wellness

Fitness

Nike pitches yoga as fitness tool, not lifestyle, with new line

Nike Inc. wants you to do yoga, but not at the expense of all those miles you run.

East meets west

SINGAPORE (Nov 5): In the first half of the 20th century, a German named Joseph Pilates developed an exercise regime to strengthen the mind and body. He called it contrology, as it centred on controlled movements, but the regime is better known today as P

Read before you eat

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): The next time you walk down the grocery aisle, be sure to think twice before you reach out for products simply because they are labelled “fat free”, “high protein” or even “organic”. “People always think eating fat wi

Fitness

Flexing their way into fitness

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): Charlie Temple and Max Johnson, the Hong Kong-based owners of newly minted fitness brand Platinum Fitness are not daunted by the staggering number of gyms in Singapore. From ActiveSG gyms in the heartlands to mega chains such as Fitne

Broker's Calls

Best World's stellar FY17 earnings are but a prelude to the better year ahead, says Maybank

SINGAPORE (Feb 27): Maybank Kim Eng is maintaining its “buy” call on Best World International with a 10% higher price target of $2.06 compared to $1.88 previously after raising FY18-19 earnings per share (EPS) estimates on expectations of stronger Chi

Results

Best World sees near doubling of 4Q earnings to $21.8 mil on higher revenue

SINGAPORE (Feb 26): Best World International, the direct seller of skincare and wellness products, has reported earnings of $21.8 million for the 4Q ended Dec 2017, up 77.2% from $12.3 million in 4Q16 on higher revenue.

7 nuggets of lifting wisdom for the power-hungry

If you are unable to touch your toes or cross your legs, you’re in dire need of rehabilitation, according to professional fitness coaches Twain Teo and Tan Chee Chong.

Overseas Assurance Corporation rebrands to Great Eastern General Insurance in Singapore

SINGAPORE (July 11): Overseas Assurance Corporation (OAC), the general insurance arm of OCBC’s 87%-owned subsidiary Great Eastern Holdings, has been rebranded as Great Eastern General Insurance (GEG) in Singapore. 

Results

Best World 1Q earnings up 63% to $9.7 mil on revenue growth

SINGAPORE (May 9): Best World International reported 1Q17 earnings of $9.7 million, representing a 63.1% increase from the $6 million reported in the previous year on higher revenue.

Epicentre ventures into aesthetic salon business with $3.1mil takeover

SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Epicentre Holdings, the Catalist-listed retailer of Apple products in Singapore, on Friday entered into an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in Japan IPL Holdings, which operates the aesthetic salon chain Japan IPL Express, for $3.06 mi
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