Retail
Consumption headwinds on the rise even as retail sales tick up
Consumption headwinds on the rise even as retail sales tick up
It’s not benefitting from steady wage growth and low inflation.
Retail sales up 5% in April, propped up by motor vehicle transactions
Sales decreased 0.7% excluding car deals.
Noel Gifts Malaysia appoints Audrey Allyson Pavanaris as acting general manager
Noel Gifts International announced the appointment of Audrey Allyson Pavanaris as acting general manager.
Tan Wee Koon quits as Hosen Group as general manager for Shanghai
He was responsible for strategic planning, business development and daily operation and management of Hock Seng Food Shanghai.
Physical stores here to stay despite e-commerce's meteoric rise
Only 4% of household spending is done online.
Low Chui Heng resigns as Zhongmin Baihui Retail Group executive director
He intended to focus and spend more time with his family business.
Singapore still a retail hotspot even as headwinds mount: CBRE
58 new brands entered the market in 2015.
Number of new retailers to dwindle as sales crunch intensifies
New-to-market brands will be hard to find.
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s consumer firms suffer low profits amid lack of innovation
The next quarter will still disappoint.
Singapore retailers turn to technology to boost productivity
Shopping for the first child is always challenging for the parents. While all parents want to buy the best things for their new born, they are not...
Chart of the Day: Orchard prime retail rents dip as tourists and retailers dwindle
Despite positive retail sales.
International chains pull down the shutters on back of intensifying shopper dearth
Consumers are shying away from department stores.
Advertising watchdog flooded with complaints over deceptive beauty product ads
Bogus scientific claims were revealed.
PS Group Holdings reappoints Teo Yong Tat as business development manager of PS Fasteners
He was employed in PS Fasteners in the past.
Osim's net profit plunged 53% to $14m in Q1
On back of weak sales.
Local retailers slow to adopt contactless payments
They're trailing behind regional peers.
Courts Asia appoints Stan Kim as chief information officer
He was managing director at Wilko Asia
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