Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Singapore, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The local telcos will include Google merchandise as part of their promo. Both Singtel and Starhub will offer Google’s flagship phone Pixel 3 as it launches in Singapore. Google itself will sell the handset through its online store starting 1 November. With…
Signs have not been good lately for Singtel, StarHub and M1, the country’s three large telecommunications companies. Technological innovations, as well as changes in regulations, have sent shock waves through the big three companies, and virtual mobile telcos…
AXA Insurance and Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) have announced the launch of a pilot for AXA@POST Virtual Assist, a digital sales advisory service that virtually connects SingPost customers with AXA Financial Consultants who can provide high quality…
Australia’s Optus, through subsidiary Optus Business, has expanded its line-up of fully managed ICT solutions for enterprises. The operator has added contact center, security and storage solutions to its Optus GO portfolio of managed services. Optus GO…
aCommerce, Southeast Asia’s leading brand ecommerce enabler, and Fluent Commerce, the cloud-native order management company that allows omnichannel retailers to out-convenience competitors and offer their customers flexible fulfillment options, have signed a…
Calling all shoppers in Singapore! CapitaLand’s multi-store, multi-mall rewards programme, CapitaStar presents a month-long celebration filled with hundreds of attractive deals for members to enjoy across 15 CapitaLand malls in Singapore. CapitaStar fulfils…
Katrina Group Ltd. (“Katrina” or the “Group”), an established and recognised Food & Beverage (“F&B”) group specialising in multi-cuisine concepts and restaurant operations, has announced its acquisition of 100.0% of Tomo Izakaya Pte. Ltd. for approximately…
Singtel has launched a new globally available platform designed to allow enterprises to easily configure their networks to better support their business requirements. The Liquid Infrastructure platform integrates physical and virtual network services into a…
Restaurant operator Jumbo Seafood has opened its first franchise in Mainland China, in the city of Fuzhou. The move signals the onset of a period of Asian expansion for the brand, which has announced plans to open five to six new franchise outlets each year,…
HealthXCapital launched Emerging Asia’s first healthcare-focused early stage VC fund, according to a media release sent on Thursday. Backed by Apollo Hospitals, Jungle Ventures, Eight Roads Ventures (the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International),…
DBS said it is extending support for social enterprises via its Social Enterprise(SE) Support Programme on Tuesday specifically addressing their top three priorities. These include: improving their business model to achieve financial sustainability; sourcing…
Shake Shack has confirmed its long-ago leaked debut in Singapore, the US restaurant chain announcing overnight it will open at the new Changi Jewel shopping centre under construction. “We’re comin’ to the city where east meets west!” the company announced. As…
Popular Taiwanese bubble milk tea brand Tiger Sugar is set to launch in Singapore. Queues with a minimum waiting time of an hour have been reported at Tiger Sugar locations both in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Photographs of customers enjoying the stripey brown…
No Signboard Holdings has entered into a master franchise agreement with South Korean Haimarrow Food Service and US firm HFS Global to develop and operate Mom’s Touch chicken and burger restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia. The group has been granted the…
Singtel and four of its regional mobile associates have entered a collaboration agreement aimed at stimulating the gaming and eSports ecosystem in Southeast Asia, Australia and India. Singtel and wholly-owned Australian subsidiary Optus have signed agreements…
Singtel has launched a new ultra-fast fiber broadband service targeted at gamers, which comes bundled with a dedicated gaming Wi-Fi modem. The new 1+1 Gbps Fibre Pro Gamer Bundle comes with the newly launched Razer Sila gaming router and a subscription to the…
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