Retail

SMX CEO Thomas McMahon resigns

Thomas McMahon has decided to move on to pursue his personal interests within the industry.

SMX CEO Thomas McMahon resigns

Thomas McMahon has decided to move on to pursue his personal interests within the industry.

OSIM net profit jumped 150% in 1Q 2011

They reported a PATMI of $20 million which exceeded street estimates.

SPRING Singapore invests $86mln to boost retail sector

The retail productivity plan aims to raise the nominal value-added per worker by about 25 % by 2015.

Strong labor market to boost retail sales in 2011

Retail sales will this year find support from good job prospects and rising wages, said HSBC.

Retail sales decreased 12.1% year-on-year in February 2011

On a month-on-month seasonally adjusted basis, retail sales decreased 3.6 per cent.

Singapore Mercantile Exchange to launch cash-settled gold, silver, copper futures contracts

This will be in contract sizes of 100 troy ounces for gold, 5,000 troy ounces for silver and 5 metric tons for copper.

Govt sets new parameters to define SMEs

The Government of Singapore declared new parameters for what defines a Small and Medium Enterprise.

Singaporeans and tourists are scaling up spending:HSBC

The January retail sales numbers was one of the surprises Singapore has delivered over the past few months.

Seasonally adjusted retail sales decreased 2.9% in January 2011

However, January still showed strong retail sales in nominal terms with an increase of 2.9 per cent compared to January 2010.

Retail sales may have expanded 2.5% in January 2011

The January retails sales is due later today, said OCBC.

Spendthrift Singaporeans helped push retail sales up 2.7% in December 2010

Favorable labor market conditions and booming tourism is keeping retailers happy.

The future is bespoke for luxury

The rising perception of luxury will have a lasting effect on the retail landscape.

5àSec to open new franchises in Singapore

5àSec focuses on Asia to open new master franchises, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, China and Vietnam.

Singapore retail sales down 2.4% in 2010

Car sales dragged retails sales down 2.4% y-o-y compared to November 2009, according to the latest report released by Singapore Department of...

Singapore BMW sales volume jumped 21% in 2010

A total sale of 7,428 came in by the end of 2010 for the South East Asia and Pacific Islands region, 4,287 of which came from Singapore sales, BMW...

Singapore October retail sales down 2.8%

Yet, excluding car sales, growth came in at 5.3%, suggesting that people are not just window shopping.

Singaporeans' spending at a standstill

The technical consumer goods market grew by only 0.2% q-o-q in 3Q, with market value standing at S$851m as consumers are choosing to postpone...