“Singaporeans are now travelling to Johor three times more frequently than they did three years ago, and the proportion of Singaporeans’ spending in Johor relative to their global expenditure has doubled over the same period,” says Fazal, citing a recent study conducted by SBF, the Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) and Mastercard.
From left: Musa Fazal, chief policy and operating officer, Singapore Business Federation; Stephen Sing, executive director, Singapore Retailers Association; Invest Johor chief executive Natazha Harris; Hasni Mohammad, economic and investment advisor to the State of Johor; Patrick Lim, managing director of Coronade Properties; and Ervin Yeo, group chief strategy officer and CEO of commercial management, CapitaLand Investment
Tourists are increasingly treating Johor and Singapore as a single destination, says Musa Fazal, chief policy and operating officer of Singapore Business Federation (SBF). Businesses, too, are exploring how to tap into the networks across both cities, adds Fazal on a panel about cross-border retail on May 7.
