Retail

The Asian playbook for global brands no longer works

Chengdu’s success at revitalising its retail spaces is worth studying. Start with people, create reasons to gather, allow concepts to be tested and let the place evolve.

What Singapore can learn from Chengdu about revitalising retail

Even though weekdays may appear quiet, with only a handful of customers in the shops, crowds throng Orchard Road on Saturdays and Sundays.
THINKING ALOUD

The future of Orchard Road rests on having a cohesive vision

Allowing some older malls to evolve organically could help Orchard Road retain diversity, says one observer.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Room for more offices, homes and green spaces to make Orchard Road more vibrant

Singapore continues to be an important market for big luxury houses, such as Hermes and Chanel.

As luxury retail goes big, can Singapore’s Orchard Road keep up? 

Some industry watchers wonder if Orchard Road can hold its own next to competing retail destinations, both global and local.

What’s wrong with Orchard Road? Experts weigh in on the street’s cachet and its future

World Cup fever has arrived.
SHOPPING

Football fever: Fifa World Cup merchandise to get your hands on

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

DMX CEO Doan Van Hieu Em sees EraBlue as a key pillar of its next growth cycle.

Vietnam’s electronics retail king DMX aims to repeat its feat in Indonesia ‘in half the time’

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