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Amazon set to invest 9 billion dollars in Singapore

Amazon said Tuesday it would invest 9 billion USD in Singapore over the next four years to expand its cloud computing capabilities in the city. The announcement comes after fellow tech titan Microsoft unveiled billions of dollars of investment in the same sectors in Southeast Asia last week as firms look to take advantage of growing demand in...

Retail

Ba&sh partners with Bluebell Group to open Singapore flagship

Parisian womenswear brand Ba&sh has announced that it has partnered with Asian brand operator Bluebell Group in opening its first flagship store in Singapore. Located in the country’s Marina Bay Sands, the store builds on the brand’s efforts to bolster its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, where it is hoping to connect with fashion...

Business

Marimekko to enter Singapore with store and website launch

Finnish textiles and clothing brand Marimekko is preparing to expand its business in Asia with the opening of its first retail store in Singapore set to be unveiled at the end of September 2023. The space will open in the ION Orchard mall and will include a café concept in a bid to attract both locals and tourists. The label is also launching an...

Fashion

Singapore swapping initiatives offer alternative to fast fashion

Singaporean Sue-Anne Chng used to wear a different outfit on all 15 days of the Lunar New Year, when it is customary to don new clothes to symbolise a fresh start. But this year she will wear second-hand items exchanged for her old clothes at a store catering to people concerned about the impact of fast fashion on the environment. Several...

Retail

Dover Street Market to open in LA

Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo has announced that the latest Dover Street Market will be launched in Los Angeles, expected to open in March 2018. In an exclusive interview with WWD, Adrian Joffe, Kawakubo’s husband and CEO of Comme des Garçons International and DSM said the decision to open in LA “just felt like the right time and the right...