivers premium sakes to customers every month. Subscriptions are priced from S$50…
Jollibee Foods Corp has opened two more outlets in Singapore, driven by Filipinos’ demand for the popular Philippine fast food chain. The new stores of Jollibee Singapore are located at Square 2 Novena and Changi City Point, complementing the first one in…
Singapore’s Mapletree has revealed how its SC VivoCity joint venture in Ho Chi Minh City is performing. The shopping centre, built in the heart of District 7, a area popular with expats from Korea and Singapore especially, opened in April 2015. In its recent…
Singapore’s M1 has become the first operator in Southeast Asia to offer BlackBerry’s BES12 Cloud bundled with new or renewed business mobile plans. The operator is the first in the region to take advantage of BlackBerry’s Enhanced SIM-Based Licensing, which…
The Great Singapore Sale (GSS), which starts on Friday (June 3), has been extended from eight to 10 weeks this year to cater to tourists from the region. And for the first time, UnionPay International cardholders will get extra perks during the sale, under a…
Samsung has secured the support of Citibank as it readies the release of its mobile payments service in Singapore. Samsung has already won around Singapore’s major banks as it prepares for the launch of its service in Q2.The company is hoping the deal with…
UberEats Singapore has launched, the ride-hailing app’s food-delivery service making its Asian debut. Using the standalone app, Singaporeans can order food from about 100 restaurants. While deliveries are initially limited to the central business and…
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority said Tuesday it is investigating Hyundai vehicles following reports of accidents involving sudden acceleration while reversing. In a statement, the authority said it was looking into cases of Hyundai vehicles having…
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