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The annual Gambero Rosso’s Top Italian Wines Roadshow welcomed about 1,000 wine lovers at CHIJMES Hall today in a celebration of Italy’s wine craftsmanship. The one-day roadshow will be opened by the Ambassador of Italy to Singapore, H.E. Raffaele Langella;…
DHL affirmed its position as the world’s leading logistics company when it was conferred Best Logistics Service Provider — Express for the 29th time at last night’s 30th Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS). The award was presented to DHL…
Zara has reopened its flagship store in VivoCity, Singapore. This newly refurbished establishment showcases the brand’s latest global concept with its 2,700 square meters sales area – approximately doubling the area it had before the refurbishment. It will be…
Advertisers around the world lose as much as $700 to $800 million annually to mobile app fraud, according to a new global study. The State of Mobile Fraud Q1 2018 report by mobile marketing analytics and attribution platform AppsFlyer put Singapore, Indonesia…
Maki-san (“Mr/Ms Roll”), a Singaporean fast-food makizushi (rolled sushi) chain with 17 locations in its home country, is set to debut in Japan with an outlet in Osaka’s Shinsaibashi district in July. Maki-san has its own special take on the Japanese…
Singtel has reported a record full-year profit of S$5.45 billion ($4.06 billion) for the 12 months ending in March, mostly as a result of the windfall the company received from the NetLink NBN Trust IPO last year. Singtel was required to divest 75% of its…
Luxury beauty brand Hera under South Korea’s largest cosmetics conglomerate Amorepacific Group has opened its first store in Singapore that is expected to serve as the Korean beauty brand’s gateway to neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. According to…
The Shilla Duty Free’s burgeoning reputation as an Asian travel retail powerhouse in beauty is being underscored at Changi Airport, where the company expects this year to start contributing a percentage of revenues rather than the Minimum Annual Guarantee…
The common issues found in most companies’ Accounts Payable & Purchasing departments are manual data entry, manual routing of invoices, a lack of visibility in the accounts payable & purchasing processes, and the challenges faced with the management of high…
DFS Group, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, is to host the third edition of The Whiskey Festival at Singapore Changi Airport. Taking place from now until June 17, the festival is set to celebrate some of the world’s finest whiskies and provide…
Singapore-based ISP MyRepublic has launched a new complete networking solution for the services industry in collaboration with Cisco Meraki. The new MyRepublic Connected Business solution is designed to meet the end to-end needs of companies in the retail,…
Singapore classifieds marketplace Carousell has raised US$85 million in series-C funding. The round was co-led by Rakuten Ventures and EDBI, with participation from existing investors 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures and Sequoia India, as well as new…
Like the Japanese warrior it is named after, homegrown logistics tech startup Ninja Van is taking the fight to its rivals in its bid to become the top delivery e-commerce service here and in the region. For a start, Ninja Van plans to increase its parcel…
Singapore Post (SingPost) swung back into the black for its fiscal fourth quarter, booking profit of $23.9 million in the absence of one-off impairment charges in the corresponding period last year. Revenue for the three months to March 31 was also up 13.5…
Furniture specialist Koda has reported a near fourfold rise in net profit for its third quarter thanks to growing exports, and increased sales of its Commune brand. Revenue for the period grew 22.5 per cent to US$13.4 million, while net profit was $1.2…
The Dark Gallery has launched a second cafe and boutique on Orchard Road, featuring a menu that differs from its debut outpost at Millenia Walk. In the basement of Takashimaya Shopping Centre, The Dark Gallery is set up to tempt window shoppers with its…
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