Grab seems to have simplified its strategy – will they execute...
Grab seems to have simplified its strategy - will they execute it well?
Last Tuesday (27 Sept), we published an article comparing the results and...
[Seeing the unseen] Why do Chinese tech companies fail to localise?
Last week, we mentioned about the whole slew of Chinese investors, entrepreneurs and company executives descending into Singapore, and rumours in the tech circle...
Grab, GoTo and Shopee – how do Southeast Asia’s tech giants...
After years of development, the market has come to a consensus that Southeast Asia’s consumer tech space is now dominated by three publicly listed...
China’s largest drinks franchise opened 7,643 new stores last year
It seems that Mixue is still expanding rapidly - but can it continue to handle complexity and quality at scale?
[Seeing the unseen] Chinese investors driving Singapore hotel prices off the...
Have you tried to book a hotel room in Singapore this September?
Even before the F1 Weekend (after two years of absence!) the prices are...
Our thoughts on Shopee’s latest layoffs
Shopee announced more job cuts on Monday, 19 September. This is after a round of rescinded offers earlier in September and a round of...
The evolution of bubble tea
How did bubble tea come into existence? Let's trace the history of tea and how bubble tea came to be
How did the “Pinduoduo of beverages” become a 20,000 store bubble...
Some of us in Singapore might have seen the $1 ice cream from Mixue and their quite popular bubble tea varieties. But who actually...
What does the future hold for cross-border ecommerce? Off the Record...
What is the future of cross-border e-commerce, and what are the trends to watch? Read the key takeaways from “Off the Record: Behind SHEIN’s Success and Cross-border Trends”