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When Tan Tie Wee, 40, heard complaints from his colleagues in China about the hassle of filing for tax refunds overseas, he was motivated to start up something that can help simplify this process. “Some said it was language difficulties. Some said they were…
DBS announced the launch of the DBS Electricity Marketplace which will allow all households in Jurong (residents with postal code of 60, 61, 62, 63 and 64) to seamlessly switch to other retailers with the liberalisation of the retail electricity market in…
Citi has launched its first natural language chatbot for Facebook Messenger in Singapore ahead of a wider roll out around the world. The bot uses natural language processing to communicate with customers in an intuitive way, addressing their everyday…
New York’s Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer is about to make its Asian debut at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands. Paying homage to the great American luncheonette experience, it will offer classic craft burgers, craft beers and its colourful CrazyShake milkshakes.…
One-year old sensor technology and parcel locker start up, Parcel Santa, has inked an agreement with Singapore Press Holdings and Buzz Express to utilize the latter’s extensive delivery network to make e-commerce deliveries to Parcel Santa lockers, located in…
Smiggle Asia is thriving, its success here encouraging the stationery retailer’s parent to expand in other global markets. Smiggle, a subsidiary of Australian listed company Premier Investments, opened three new stores in Hong Kong in the first half of its…
Many Singaporean firms are interested in investing in food, agriculture, and dining services in Vietnam as they forecast that these sectors will thrive in the near future amidst broader ASEAN integration. The statement was made by Andy Yun, Secretary General…
Lazada has launched the first official Converse online store in Singapore and Malaysia. The two companies say they have created “a curated brand experience” which showcases a diverse product offering. The store opened on Friday and will expand later this year…
This Spring/Summer, One Raffles Place shopping mall brings together wardrobe classics and new favourites, providing style options for every occasion. Shoppers can look forward to attractive promotions from 21 March till 22 April 2018, and enjoy a fashion…
From regular collections from French model-turned-designer Ines de la Fressange to J.W Anderson‘s recent contribution of the ideal winter wardrobe, Japanese retail giant Uniqlo certainly has a knack for convincing high-end designers to dabble in the…
Japanese-influenced beauty brand Jill Stuart is to open its first presence in Singapore – inside Sephora Ion Orchard.to The concession will debut on March 29, offering Singaporeans its full product range, including lipsticks, eyeshadows and blushes, its…
Samsonite Asia sales lept 16 per cent last year, a rate slower than the Hong Kong-listed company’s global growth, and predominantly driven by the acquisition of Tumi. The world’s largest travel luggage company achieved global sales of US$3.49 billion, up 23.3…
A rural New Zealand donut maker is set to expand into Asia, initially targeting the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Epiphany Cafe started just two years ago as a single family-owned store in the Waikato city of Hamilton, in the heart of New…
Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial” or “Ant”) yesterday participated in Money20/20 Asia industry event, where chief technology officer and chief operations officer of global business group, Cheng Li presented the opening keynote speech to an…
Singapore retail sales fell in January, however there is little to read from the figures. The decline – of 8.1 per cent (excluding motor vehicles) – is totally attributable to the timing of Lunar New Year which fell in February this year and January last…
BreadTalk Singapore says it has formed JVs with a Taiwan company to run bakeries in China. BreadTalk subsidiary Shanghai Star Food F&B Management has partnered with Wu Pao Chun Food of Taiwan to run Wu Pao Chun outlets in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and…
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