Apple’s first official retail store in Singapore (and South-East Asia), Apple Orchard Road, open it’s door last Saturday, 27th May 2017 at 10am. The store opening hours are from 10am to 10pm daily.
If you are the first few in the queue (I am not too sure what is the cut off number), you will be given a door gift which includes an Apple t-shirt that is made in the USA and a sticker.
The first Apple Store in Singapore located along Orchard Road will open on Saturday, 27th May 2017 at 10am.
Address: 270 Orchard Road, Singapore, 238857
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday: 10:00am – 10:00pm
Telephone: 1800 699 2824
Link: apple.com/sg/retail/orchardroad/
Challenger has lost it’s 50,000 square feet flagship store in Funan DigitaLife Mall after the closure of the mall on 30th June 2016 for redevelopment.
Since then, they have opened a new Challenger flagship store at Bugis Junction.
Xiaomi officially opened its first physical store in Singapore on Friday, 7th October 2016, in partnership with ECS.
It is called Mi Home Store and it is located in Suntec City.
The official Sennheiser store opened in Marina Square yesterday, 2nd August 2016.
This store is the first fully-owned Sennheiser brand store in Singapore. Previously, the store was operated by a Sennheiser distributor/agent.
Android Pay is now available in Singapore and it is the first country outside of US and UK to have Android Pay! It is the first Asian country to have Android Pay as well.
Android Pay works with VISA and MasterCard issued by the following banks in Singapore: DBS, OCBC, POSB, Standard Chartered and UOB.
Samsung Pay will be available for use in Singapore from next Thursday, 16th June 2016 on Samsung Galaxy Note 5 4G+, S6 edge+ 4G+, S7 4G+ and S7 edge 4G+.
Singapore is the 5th country after Spain, China, US and South Korea to have Samsung Pay.
Slightly more than a month after Apple Pay for AMEX launches in Singapore, Apple Pay for VISA and MasterCard holders are finally available in Singapore.
Unfortunately, not all banks are on the list. For the initial roll out only credit cards from these five banks are supported: POSB, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB).
After the announcement in last October, Apple Pay is finally in Singapore and the first credit card that supports it is Amercian Express.
Support for VISA and MasterCard will be available soon.
In a press release by Samsung entitled “Samsung Pay Continues Global Momentum in 2016“, Samsung announced that Samsung Pay will be available in Singapore later this year.
In 2016, Samsung Pay will start global expansion beginning with China in March, followed by Australia, Brazil, Singapore, Spain and the U.K. later in the year. Additionally, Canada will be added to the new launch roadmap. Samsung Pay is currently available on select Galaxy devices including S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, Note5 as well as premium and mid-range options such as the 2016 models of both Galaxy A5 and A7.
