I blame the stubborn patrons who still buy & eat overpriced food.

jb

Because fcuk JB and Mount Austin food prices

bedok food court
years back while on secondment
got one prawn mee seller damn nice
go late finish type
always crowded, got long queue....and it'll grow

new ppl come to the food court dunno what to eat.....where you think they'll line up
there you go

whereas others of similar noodles biz, if sub par or not popular, no customer
I will try these stalls (only when my fav are either closed or finish)......it's tough being #2, 3, 4,

that saying "if shop empty or not many ppl order maybe not nice" seems to echo throughout the market, throughout the island too perhaps


in a nutshell
real estate is killing FnB
sadly

usd 1 = sgd 1.28 killing Singapore

Well, people simply raise prices, then supported by FOMO oriented people, plus racial defenders of price raising culture that is like a clockwork.

Bubble tea brand Gong Cha shuts all outlets in Singapore ahead of 2026 relaunch

The company said it had ended its current franchise deal and would relaunch in Singapore with "new local franchisees" under a global revamp.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/g...ngapore-5381391

because of all taste bud are from Malaysi prefer strong taste of food, while Sinkapork original food have no taste

Why Singaporeans are flocking to Malaysia’s Johor for food and leisure

Singapore residents made more than 11 million trips across the causeway in the first seven months of this year, fuelling a retail boom
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-cu...ood-and-leisure

It's probably the same reason Shenzhen is killing HK food biz

Here averagely already RM5 - 8, but fresh grad salary comparison is SGD4K - 5K vs RM2.5K - 3.2K

kekwa msian... ketagih makan luar is real i guess. U keep going, they keep increasing.

got few friends in fnb restaurant, must have strong business sense, not just ur food tasty. more like how to manage cost, without diminish food quality. ur restaurant profit can fluctuate monthly but once it reach ath likely ur not seeing that figure anymore for sometime, the ony way to earn more is to branch out to reach more customer. sometimes do grab, but have to manage extra kitchens to cater delivery which will incur more cost and unforseen profit, its a tough line of business thats why most hawkers just stick being hawker even if there are 100 ppl queing to buy their food

Singapore shoppers lose another Japanese store as Daiso to close 100 AM outlet.

The closure follows the recent shutdown of the 100 AM Muji outlet on November 25, highlighting a trend of Japanese retail stores scaling back in Singapore.

Another Japanese retailer, Isetan announced on December 9 that it would close its Nex mall outlet in April 2026, leaving only its Scotts Road branch in Singapore.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/singapore/20...m-outlet/201986

they say killing but the malls occupancy still near 100% means what? they just cannot compete with the mainland Chinese lah.

watch this, then you know the gist of it
Bulatan 128 (dramamama food court singapura), dont sked vailus la, legit one - foc somore if sked, jewtoob also can watch
lagi muhibah than our lokal produksi

i watched a video yesterday explaining it and i think its pretty accurate, its mainly because of ultra rich china ppl all flocking to singapore because singapore is a safe haven, they buy up all the luxury properties in sg and make sg as their second home, so when these ultra rich china ppl come to singapore, they also want high class food and entertainment to accompany them when they are at sg, so those big famous china brands are also flocking to sg and opening many branches in sg, they are willing to pay double or sometimes triple the rent to rent in famous malls and prime locations, hence the local singaporean businesses cannot tahan and have to close down,
and this will have secondary effect on the overall market in sg, things will be more expensive in the future because those businesses are already paying very high rent and will increase their prices in the future

in the end the middle class suffer even more

No wonder nex isetan was doing lots of sales

because Singaporean like to Q, you no Q they won't come.