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Singapore-Vietnam convenience store joint venture Cheers has opened its third store, on Dinh Tien Hoang Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Operated by Vietnam’s supermarket operator Saigon Co-op and Singapore’s NTUC FairPrice grocery network, Cheers is open…
Vietnam’s newest shopping centre, Van Hanh Mall, has opened in Ho Chi Minh City, on Su Van Hanh Street in District 10. Built on a 90,000sqm site, the shopping complex has 55,000sqm of retail space, which is 90 per cent occupied already, by more than 200…
A subscription service is being planned by supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice and on-demand transportation/mobile payments platform Grab. They have signed a memorandum of understanding to embark on a joint initiative to complement the online-to-offline…
To mark the 10th anniversary of its hypermarket format, NTUC FairPrice has launched an experiential concept at its FairPrice Xtra hypermarket in Jurong Point shopping centre. Offering more than 26,000 grocery and household products across 57,000sqft (5300sqm)…
CapitaLand, through its wholly owned shopping-mall business CapitaLand Mall Asia, has signed its first third-party shopping centre-management contract in Singapore to run the new SingPost Centre. Described as a world-first, Singapore Post is currently…
Singapore’s largest supermarket operator NTUC FairPrice has unveiled a new budget banner and format today, imaginatively named FairPrice Shop. The official opening ceremony of the first store was underway this morning in Eunos Crescent – the store will be…
Citing social concerns, Singapore grocer NTUC FairPrice cuts prices on wholegrain rice in a public commitment to aiding the fight against diabetes. The supermarket says a 5 per cent discount on all FairPrice housebrand wholegrain rice for the next three…
Singapore’s largest supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice has opened a supermarket designed to make it easier for shoppers with disabilities or ageing. Dubbed an ‘Enabled Store’, its staff undergo special training to better serve customers. The Enabled Store is…
NTUC FairPrice has announced the resignation of CEO Tan Kian Chew on December 31 after 23 years with the company. Tan will join the Singapore Labour Foundation as CEO. His replacement has been named as Seah Kian Peng, who will commence on January 1. Tan…
The Singapore government is backing a push to urge shoppers to use self-service technology more in a campaign titled “We Are InDIYpendent”. Several supermarket chains, including the nation’s largest – NTUC FairPrice – have swung behind the initiative which…
THE bulls and bears of Singapore’s industrial property market often reflect the pace of economic growth and the composition of the manufacturing sector. Since its post-independence days, the manufacturing sector in Singapore has evolved to be a key…
As the toxic haze caused by Indonesian forest fires continues to enshroud Singapore and parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, the campaign to boycott brands linked to the fires is widening across Southeast Asia. Last week, the Singapore Environment Council (SEC)…
Sri Lanka’s state owned retail chain Lanka Sathosa, plans to get support to revive from Singapore as the retail chain is making continues losses, ministry of industry and commerce said in a release. Lanka Sathosa owned more than 310 outlets around the Island.…
NTUC FairPrice has officially launched FairPrice Hub, its new headquarters and high-tech distribution centre. The $350 million complex is equipped with technological innovations to manage increasing consumer demand for the next 20 years. The building was…
Singapore-based Honestbee and NTUC FairPrice have partnered to enable customers to have FairPrice products delivered to them within the next hour. This enables customers to carry out their grocery shopping from their favorite stores – in the comfort of their…
Cognizant has partnered NTUC FairPrice (FairPrice), a major supermarket retailer in Singapore, to digitally transform its business and provide customers with a seamless multi-channel shopping experience. By bringing together its consulting, industry and…
