Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Singapore, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The woes besetting British lender Standard Chartered over the past three years have left their mark on Singapore. As one of the bank’s regional hubs with operations spanning commercial, retail and private banking and wealth management, Singapore has had to…
The Singapore Pinacotheque de Paris has been nominated Best Emerging Culture Destination in Asia at the 2015 edition of the Leading Culture Destinations Awards, a platform that celebrates the success of cultural institutions worldwide, while its 2015 edition…
The latest in the deal landscape from listed Singapore firms that are expanding locally has seen technology service company DeClout buying a controlling stake in Play-E. Also, the food catering firm, Neo Group Limited, has bought a 90 per cent -stake in CT…
THE bulls and bears of Singapore’s industrial property market often reflect the pace of economic growth and the composition of the manufacturing sector. Since its post-independence days, the manufacturing sector in Singapore has evolved to be a key…
In a bid to cut Singapore’s energy consumption, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will phase out less energy-efficient air-conditioners by September next year. Currently, air-conditioning models sold here must have at least one tick on the energy label,…
Pororo Park Singapore will open at Marina Square next month, the first for the animated penguin in Southeast Asia. Pororo is South Korea’s most popular cartoon character. The award-winning animation is broadcasted over 130 countries, including Disney Junior…
Singapore-born vegetarian burger chain VeganBurg has shifted its head office to San Francisco as it prepares to launch its concept in the US market. The five year old company has retained its original store in Singapore – at 44 Jalan Eunos – along with its…
Users can manage connected devices from their phones. The member of Singapore’s telco triumvirate boosted convenience and ease of access for its corporate customer-base as it launches its advanced M2M platform, M1 Connect. According to a statement by M1, the…
Samsonite Singapore plans at least two new stores in the city this year. Speaking in an interview with the Straits Times, Samsonite CEO Ramesh Tainwala acknowledged his business faces high operating costs and slower economic growth in Singapore, compared to…
Taiwanese PC giant Asustek Computer Inc is taking the price of smartwatches, specifically those running on Google’s Android Wear platform, to a new low. Launching the Asus ZenWatch 2 smartwatch in Singapore on Oct 29, the company announced the wearable will…
Buro 24/7 has popped up in Scotts Square…. for six months. The Buro 24/7 Singapore pop up store is the second in the city for the international brand, opening five months after an earlier one at Clifford Pier. Whether a store with a life span of six months…
A game console and gadget retailer in Singapore has put up a listing for Sony fans to put up pre-orders for Playstation VR. With this now going on in Singapore, Sony still remains silent until today about the launch date of their virtual reality game console.…
Singapore’s retail market has been experiencing a drop in sales values. Tourism arrivals and the ongoing labour shortage against the backdrop of an additional reduction in the foreign dependency ratio effective July 2013 are considered some of the key drivers…
Construction is now underway for Singapore’s first shopping mall that offers e-commerce logistics solutions as well. Scheduled to be completed in mid-2017, the new retail mall will be located at the prent open concourse in front of the SPC, located next to…
Fans of Google Nexus smartphones in Singapore will soon be able to get their hands on the search giant’s latest large-screen flagship, the Nexus 6P. In a joint statement, Huawei Consumer Business Group (which manufactures the Nexus 6P and distributes the…
HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC Global AM) has appointed Puneet Chaddha as chief executive officer (CEO) of HSBC Global Asset Management (Singapore) Limited, with effect from November 1 this year – he succeeds Kalen Lim, who will move to another senior…
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