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Pablo Cheese Tart Singapore has closed all of its stores in the city. After 19 months in operation, the cheese-tart brand’s exit from the city follows the shuttering of its outlets in Malaysia last July. The first outlet in Wisma Atria saw long queues when it…
Changi Airport’s mega retail and lifestyle development Jewel Changi Airport will open on April 17, senior minister of state for transport Lam Pin Min has announced. The 10-story complex consisting of five storeys above ground and five basement floors will be…
Muji parent Ryohin Keikaku has filed a lawsuit against Singaporean retailer Iuiga alleging trademark infringement. During an interview Muji president Satoru Matsuzaki said the lawsuit was filed against Iuiga in Singapore courts in late January for “trademark…
DesignSingapore Council (DSG)’s new Business of Design (BOD) program has launched to help local furniture and lifestyle brands expand globally. As a part of Singapore Design Week 2019, which runs until March 17, the program will select up to six brands the…
Singapore supermarket chain Sheng Siong Group has reported a 1.4 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to S$70.5 million for 2018. Revenue, gross profit and gross margin all improved in both the final quarter and full year, but they were offset by a…
SL Beauty Hotel is coming to Singapore this month, as part of a tour of the world’s fashion meccas, including Paris, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul. Precise details of the Singapore ‘hotel’ have yet to be revealed, but it is expected to have…
Pokemon Center Singapore has unveiled a mock-up of its Jewel Changi store set to open next month. Pokemon Center Singapore is expected to be smaller or about the same size as Pokemon Center Kyoto, which is currently one of the smallest Pokemon Centers in…
Hospitality-and-retail integrated development Tekka Place has marked its topping out, and is scheduled for a soft opening by the end of this year. Located at 2 Serangoon Road, the complex has a main tower and a seven-storey annex with rooftop deck. Tekka…
Multi-brand concept store Manifesto has opened a new flagship store on Singapore’s Orchard Road. Manifesto’s new space in Mandarin Gallery envelopes guests in “the stark and abstract beauty of the Saharan landscape”, featuring sand colours and organic…
Changi Airport has added new restaurants and stores to its retail offer. In the transit area, Irvin’s Salted Egg has opened a kiosk at Terminal 1. In the public areas, new eateries have opened at Terminal 3’s basement 2 including three by the Pezzo Group:…
Effective March 31, Singapore Airlines (SQ) is permanently increasing capacity on the Johannesburg-Singapore route, with three additional flights on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. They will be on a permanent basis after the increase was trialed in July and…
Luxury French brand Faure Le Page will open its first Singapore flagship store this June, at Takashimaya. The store will be the fashion brand’s first in Southeast Asia and its ninth worldwide. Designed to resemble a garden, the boutique will pre-launch a…
Singtel Group and Malaysia’s Axiata Digital have signed an agreement to collaborate in the areas of mobile financial and digital services to promote the growth of the ASEAN digital economy. Under the agreement, Axiata Digital will join Singtel’s cross-border…
Konnectivity Corp has succeeded in its takeover attempt for Singapore’s third largest operator M1 and will now take the company private. Konnectivity, the joint venture established by major M1 shareholders Keppel Corp and Singapore Press Holdings, has…
CapitaLand has topped out the eighth and final skyscraper of Raffles City Chongqing, expecting to launch it in phases from the second half of this year. This follows the completion of the 200m-high bridge The Crystal which connects six of the towers. “The…
Singapore-based burger chain VeganBurg is seeking new franchisees to expand its business in California. The company will hold a franchising conference in Las Vegas next month, expected to be attended by many Californian companies and individuals evaluating…
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