Singapore
FairPrice Group to expand AI-powered retail innovations across stores by 2026
FairPrice Group to expand AI-powered retail innovations across stores by 2026
This includes smart carts, digital price tags, and AI staff app.
Singapore’s Paragon Mall set for $3.9b acquisition by CapitaLand
The deal is expected to be 2.1% DPU accretive for CICT.
Singapore retail weakens as costs rise and demand falls in Q1
A softer economic and employment outlook continues to dampen retail demand.
Probability disclosures unlikely to dent blind-box demand in Singapore
They could reassure rather than deter core buyers.
How Singapore consumer brands can build strong supply chains amidst rising input costs
Diversify deliberately, not defensively.
Deliveroo exit triggers food delivery duopoly in Singapore
Consolidation may lift fees and commissions as Grab and Foodpanda dominate.
CNY boost lifts Singapore retail sales 8.3% in February
Supermarkets, recreational goods, and department stores led growth.
FairPrice Group trials Singapore’s first autonomous vehicle supply route
The pilot covers a 6km round trip.
Singapore consumers stay cautious despite income growth hopes
Essentials drive spending plans.
Retail sector amongst hardest hit by job cuts in Singapore
The sector placed third overall.
Global brands accept high costs as gateway strategy squeezes local shops
International operators arrive with established digital marketing capabilities and supply chains.
Metro and Samsung partner to upgrade Paragon store
Twelve large-format Samsung digital displays installed across three floors.
When AI becomes the front door: How marketing in Singapore will really change in 2026
AI agents will move beyond experimentation to execution.
Online shopping boom drives 17.7% growth in Singapore’s ecommerce
Livestream shopping on TikTok, Shopee, Lazada, and Facebook is gaining popularity.
Singapore retail sales edge down 0.4% in January
The decline was partly due to CNY falling in February.
How will delivery fees change in a Grab–Foodpanda duopoly?
Deliveroo struggled to compete in a market driven by scale.
Deliveroo parent exits Singapore and Japan as multi-month review cites conditions
The decision comes after a multi-month review of market conditions.
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