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📰 This S’pore restaurant has let customers decide the bill for 25 years. Here’s how it’s still surviving. ⁠In Singapore’s brutal F&B industry, Annalakshmi still lets you pay whatever you want For 25 years, Annalakshmi has operated on a premise that seems almost antithetical to conventional F&B economics: let diners decide how much they want to pay. In Singapore, where restaurants contend with rising rent, manpower costs… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912558/annalakshmi-singapore-pay-as-you-wish/

📰 Rollney’s profit margins fell from 28% to 6%, so it bet on robots instead of more stores ⁠The one-man F&B biz sells over 2,000 chimney cakes a month Hungary’s official national dessert, kürtőskalács (also known as kurtos), is not exactly a familiar sight in Singapore. The chimney-shaped pastry is characterised by a caramelised crust wrapped around a hollow, pillowy centre. One of the few places you can find it is at… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912650/rollney-singapore-vending-machines/

📰 150K users in 2 years: What Chocolate Finance got right about S’pore’s changing savings habits [This is a sponsored article with Chocolate Finance] For decades, Singaporeans were taught that good financial habits meant putting money into a savings account, or locking it away in a fixed deposit. That approach made sense when bank interest rates were competitive and the choices were limited. But today’s savers face a… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912643/chocolate-finance-singapore/

📰 No audited accounts? No problem. GXBank is backing Malaysian sole proprietor businesses anyway. [This is a sponsored article with GXBank.] Disclaimer: This article is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for financial advice. Readers are encouraged to do their own research before arriving at any conclusions based solely on this content. Vulcan Post disclaims… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912620/what-is-gxbank-gx-biz-flexiloan-how-to-apply-business-loan-sme-malaysia/

📰 “Cinemas can be profitable”: Why Shaw Theatres is investing more than ever while everyone else retreats Here’s the strategy behind Shaw Theatres’ 90-year run It’s easy to conclude that Singapore’s cinema scene is in decline. After all, cinemas have been downsizing and closing in recent years, from fan-favourite indie cinema The Projector to the shuttering of Cathay Cineplexes after 86 years of operation. Data from the… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912515/cinemas-can-be-profitable-shaw-theatres/

📰 This dentist built a S$500M dental empire from one clinic. Now, Q&M is betting S$146M on Asia. Q&M Dental Group is eyeing 300 clinics with a S$146M expansion plan If you’ve walked around Singapore long enough, you’ve probably seen one: a neighbourhood dental clinic with bright green lettering and a giant tooth logo. Chances are, you never thought much about it. But behind those familiar storefronts sits a SGX-listed company worth… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912443/qm-500m-dental-empire/

📰 Their family collected scrap for decades. Today, they sell restored furniture worth thousands. One of Singapore’s oldest vintage furniture businesses runs a 7,000 sq ft store and offers refurbished furniture ranging from S$15 to tens of thousands of dollars. In a world driven by consumerism, one Singapore business is giving pre-loved furniture a second life. Meet Hock Siong & Co., a family-run business that… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912345/hock-siong-secondhand-furniture/

📰 BreadTalk, Jumbo, SongFa: Why S’pore’s F&B giants are retreating from China Singapore brands used to thrive in China. Today, they’re fighting to survive. For about two decades, a Singapore brand in a Chinese shopping mall exuded “quality,” “hygiene,” “trustworthy”—a halo effect so strong that brands like BreadTalk, Jumbo Seafood, Toast Box and Food Republic could set up premium real estate in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912319/why-singapores-fb-giants-are-retreating-from-china/

📰 S’pore MOM lists 57 common occupations paying a median of S$100,000 per year or more Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed below belong solely to the author. Data sourced from Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower. It’s this time of the year again, when Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower releases its latest salary data for over 420 common occupations in the domestic economy. Unfortunately, due to the scope of the… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912293/mom-singapore-57-occupations-paying-median-100000-per-year-or-more/

📰 It’s not over. After GPUs and RAM, the AI boom is about to make computers even more expensive. Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed below belong solely to the author. Just last month, Apple, the last holdout in the personal computing market, was forced to hike prices of its computers and tablets within the range of 10 to 30%, depending on the type and model. The giant from Cupertino… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912274/ai-boom-about-to-make-computers-even-more-expensive/

