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Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) will cease its practice of supplying draught beer to retailers on an exclusive basis, following an investigation by the Competition Commission of Singapore. The company has given CCS a voluntary commitment to cease its…
Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS) has been found to have prevented retail outlets from selling draught beers from competing suppliers and restricted the choices of these beers available to retailers and consumers, the Competition Commission Singapore…
Apple reseller Story-i has launched in Vietnam hoping to replicate its Indonesian market success. The Singapore-headquartered electronic authorised reseller has opened its first Apple Premium Reseller (APR) store in the new SC VivoCity Mall in Ho Chi Minh…
As the toxic haze caused by Indonesian forest fires continues to enshroud Singapore and parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, the campaign to boycott brands linked to the fires is widening across Southeast Asia. Last week, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC)…
Honestbee, Singapore’s fast-growing, on-demand grocery concierge and delivery service has raised first round funding of US$15 million. And behind the cash are some seriously experienced eCommerce and online business experts, including: Pejman Mar Ventures,…
Suntec City officially reopened on Thursday (Oct 22) following a S$410 million enhancement. In a press release, ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited, the manager of Suntec REIT, said enhancement works began in June 2012 and were completed in June this year.…
Singapore has long been seen as a mecca for high-end shopping. Locals and tourists alike have miles and miles of malls and boutique-lined streets to wander through. Retail refugees from China, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia come to the small city…
As Singapore gears up to become the world’s first Smart Nation, keeping communities and businesses connected to the Internet is crucial to support better living and working. Likewise, companies are beginning to realise that the performance of the Internet has…
Apple’s location for its first official store in Singapore might be confirmed in a press release… that was not released by Apple. The announcement started innocently enough: fitness chain Pure Fitness issued a statement saying it will be closing its branch in…
Ishtara Jewellery, a Singapore business with origins in India, plans to expand within Asia and into Europe and the Middle East. MD and owner Parthiban Murugaiyan says Ishtara is marketing Indian-made gold jewellery in Singapore and its sister company Luvenus…
Singapore’s electricity market will be fully liberalised in the second half of 2018, allowing households to have more choice in their power consumption, Minister of Trade and Industry (Industry) Mr S Iswaran said today (Oct 26). The announcement came during…
Singapore commuters may soon be able to enjoy greater convenience through wearable and mobile wallet technology. The country’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) – in collaboration with Singtel, Sony, EZ-Link, Nets and TransitLink – has launched a trial using…
eCommerce giant Lazada plans a month-long mega sale in six Southeast Asian countries under its now annual promotion ‘Online Revolution’. Lazada, part of Germany’s Rocket Internet group, says more than 10 million products will be offered to 550 million…
The largest commercial 3D printing facility in South-east Asia opened in Singapore today (Sept 28), capitalising on the rising demand for such services. Launched by NASDAQ-listed Ultra Clean Asia Pacific (UCT), which develops and supplies systems for the…
The 7-Eleven retail store at Cineleisure Orchard is no longer allowed to sell tobacco products, after its employees were caught, for the second time, selling tobacco products to minors under the age of 18. The revocation of its tobacco retail licence took…
On 26 September the very first JYSK store in Singapore (occupying 9,000 sq.ft. at the new Courts Bukit Timah store) opened its doors, with plans to open another 20 in the country within the next five years! JYSK, is an international retail chain from Denmark…
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