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French luxury fashion house Chloe has opened its first-ever pop-up concept in Singapore. At Ion Orchard’s atrium, the store curates 20 exclusive Chloe products ranging from the classic Drew Bijou and Roy bags to dainty small leather goods and even sunglasses.…
Singapore’s pork ribs restaurant chain Founder Bak Kut Teh has opened its first outlet in Vietnam. Located on the ground floor of Ho Chi Minh City’s RomeA shopping centre in District 3, Founder Bak Kut Teh Vietnam offers the original Singapore menu. The…
Following Dubai and Seoul, the next stop on the Burberry Conservatory pop-up world tour is Singapore. The headline star for the pop-up is a tote known as the Belt Bag, which made its debut at Burberry’s February show in London. Modelled after quintessentially…
DHL Express and Singapore-based retail logistics company blu have partnered to offer all DHL Express customers the option to directly collect their shipments from DHL Service Points, which include blu’s island wide network of over 55 bluPort Parcel Terminals…
Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday, with Singapore gaining nearly 1 percent as upbeat sentiment following positive U.S. jobs data pushed global equities higher. Asia ex-Japan shares rose 1 percent to their highest level since May 17. Data on…
Japanese discount retailer Don Don Donki will open its second Singapore store next week at Tanjong Pagar’s 100AM mall. Don Don Donki’s product range of about 30,000 items was curated for Singapore and spans fresh and processed foods, vegetables, meat, sushi,…
Singaporean food brand Old Chang Kee has opened its first British outpost – in London’s Covent Garden. Old Chang Kee has more than 100 outlets across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. It made its first curry puff in 1956 and now sells more than…
OCBC Bank is the first Singapore bank to roll out a digital instant account-opening service for all customers who are Singaporeans or permanent residents. Even if you do not currently have any relationship with OCBC Bank, you can leverage national data…
It may be one of the earliest players in Singapore’s e-commerce market, but Qoo10 seems to have lost some of its shine in recent years as more high-profile names such as Lazada, RedMart, Amazon, and Carousell hog the headlines.t Still, the e-commerce site has…
Crypto trading venue Huobi Pro has launched what it says is the world’s first cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) targeted at retail investors. Announced on Friday, the Singapore-based exchange’s new product — called HB10 — allows investors to purchase…
Hong Kong chain Tsui Wah’s first outlet in South-east Asia will open in Singapore on June 15, in partnership with Jumbo Group. The cha chan teng (coffee shop-style) outlet in Clarke Quay will seat more than 140 customers and serve signature items including…
Lim Ming Yan, 55, has given notice he will retire as CapitaLand group CEO and president, with his last day of service being December 31. Accepting his notice of retirement, the board has thanked him for his years of service and contributions to the CapitaLand…
Pull&Bear, the young fashion brand run by the Inditex Group (owners of Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe), presents its refreshed store image in an improved location in VivoCity, Singapore. This new point of…
Regulation changes in Malaysia dragged down both revenue and profits for Southeast Asian electrical, IT and furniture retailer Courts Asia. For the year to March 31, Courts Asia had a 3.7 per cent dip in revenue to SG$713.1 million (US$532.5 million). Profits…
Asia proved the strongest growth market for premium apparel and accessories retailer Michael Kors last year, offsetting ongoing weakness in its largest market, the Americas. Asian sales increased 17.5 per cent to US$137.7 million in the fourth quarter and…
AI will soon revolutionise the online grocery shopping experience, according to research released today ahead of next month’s Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit in Singapore. The research, compiled by IGD, is based on a survey of 223 senior industry members…
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