by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Consumer, Retail & Hospitality, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRSingapore’s tourism and retail sectors recovered strongly after border reopening, but the composition changed: visitors spend differently, Orchard Road faces structural competition from suburban malls and e-commerce, and the retail property market...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Consumer, Retail & Hospitality, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRSingapore’s hawker centres were built from the 1970s to relocate street food vendors into regulated premises, and became a national institution recognised by UNESCO in 2020. The model faces a succession problem: hawkers are ageing, the work is hard,...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Consumer, Retail & Hospitality, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRSingapore has produced a set of food and beverage brands that expanded regionally from a home market of a few million people, including bakery chains, curry puff makers, coffee shop franchises and restaurant groups. Several delisted after finding public...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Consumer, Retail & Hospitality, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRFraser and Neave was founded in 1883 and became a Singapore institution spanning soft drinks, dairy, brewing and property. In 2012 it was the subject of one of Asia’s largest takeover battles, which ended with a Thai billionaire acquiring the group...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Consumer, Retail & Hospitality, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRSingapore ended a four-decade casino ban in 2005, awarding two integrated resort licences that opened in 2010. The design deliberately buried gambling inside convention centres, theme parks, hotels and retail, and imposed an entry levy on residents to...
