Retail
How AI is transforming Singapore consumers’ shopping habits
Study finds that shoppers want seamless shopping across multiple platforms and demand greater payment flexibility
Singapore consumer watchdog raps Courts, Prism+ for misleading website features
The watchdog urges consumers to review their shopping carts, verify payment amounts and question urgency claims
Malaysia’s retail pharmacy boom draws billion-ringgit bets as IPO pipeline builds
The catalyst – news that BIG Caring Group is weighing a blockbuster listing in Bursa Malaysia next year
Q&M Dental, Frencken, Zhongmin Baihui Retail, Accrelist directors add to stakes
Over the five trading sessions,from Nov 28 to Dec 4, more than 80 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed
Singapore retail sales growth picks up to 4.5% in October
Most retail categories record higher sales, led by watches and jewellery, as well as recreational goods
Manulife US Reit proposes strategic pivot to retail, living, industrial sectors
It seeks mandates for US$350 million in divestments and US$600 million in acquisitions
SMRT-UOB partnership lets retail tenants convert rental deposits into bank guarantees
Stellar Lifestyle, SMRT’s business arm, manages about 800 retail spaces across the rail network
Despite doubts over economy, Americans set for record holiday spending
National Retail Federation says holiday sales to top US$1 trillion for the first time
China’s economy jolted by weakest factory output, retail sales growth in over a year
Oct figures pile pressure on policymakers as a trade war with the US and weak domestic demand heighten growth risks
Singapore retail sales growth in September eases to 2.8%
Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales increase by 2%
