Singapore's retail market is basically monopolized by several super-large groups.
It is well known and has many branches, such as the General Fair Price, Shengsong, Store and Preservation, IKEA, Koch's, Luo and Refrigeration Company. ...
I remember when I was a child (1950s-1970s), there were many family-style grocery stores in Singapore community, all of which were operated by shops of 50-70 square meters.
Now, these family-style grocery stores have been unable to compete with the super group and are almost extinct!
The main problem: it is impossible to purchase in large quantities, sell at low prices, promote sales and sell through-train like the super group. ...
In the face of rising rents and wages, there is no price advantage. ...
These super groups even have farms, pig farms and fishing grounds for direct distribution in neighboring countries.
Now, except for 24-hour grocery stores, such as 7-El Elvin, small and small business grocery stores have no place in Singapore.
Singapore has a high population density, with a permanent population of more than 5 million, but domestic demand is not high and the retail market is already saturated.
I'm well aware that the original price of small commodities in Chinese mainland is very low ... but they are not popular with most Singaporeans.
Especially after 80s and 90s ... I would rather spend more money than compromise on quality.
The sources of small commodities and food in Singapore's consumer market are Chinese mainland: Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia. ...
Recently, even the Vietnamese and Cambodian goods in the third world are not lower in price and quality than those in Chinese mainland ~