Singapore
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Country Report
Apparel and Footwear Specialist Retailers in Singapore
Jan 2019
Apparel and footwear in Singapore is in a flux due to sluggish sales in 2018, following the trend from previous years. This is not only related to falling tourist numbers, especially high disposable income Chinese visitors, but also generally ...
Country Report
Convenience Stores in Singapore
Jan 2019
Sales growth for convenience stores in Singapore has taken a hit over the years due to a combination of various factors, both hard and soft. Although the Singaporean economy has generally recovered in 2018, spill over effects from the sluggish ...
Country Report
Department Stores in Singapore
Jan 2019
Singapore’s retail landscape is currently plagued by many uncertainties, with department stores in particular struggling. In 2018, Singapore department stores saw a further decline in value sales and this is expected to worsen over the coming years ...
Country Report
Direct Selling in Singapore
Jan 2019
Some people in Singapore rely on direct selling for an additional source of income when there is an economic downturn. This has generally helped to expand the direct selling network over the years, contributing to higher sales opportunities for ...
Country Report
Discounters in Singapore
Jan 2019
There are currently no discounters in Singapore, with this situation unlikely to change over the forecast period....
Country Report
Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in Singapore
Jan 2019
Although electronics and appliances retailers have struggled over the past few years, industry prospects are finally looking up thanks to the increasing traction of the Internet of Things trend. Customers in Singapore do not mind investing in ...
Country Report
Food and Drink Internet Retailing in Singapore
Jan 2019
The recent growth in the number of online players selling food and drinks does not reflect actual demand for such products online. Although technologically advanced, local consumers still tend to purchase fresh food and drinks in physical grocery ...
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Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in Singapore
Jan 2019
Beauty is relatively recession-proof, with specialist retailers in this area continuing to expand sustainably in Singapore amid the closure of stores in other areas. While other store closures have come in the face of threats from online competition,...
Country Report
Home and Garden Specialist Retailers in Singapore
Jan 2019
Although the recently sluggish Singapore economy has been a cause for concern for other retailers, furniture retailers seem to have been relatively unaffected. While value sales declined within furniture in 2018, retailers are still quite optimistic ...
Country Report
Homeshopping in Singapore
Jan 2019
The reason why homeshopping, though outdated, still registered a slight increase in sales in 2018 is because of Singapore’s ageing population. Senior citizens in Singapore, who tend to watch a lot of television in their spare time, form the bulk of ...
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Hypermarkets in Singapore
Jan 2019
With experiential retailing becoming more sought after in Singapore, hypermarkets need to adapt to changing consumer demands by revamping their store layouts and introducing more exciting ways to shop in order to go beyond transactional functions. ...
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Internet Retailing in Singapore
Jan 2019
With internet retailing becoming an indispensable part of every business in today’s world of seamless omnichannel retailing, Singapore is no exception, with internet retailing value sales growing strongly in 2018. This trend has predominantly been ...
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Mobile Internet Retailing in Singapore
Jan 2019
Although Singapore is already among the largest e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia and is soon going to see slowly declining sales, mobile internet retailing faces an upward trajectory, with value sales skyrocketing in 2018. With the highest mobile...
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Retailing in Singapore
Jan 2019
With the recently sluggish and only just recovering economy, the retail downturn is still prevalent in Singapore due to weak retailer sentiment and low consumer confidence. Consumers are a lot more cautious when it comes to decision-making before a ...
Country Report
Supermarkets in Singapore
Jan 2019
Despite sluggish performance in 2018 due to weak consumer sentiment and the initial hype around online grocery retailing, supermarkets are poised to be the fastest growing format in the years to come as they maintain a strong foothold in grocery ...
Country Report
Traditional Grocery Retailers in Singapore
Jan 2019
With the majority of Singapore’s grocery retailing landscape now penetrated by modern grocery formats, traditional grocery retailers are struggling to survive, with sales declining each year. In comparison to the wide product ranges, loyalty ...
Country Report
Variety Stores in Singapore
Jan 2019
Despite the sluggish retail environment in Singapore, the outlook for variety stores remains optimistic due to the fact that such players offer a wide variety of inexpensive products under one roof and continue to expand. Amid a soft and only just ...
Country Report
Vending in Singapore
Jan 2019
Vending machine value sales maintained steady growth in 2018 and are expected to continue rising over the coming years as such machines give a whole new meaning to convenience. For example, faced with high rental and labour costs in Singapore, local ...
Country Report
Warehouse Clubs in Singapore
Jan 2019
Despite the annual membership fee charged by NTUC FairPrice’s warehouse club in Singapore, more and more Singaporeans do not mind paying this fee when they see the bigger picture of the cost savings they will accumulate. Warehouse clubs offer a ...
Country Profile
Australasia: Regional Profile
Dec 2018
Real GDP growth in New Zealand and Australia will be healthy in 2018. Unemployment fell in both New Zealand and Australia in 2017 and it will decrease again in 2018. Much of the region's past growth was due to China's voracious demand for ...
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