Retail

SYDNEY – Australian retail sales recorded the biggest drop in more than two years in December, as rising borrowing costs and sky-high inflation finally sank spending, an economic…

SINGAPORE – Retail sales in Singapore continued to climb in October, though at a slower year-on-year pace, as car sales extended their slump, according to figures released by the…

SINGAPORE – Takings at the till in Singapore saw a monthly increase in September, reversing a decline from the month before. Total retail sales grew by 3.3 per cent from August…

HONG KONG – Hong Kong is pivoting toward a friendlier regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies with a plan to legalize retail trading, contrasting with the city’s skeptical stance…

SINGAPORE – Takings at the till in Singapore grew at a faster pace in May, helped by a low year-ago base and the continued boost from tourist spending after travel restrictions…

TOKYO – Japan’s retail sales rose faster than expected in November, thanks to decreasing Covid-19 cases in the month, which have encouraged shoppers to ramp up spending on goods…

Amazon which is trying to block India’s richest man from taking over a struggling retail chain, fired a fresh salvo by alleging that money from local firm.

SINGAPORE – Retail sales surged in May this year, compared with the same period last year, due to the low base when Singapore was in the circuit breaker phase to contain the Covid-19…

BEIJING – Growth in China’s factory output slowed for a third straight month in May, possibly due to disruptions caused by Covid-19 outbreaks in the country’s southern export powerhouse of…

NEW YORK – US stocks ended down on Tuesday (May 18), slumping on a sharp decline in telecom stocks and weak housing starts data that overshadowed better-than-expected earnings from Walmart…