Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Singapore, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Nearly half of Asia’s shoppers said they prefer to do their Christmas shopping online this year, according to a new survey conducted by internet services company Rakuten. Of 2500 shoppers polled in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan, 47 per…
NTUC FairPrice has announced the resignation of CEO Tan Kian Chew on December 31 after 23 years with the company. Tan will join the Singapore Labour Foundation as CEO. His replacement has been named as Seah Kian Peng, who will commence on January 1. Tan…
For the second year running, DFS Group is partnering with Make-A-Wish International (www.worldwish.org) this December in its #JoyToYourWorld charity campaign to help children fighting life-threatening medical conditions by granting their special wishes. Jay…
Isetan Singapore has reported a third straight quarterly loss. The high profile, Japanese-owned four store strong department store chain has more than doubled its loss of the same quarter last year. The company says sales were down in all of its stores, a…
Real Singapore retail sales – the data which excludes motor vehicles – slumped 4.5 per cent from August to September according to government data. Year on year sales fell 1.4 per cent, recorded Statistics Singapore. The total retail sales value in September…
Technology from Metail, a United Kingdom fashion technology company is set to arrive in Singapore tomorrow as part of the company’s first Asian collaboration with new Indian fashion retailer abof.com. The new launch is understood to be in partnership with…
Mauritius will become a gateway to Asia through Singapore for the islands of the Indian Ocean and countries of eastern and southern Africa as a result of the agreement signed on 14 October 2015 between Mauritius and Singapore Changi Airport. In reply to a…
Embraer Executive Jets and DHL have teamed up on a new global logistics model designed specifically for business aviation. With 930 executive jets (and increasing to more than 1,000 next year) flying in some 60 counties, Embraer clearly has the need for…
Chinese retail mall owner Beijing Hualian Group (BHG) is looking to list its malls in a Singapore real estate investment trust (Reit) on Singapore Exchange (SGX). If successful, it would be Singapore’s first Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) listing this…
According to Gartner, more than 75 percent of companies globally are investing or planning to invest big data in the next two years. In 2015, SAS saw an increased adoption in analytics solutions across various industries – a clear indication that Singaporean…
The world’s largest technology company has announced that its entire Singapore operations, including a 2,500-person corporate campus and a forthcoming retail store, will be 100% powered by solar panels. Analysts says the company’s recent efforts of focusing…
Diageo-owned Scotch whisky Johnnie Walker Blue Label is elevating its relationship with travel retail through a collaboration with Singapore Airlines. The distiller’s Johnnie Walker House network of high-end whisky lounges has worked with Singapore Airlines…
Apple is poised to become the first company to open a fully solar-powered store in Singapore as part of its ongoing efforts to go green with renewable energy source. The Cupertino-based tech giant has signed a partnership deal with solar energy developer…
The Oct results suggested a slowdown developing as far as consumer spending is concerned which may temper expectations of strong pickups in the economic growth of the 4th quarter. Core prices had been expected to inch up by 0.1%. The Commerce Department said…
UK department store operator John Lewis has hinted at its trading performance in Asia as it announced another offshore expansion – into the Netherlands. John Lewis chose Singapore as the first of 15 new international markets it plans to expand into back in…
Singapore-listed Croesus Retail Trust achieved a 17.2 per cent increase in quarterly earnings to $23 million from its Japanese shopping centre investments. But that was not enough to change its distribution per unit (DPU) for the quarter, which remained flat…
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