Many sectors took a body blow during the COVID-19 pandemic, and while rising inflation may have curbed consumer spending, the e-commerce sector continues to not just survive but thrive. Southeast...
In mid-2022, a Blackbox survey of Southeast Asians residing in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines highlighted a welcoming trend – that of sustainable tourism. Overall, 9 in 10...
The effects of inflation are long drawn as we come to the end of 2022. The causes are clear. Governments the world over attempted to soften the blow when Covid-19...
As 2022 reaches its inevitable end, the final iteration of the monthly sales has come. The 12.12 year-end sale typically arrives at a convenient time for the holiday season. However,...
Post the 9.9 and 10.10 sales, the final segment of the yearly trinity is coming up – 11.11 a.k.a. Singles Day. Singles Day features in the top 3 “most preferred”...
The Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment method has become an established feature in both online and offline shopping today. BNPL transactions amounted to S$440 million, a small 0.5% of...
Sale season is in full swing in the island nation, and with the 9.9 sale having just passed us, there’s still plenty of ‘year-end shopping’ to do with 10.10, Singles Day, Black...
With the digitalisation of financial services becoming a permanent fixture of Singaporean life now, the so-called ‘Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)’ payment method has become a new option for many...
The pandemic certainly brought forth the need for therapy in our lives, but the mental health kind. Retail therapy, however, took a backseat and suffered a hit akin to many...
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