7-Eleven

Earnings from Japan’s Fast Retailing and Seven & i Holdings should show how retailers are chasing growth overseas to make up for a lagging local consumer sector.

Globally, convenience retailing is a highly fragmented business, with family-owned stores dominating the space.

Circle K owner Couche-Tard, a smaller rival in Canada, is betting that it can take the business further.

Other new retail concepts and innovations are also being tested at Hive 2.0 along Esplanade Xchange.

SINGAPORE (19 June): POSB, DBS and Standard Chartered bank customers may now withdraw cash from their accounts at all 7-Eleven stores in Singapore via the soCash app, without the need for an ATM card or PIN code.

SINGAPORE (Jan 9): RHB Research has maintained its “buy” recommendation for Dairy Farm International as the supermarket operator continues to invest in the fresh food distribution business.