Singapore – February 2020 MARKET IN MINUTES Retail Savills Research Savills team Please contact us for further information SINGAPORE Marcus Loo CEO, Singapore +65 6415 3893
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[email protected] Protracted uncertainty expected to linger RESEARCH Bleak forecast for retail sales as the outbreak takes a toll on tourist and Alan Cheong Executive Director domestic demand. Singapore +65 6415 3641 • Despite the rise in footfall to major malls, retail sales • Notwithstanding the viral outbreak, we do not believe that
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