Retail

Chart of the day: 1 in 6 most likely to consume works of controversial celebs

Younger consumers are most likely to be intrigued by controversial celebs.

Singaporeans need to save 7.6 days’ of salary to afford the iPhone 14 Pro

Globally, the Swiss are the most able to afford the iPhone.

Why retail sales growth is slowing down

Retail sales growth moderated to 13.7% YoY in July from 14.8% YoY in June. 

Some F&B operators, retailers unfazed by rising rents: Savills

It sees retail rents in Prime Orchard up by 3% year-on-year.

ShopBack converts an old school building into a university-like workplace

The purpose of this is to promote continuous learning amongst its employees.

Singaporean's use of credit cards for cross-border shopping declines by 11%

It is still, however, the most used payment method when shopping outside SG.

Chart of the day: What sold the most in Singapore’s retail trade sector in June?

Compared to June last year, wearing apparel and footwear sales grew by 92.4% YoY.

Declining consumer demand, inflation to bite retail sales’ full-year growth: RHB

Retail sales are expected to grow 10% in 2022 from 11.1% in 2021.

Tourism, revenge spending boost May retail sales

Sales of clothing and footwear posted strong growths.

Chart of the day: S’pore is 3rd most likely to spend on shopping events

Singaporeans are top spenders on Single’s Day, second only to China.

Around 9 in 10 SG SMEs export to over 10 int’l markets

The average number of international destination markets in Singapore is 35.

Customer satisfaction with the retail sector worsens

The satisfaction level dropped by 1.5% YoY to 71.3 points in 2022.

Full-year retail sales growth to moderate in 2022

Analysts predict the full-year retail sales to grow around 9%-10%.

Retail sales jump 17.8% YoY in May

Excluding motor vehicles, total retail sales increased by 22.6% YoY.