As more department stores in Singapore struggle, can they adapt and survive?

11/12/2025
As more department stores in Singapore struggle, can they adapt and survive?

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Episode Synopsis

Retired regional human resources director Helen Kuan typically spends this time of year picking up Christmas presents from her usual department store haunts around Singapore. But her options are becoming more limited as more of these one-stop stores have been shuttering in recent years.
On Monday, shopping centre NEX, located in the northeast of Singapore, announced that Japanese brand Isetan would close in April next year, a month after the chain shut its Tampines outlet. With these closures,...

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