Retail
Sheng Siong's new-store strategy may fall flat as consumer sentiment sours: analyst
Sheng Siong's new-store strategy may fall flat as consumer sentiment sours: analyst
It opened 10 new stores in 2018, the highest figure since 2012.
CapitaLand's Tampines Mall could face rental pressures from upcoming Jewel Changi
Jewel’s opening on April could lead to shopper traffic being diverted from other malls in the eastern region.
Retail sales rose 7.6% to $4.2b in January
It was buoyed by the 20% increase in motor vehicle sales.
P&G forms new unit to foster billion-dollar business opportunities with a $12m investment
It partnered with EDB who will participate in the strategy, network and risk-sharing capital of the firm.
Chart of the Day: Retail pipeline supply to taper off in 2020-2022
The 1.9m sqft of new retail space that will come online in 2019 will mark a peak.
Are retail rents bottoming out?
Rents fell 1% in 2018, marking a slowdown from the 4.7% and 8.3% declines for 2017 and 2016.
Sheng Siong's FY2018 profits inched up 1.4% to $70.79m
The strong performance was attributed to its 10 new stores.
The top trends set to shape grocery in Singapore in 2019
Online and social shopping, plus health and freshness, are amongst the top five trends set to influence Singapore’s grocery retail market over the...
Chart of the Day: Average gross rents for prime retail space in Orchard Road edged up 1.5% to $37.80 psf in 2018
This was generally supported by healthy occupancy rates of above 94%.
Retail sales dipped 6% to $4.3b in December 2018
Medical goods and toiletries was the only sector to report an increase of 1.8%.
F&N's profit up 47.5% to $37.9m in Q1
Higher dairy and softdrinks sales from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand boosted earnings.
India's booming e-commerce market to be worth US$200b by 2026: report
Electronics & Accessories purchases occupies nearly half of the country’s e-commerce sales.
The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands racked in $242.09m in 2018
Its retail tenant sales also jumped 19% YoY to $2,566.95.
Singapore's crowded retail arena bears down on online players
Online retailers still struggle to gain market share, as shown by Redmart's consolidation into Lazada and honestbee's severed ties with NTUC Fairprice...
Singapore e-commerce market to balloon 48% to $9.98b by 2022
Mobile will lead the way as desktop loses steam.
Daily Briefing: Singapore hit by another massive cyberattack in HIV data leak; Facebook to set up election monitoring centre in Singapore
And here's why e-commerce startup Zilingo may be moving into offline retail.
Grab partners with CapitaLand for loyalty programme tie-up
Users’ GrabReward points can be converted into STAR$ and exchanged for CapitaVouchers.
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