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Here's how Amazon and Lazada can beat Qoo10's dominance in the e-commerce market

Qoo10 accounts for more than a third (32.6%) of Singapore’s e-commerce market, beating Amazon which only has a measly 11.5%.

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Online grocers struggle to make a mark in Singapore

Sales of the largest online grocers only comprised 0.6% of the total retail sales.

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Here's why District 19's biggest projects suffered from lower than expected take-up rates

Affinity at Serangoon and The Garden Residences take-up rates played around 10-15%.

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Singapore's co-working boom has no end in sight

There are around 110-120 operating flexible workspace centres islandwide, and leasing demand is poised to hit 550,000 square feet in 2018.

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Can Grab Ventures address Singapore's worsening funding gap?

There are only a handful of funds focusing on providing Series B funding.

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Singapore's flexible office market jumped 17%

Average desk rates hit $558.

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S-REITs raised $4b YTD amidst acquisition fever

But large deals are expected to be rarer and reduce yields to at least 3%.

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Asia could learn to manage digital economy from Singapore

It imposed the 7% GST on cross-border digital services.

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Stores turn to pop ups to survive amidst exits in the retail sector

Gap, Banana Republic, and American Eagle Outfitters recently shut down their stores in Central, whilst Chanel, MiuMiu and Fendi put up their pop up stores earlier this year.

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Can Singapore casinos finally hold their ground against Macau?

The city’s two gambling resorts have been performing strongly, pressuring operators to sustain the upward trend.

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Industrial leasehold prices plunged to 5-year lows in Q1

Prices for 30-year leasehold properties declined 3% in 3 years.

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Where did Singapore's US$503b overseas investment go?

69% of it went to developing countries like Myanmar, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

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Fundraising for acquisitions slashed S-REITs' distribution per unit by 2.6%

Acquisitions have boosted S-REITs' secondary equity offerings to $2.1b.

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Embattled Hyflux speeds up asset sale amidst liquidity crunch

The company needs more time for asset disposal to buoy it from its earnings slump.

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Companies in the dark about adjusting prices during GST hike

The government didn’t give a specific date on when it would raise the tax rate from 7% to 9%.

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Singapore's real estate investment in Australia ballooned 141% to US$3.5b

Singaporean investors are attracted to the country's proximity, lease structures, and market transparency that investments quadrupled in the last 7 years.

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