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For Singapore retail, a new Amazon challenge

AMAZON, the world's No. 1 online marketplace, is finally here. Singapore shoppers can now buy on Amazon Prime Now, the highly vaunted platform that delivers orders to your doorstep within a hitherto unheard of two hours. ...

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Vietnam plans to sell 34.7% stake in major power firm

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Deutsche Bank posts unexpectedly sharp rise in second-quarter profit

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Airbus profit drops 27% as superjumbo production rate cut again

1:55 pm

Hamptons home prices soar to record US$1.07m on stock rally

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Nestle H1 sales growth flattens as earnings rise

1:44 pm

Out of the doghouse: South Korea's Moon adopts abused pooch

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Prices, rentals of industrial space in Singapore continue to moderate in Q2

11:22 AM

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Passenger traffic at Changi Airport up 5.7% in 1H 2017

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Hot stock: Noble dives nearly 35% on sale of two businesses

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OCBC's Q2 profit up 22% to S$1.08b

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Fed holds rates steady, expects portfolio cuts "relatively soon"

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Singapore retailers can move faster to embrace 'new retail'

WHILE Singapore retailers are innovating and coming to terms with e-commerce, they can move even faster to adapt to "new retail", said observers. "New retail", a phenomenon recently coined by Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba, entails...