Retail

How Crocs became the right fit for China’s Gen Z

Customers purchase Holey Fashion Shoes in a Crocs store in Shanghai, China on July 3, 2025.

Blaze at Mexico store kills 23, including children

Denmark’s fabled restaurant noma sells products to amateur cooks

Bottles of Aged Pumpkin Vinegar stand on a shelf at noma’s new Projects Shop in Copenhagen, Denmark.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 2, 2025

US President Donald Trumpsaid in a Truth Social post that he was "instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action".

French fraud watchdog reports Shein for ‘childlike’ sex dolls

Asian e-commerce giant Shein announced that the dolls in question had been withdrawn from its platform and that it had launched an internal inquiry.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 1, 2025

Members of the FBI removing items from a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on Oct 31.

Ron Sim’s LAC to keep Singapore stores open while appealing court ruling in GNC franchise dispute

In 2022, LAC unilaterally terminated its franchise agreements with GNC Holdings and transforming all GNC stores in Singapore into LAC-branded outlets.

Young & Savvy

Furnishing my first home taught me that it doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful

The writer learnt how to get through house furnishing on a limited budget.

Pop Mart shares dive as Labubu craze cools

The average transaction price of second-hand mini Labubu series at Qiandao, a Chinese reselling and trading platform, dropped 27 per cent over the past 30 days.

From screen to shelf: Netflix taps Mattel, Hasbro for KPop Demon Hunters toys

KPop Demon Hunters has topped more than 325 million views since its June debut, making it Netflix’s most-watched original movie.

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