Orchard Road malls lack scale, but Taylor Swift-league events show a path to riches
BACK in the 1980s and the 1990s, the Orchard Road area was my go-to place for shopping, dining, entertainment and people watching.
Higher car sales push Singapore retail sales up by 1.3% in January, reversing December’s decline
SINGAPORE’S retail sales grew 1.3 per cent year on year in January, reversing the 0.5 per cent decline posted in the month...
Singapore’s Strangelove for retail
THE seasonally adjusted Retail Sales Index (RSI) revealed that total retail sales in Singapore ended 2023 with a drop of 1.5 per...
Singapore retail sales down 0.4% in December, reversing November’s gain
SINGAPORE’S retail sales fell 0.4 per cent year on year in December, reversing the 2.4 per cent gain of the month before...
New law mandating retail leases comply with code of conduct takes effect
A NEW law that makes it mandatory for all retail leases to comply with an industry-wide code of conduct took effect on...
Retail space rents up 0.4% in 2023, prices up 1.2%: URA
RETAIL rents dipped 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023, but were up 0.4 per cent for the full year...
Singapore’s retail sales up 2.5% in November, reversing October’s fall
SINGAPORE’S retail sales rose 2.5 per cent year on year in November, reversing from the previous month’s 0.1 per cent decline. The...
Surge in outbound travel, slowing wage growth hurting small retailers’ festive sales
SINGAPORE’S small retailers are seeing lower festive sales this year as consumers head overseas instead, industry players told The Business Times.
Muted outlook for Singapore consumer sector as inflation prompts belt-tightening
SINGAPORE’S consumer spending growth may stay slow in 2024 as inflationary pressures prompt belt-tightening. Some might also spend overseas instead, said economists...
Singapore retail sales down 0.1% in October, undoing September gains
SINGAPORE retail sales dipped 0.1 per cent year on year in October, snapping an eight-month streak of expansion and reversing from the...