📰 Degree-holders are now the largest group at S’pore career centres. 58% found a job this way. Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed below belong solely to the author. Data sourced from Singapore Ministry of Manpower and Randstad. In the age of the Internet, most of us are used to looking for a job online, googling for offers on one of the numerous employment boards or LinkedIn. Data in Randstad’s… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912281/degree-holders-largest-group-singapore-career-centres/

📰 Nearly 50% of Singapore employees fear job loss as AI & cost-cutting concerns grow: Report More than a third of workers also work from the office five days a week, double the global average Nearly half of employees in Singapore expect their jobs to be affected by restructuring, automation or cost-cutting measures in 2026, according to Morgan McKinley’s latest 2026 Workplace Trends Report. At 49%, the… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912268/singapore-employees-fear-job-loss-ai-cost-cutting-concerns/

📰 Everyone has Spotify. So why are Singapore’s record stores packed? Nostalgia is fuelling Singapore’s vinyl boom & record stores are reaping the rewards When people think of vinyl records today, they often think of a niche hobby making a comeback. But Singapore’s relationship with vinyl runs much deeper. Long before collectors were flipping through crates in neighbourhood record stores, Singapore was one… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912230/singapores-vinyl-boom/

📰 Buying A New Home? Tropicana Live+ Gives You A Chance To Slash Your Costs In Half [This is a sponsored article written in collaboration with Tropicana Corporation Berhad.] There was a time when buying a home was simply about finding the right location, enough space, and a practical layout. Today, expectations around homeownership have evolved. Today’s home buyers want more than just a place to live. They’re looking… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912194/tropicana-live-buy-new-home-property-savings-malaysia-details/

📰 Most pandemic home bakeries fade away, but Tiap Tiap just opened a S$500K store Peranakan heritage food biz Tiap Tiap began selling on a Facebook group, now it’s a full-fledged shopfront Most food businesses start with a business plan. Peranakan heritage food brand Tiap Tiap started with a pandan cake and friends who wouldn’t stop asking Sophia Yeow to cook for them. Six years on, what… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912146/tiap-tiap-peranakan-food-singapore/

📰 Who knew S’pore makes Greek yoghurt? This biz produces 4,000kg/mth & supplies luxury hotels ⁠⁠This couple couldn’t find good Greek yoghurt in S’pore, so they built a factory from scratch Most yoghurt consumed in Singapore has travelled thousands of kilometres before it reaches the fridge. It typically starts at a dairy farm in Europe, Australia, or the United States, before being processed, packaged, shipped across oceans, and stocked… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912039/annies-all-natural-yoghurt-singapore/

📰 WhyQ spent a decade pivoting. It might have finally found the model that works. “The more we scaled, the more we burned” It’s been a long road for WhyQ. In 2016, the company was built around a straightforward idea: make hawker food more accessible to busy office workers in the CBD. After years of pivots, a pandemic-era detour into residential deliveries, and the… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912034/whyq-corporate-dining/

📰 Singapore is one of the richest countries in the world. So why are 9 in 10 workers checked out? Worker engagement in Singapore has stagnated since 2019 Ever taken public transport during the weekday morning rush? Packed buses and trains. Corporate uniforms. Eyes glued to phones or staring blankly ahead. Lanyards around necks, coffee in hand, everyone hurrying somewhere that seems incredibly important. However, according to a new report released last week, most… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/912012/singapore-nine-in-ten-worker-disengaged/

📰 ⁠This 52 Y/O kopi business roasts 1,000kg of coffee every month & is winning over younger drinkers Most family bizs don’t last this long, but Yong Seng Coffee is still roasting after 5 decades For more than five decades, Yong Seng Coffee has been a fixture at Tiong Bahru Market. It has weathered the rise of instant coffee, the café boom that’s transformed the neighbourhood in the 2010s, and,… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/911943/yong-seng-coffee/

📰 Temasek and GIC could earn over 100% on their stake in Anthropic. Why did they bet on Claude? Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed below belong solely to the author. Singapore’s investment companies are riding the AI wave, hoping to capitalise on the boom in the industry. Just slightly over three weeks ago, both Temasek and GIC raised their investment in one of the most promising foundational AI companies, Anthropic, the… ➡️ Read More: https://vulcanpost.com/911732/temasek-gic-anthropic/