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Japanese beauty brand Utena has launched in Singapore. The 91-year-old heritage brand, which is currently distributed throughout Greater China and Thailand, is now available at selected Watsons stores, Yue Hwa, Welcia-BHG, Tokyu Hands, Don Don Donki, Metro…
UK-based multi-brand sportswear and shoes retailer JD has opened an Ion Orchard flagship. The new 7200sqft store follows the recent opening of a JD’s store at Jurong Point, and offers an expanded range that includes favourite brands such as Nike, Adidas,…
Hong Kong-based fresh-brewed tea brand Flamingo Bloom has opened four stores in its first year of trading. The health-conscious beverage retailer first set up just last year in Hong Kong’s Central, but has already opened a larger space in Tsim Sha Tsui, a…
The Orchard Road retail vacancy rate has dropped to 5.6 per cent in the second quarter. According to a report by CBRE, the rate is the lowest in 14 quarters and well below 2016 figures. CBRE’s head of research for Southeast Asia Desmond Sim said, “On the back…
Global research organisation IGD has reported that Asia’s large format retailers are set to grow 3.3 per cent a year to 2022, with Vietnam, India and the Philippines forecast to see double-digit growth from large format players over the next five years. Most…
Sports lifestyle brand Puma has opened its first standalone Puma Kids store in Southeast Asia at Singapore’s United Square shopping mall. The 500sqft store will offer a selection of apparel, footwear and accessories for kids, making the brand’s Junior range…
“Underperforming” subsidiaries and rising rent and labour costs are disturbing the chairman of Hong Kong-listed multinational retailer Dairy Farm International – but those factors failed to prevent a solid second-half year performance. Dairy Farm’s total…
Rum distiller turned fashion-brand Tanduay has launched an online store in partnership with Singaporean e-commerce platform Shopee. The new international e-storefront features some fashion products formerly only available at the Tanduay store in Century Park…
The government must be ready for the property market bubble to burst, and the risk of it leading to an economic crisis, said the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas). Ideas senior fellow Dr Carmelo Ferlito (pix) in his policy paper titled…
US-headquartered eBay has bought out its partners in the Japanese e-commerce business Qoo10. According to regulatory filings seen by US media, eBay has paid US$306 million in cash for Qoo10’s Singapore-headquartered parent Giosis and relinquished its existing…
Transport and logistics provider Toll Group has opened a S$228 million (US$167 million) logistics hub spanning over 1 million square feet. Located in Tuas, Singapore, the opening of Toll City is expected to increase the firm’s Asian network and traffic,…
Prime day, Amazon’s own one-day-only retail holiday, was introduced in 2015 to overtake the well-established Black Friday and Cyber Monday and become the sales event of the year. The student has now surpassed the master as the number of ordered items by prime…
National Geographic and Singapore’s Changi Airport Group (CAG) proudly announce a new partnership dedicated to sharing the story of Singapore. Kicking off the partnership, National Geographic is going deep inside Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 to explore the…
Alipay, the world’s leading mobile and online payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, together with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), have launched a series of joint marketing initiatives aimed at raising destination…
Hong Kong-headquartered lingerie label 6ixty8ight has opened its first store in Southeast Asia, at VivoCity. The new 6ixty8ight Singapore store takes up more than 2000sqft on level 2 of the popular shopping centre. The brand was founded in 2005 by Hop Lun…
Singapore retail sales rose 2.2 per cent in May after excluding motor vehicles. The year-on-year increase was driven by rising sales of furniture and household equipment – up 9.1 per cent – and increased shopping before the Hari Raya festive period. Sales at…
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