Consumer goods

From shampoo to cookies, consumer products get an AI makeover

Some global consumer brands have exited, yet other international brands such as Chick-fil-A have entered or are expanding in Singapore.

The Asian playbook for global brands no longer works

SJ Heng, senior director of commerce at Heineken Asia-Pacific, says that a beer's brand is "not determined by the postal code of the brewery".

Tiger Beer lines up new products as Singapore operations’ role shifts from brewing to innovation

Unlike Masan’s US$650 million offshore borrowing in 2023, the new facility marks a transition to senior unsecured funding.

Masan wins record US$750 million offshore loan facility as lenders re-rate credit risk

DFI, operator of Guardian in Singapore, will be Holland & Barrett's distribution partner in several Asian markets.

DFI’s Guardian stores add Holland & Barrett range as UK brand makes Singapore comeback

Victoria’s Secret has revived its popular annual runway show after a six-year hiatus.

Victoria’s Secret soars as turnaround powers upbeat annual forecasts

Singapore businesses continue to eye the United States' large talent pool, robust venture capital ecosystem and mature consumer base.
BRUNCH

‘10% is nothing’: Singapore firms with US dealings soldier on, scale up despite Trump tariffs

Ramen noodles are typically sold in packages, cups or bowls, making them heavily reliant on polyethylene terephthalate (PET), one of the world’s most widely used plastics.

From beer to cosmetics, Asia feels full force of war-fuelled energy crisis

Even the fashion sneaker, a kind of hybrid between sporty and smart, is evolving more towards the latter.

Want to keep your job? Buy yourself a blazer

The pick-up in consumer inflation followed news last week that the unemployment rate dipped in December even as job growth was tepid.

US consumer prices increase as expected in December