The Pandemic’s Effect On Youth

  WE have been living with the pandemic for more than a year. That's a long time to be in a state of disruption. People generally don't like change. Especially when...
wwc 070721 luxe

Luxury Should Be Exquisite Not Exclusive

THE usual descriptions we have been levelling at the high-end consumer market have become part of the luxe lexicon, but they are not necessarily words those in the industry...
WED WEB CHAT luxury 070721

Is Luxe In A State Of Flux?

IN most cases there will be a cheaper option available for a luxury product. But that hasn’t stopped the luxury sector from enjoying year-on-year growth. The tradition behind luxury brands...
WED WEB CHAT esports

Esports — Playing To Win

ESPORTS events may have been halted by the pandemic, but the number of new people taking to gaming consoles has been on the rise. The US$1.5 bn (projected 2023) esports...

A Future In Esports?

IT may seem like time wasted by the young as they play games well into the night, but that’s just a biased generational view of esports. When you have the...
wwc covid biz

Finding The Rainbow In The Storm

WHY would you open a business during a pandemic? While most people hope to wait out the storm, others seek out the rainbows. Not content to sit back and...
wwc 020621 covid biz

Why Start A Business During A Pandemic?

THE general reaction to uncertainty hanging heavy in the air would be to ring-fence one's resources and wait for the coast to clear. That would be the knee-jerk reaction by...
covid building

Business Building In Troubled Times

HUMAN intelligence is being tested. The smart brains of the world are currently being outwitted by a nimble virus intent on pivoting, innovating and surviving. Traits the human race has...
PSLE

Examining The PSLE

ARE these the worst of times for children? It's certainly not the best of times, with the pandemic hampering their activities and forcing them to stay home. And for those...
wwc 190521

Primary Rights Of Passage

ONE of the biggest sighs of relief I’ve heard came from a young colleague whose daughter had just completed her Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). This is one of the...