Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Singapore, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The refreshed app, which builds on Singapore’s payments infrastructure, now allows real-time money transfers via PayNow for DBS PayLah!, OCBC Bank and Standard Chartered customers. Google has launched a new version of its payments app Google Pay, which…
Swedish luxury brand Byredo has opened its first flagship store in Singapore. Located in Ngee Ann City shopping center, the store offers a wide range of fragrances, leather goods, and accessories. The store facade features a gray concrete wall with the brand…
7-Eleven has collaborated with Coca-Cola to launch a crossover experience store in Singapore. Located at the House of Eden, the store spans two stories and is dressed in Coca-Cola’s signature red. Behind the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, a giant ‘Coca-Cola…
Marina Bay Sands has hired a law firm to investigate employees transfers of more than $1 billion of gamblers’ money to third parties. Dispute resolution and international arbitration specialist Davinder Singh Chambers LLC has been hired for the investigation,…
The Chinese technology conglomerate is pushing ahead with global expansion plans, despite recent app bans in India and the United States. Tencent is planning to open a new office in Singapore, which will be its regional hub for Southeast Asia, where it also…
Skechers Singapore has accelerated its expansion plan in the city despite the Covid-19 situation. Since July, the footwear brand has rolled out five new stores in the territory, taking its store count to 30, employing 40 additional staff to man them. While…
Topshop and Topman Singapore are to close its last store in VivoCity and move online this Thursday (September 17). Topshop and Topman brand manager Wing Tai Retail told The Straits Times that the brands will focus on an omnichannel retail strategy to suit…
Singapore’s privacy watchdog fined ride-hailing app Grabcar S$10,000 ($7,310), saying a 2019 update put the data of some users at risk of unauthorized access in what the watchdog said was the fourth breach of data privacy regulations and “a significant cause…
Gambling is popular all over Asia, with Macau being the traditional centre for glamorous casinos and high stakes rollers. But Singapore has risen in popularity as a casino destination as well. Singapore is famous for having stringent laws affecting such…
Swiss digital investment specialist Crypto Finance has opened a branch in the Lion City. The company sees itself as a provider of services to the banking industry. Crypto Finance’s representative office in Singapore opens this month and will be led by the…
Apple’s most ambitious store project yet will open its doors to the public this Thursday, a round structure that appears to float on Singapore’s harbor. The spherical shaped store features an all-glass dome structure above the waterline, with 114 panes of…
Singapore retailers are on notice: tough new rules have been released covering drip pricing, price comparisons, discounts, and the improper use of the term “free” in a bid to eliminate misleading pricing practices. The state’s regulatory body, the Competition…
HSBC Life Singapore appointed two senior executives to further expand manufacturing and distribution activities in the city-state. HSBC Life Singapore named Philip Pang and How Chee Koon as a chief investment officer and chief product officer, respectively,…
Even private banking in Asia – awash with not only the usual posh amenities but also various other characteristics that make it uniquely more high-touch – was not immune digital disruption during the pandemic. Within the banking sector, private banking has…
Singapore retail sales rebounded in July as social-distancing rules were relaxed, but there was still a year-on-year decline of 7.7 percent, excluding motor vehicle sales. That was significantly better than June’s fall of 24.2 percent and May’s 52 percent.…
Techsembly, a Singapore technology startup, is securing clients worldwide after developing a Software-as-a-Service platform allowing businesses to replicate a curated and customized in-store shopping experience online. The three entrepreneurs who founded…
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