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Crooked retailers have been served a warning after a judge jailed four Sim Lim Square scammers. The freelance salesmen worked for the collapsed Mobile Air mobile phone shop for notorious conman Jover Chew Chiew Loon have been sent to jail for between four and…
The Singapore Jewellery & Gem Fair opened its doors yesterday (October 22), offering more than 100,000 pieces of fine jewellery from a number of exhibitors. The four-day event, which is now in its third year, is open to casual shoppers, serious investors and…
Singapore’s consumer price index (CPI) came in at -0.6 percent year on year in September, slightly improved from the 0.8 percent fall in August, largely on account of a stronger pickup in the prices of consumer services and retail items, a joint press release…
Flyspaces bills itself as “Airbnb for office and retail spaces.” The idea is to build a network of offices, meeting rooms, and commercial spaces that businesses and entrepreneurs can lease for short periods or whenever they need them. This concept isn’t new,…
Experts say bamboo offers enormous potential to protect the natural environment and biodiversity as well as mitigate climate change, given its strong root systems to combat soil erosion and capacity to lock up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. There is a…
Singapore’s fibre broadband service provider ViewQwest has exported its local network know-how to Oman, which plans to bring fibre links to some 90 per cent of homes in its capital city of Muscat and 35 per cent of other governorates. This translates to some…
The Japanese online beauty retailer @Cosme has bought a stake in Singapore website Vanitee, described as a “digital marketplace for beauty artists”. Neither the value of the investment, or the size of the stake acquired was disclosed by either party. Vanitee…
Singapore-headquartered Courts says it will open a second megastore in Indonesia. The new 24,000 sqm store is already under construction on a 2.2 hectare site in Bumi Serpong Damai, southwest of the capital city Jakarta. Courts Indonesia CEO Roy Santoso told…
A 465 sqm pop up store promoting Macallan single malt whisky is touring major Asian cities. Designed by agency Fitch, the unique pop up is by day a shopping and exhibition area, open to any walk-in customers. In the evening, the space is transformed into a…
Ironically, petrol service station sales dropped the most. Motor vehicle sales almost single-handedly towed Singapore’s retail sales as it grew by 5% compared to last month. Excluding motor sales, retail sales would only grow by a measly 1.3% from last year.…
A plan to simplify the complex ownership structure of Parkson Retail Asia operations has been rejected by independent shareholders. The proposal, defeated by a 63.44 per cent vote against at a shareholders meeting on Monday, would have seen the…
Malaysia’s Marrybrown has opened its first restaurant in Singapore. Marrybrown Singapore has made its debut at the iFly in Sentosa and is the first of a network of 20 stores planned for the city lover the next five years. Founded in 1981 and the first…
SingPost, Singapore’s national postal service, is continuing to build its international portfolio of eCommerce businesses, now adding US-based Jagged Peak to the lineup. The company says the purchase continues its “aspirations of building an end-to-end…
The company launched a fresh concept there this month, called Pedder on Scotts. At 20,000 square feet, it’s the retailer’s largest store to date. Peter Harris, Pedder Group’s president, said the company’s vast knowledge of the region, coupled with consumer…
Singapore Post Ltd. is testing package delivery by drone, echoing attempts by Amazon.com Inc. to extend the commercial capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles. The company known as SingPost said a drone it developed with the Infocomm Development Authority of…
It partners with retailers to offer interactive experiential centres. Hobbyists usually have to go to a store to buy their favourite games and collectibles. Depending on where they are based, they may have a limited range of merchandise to choose from and…
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