{
  "id": 6105811,
  "title": "Singapore retail sales growth slows to 1.5% in July as food, department store sales fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/singapore-retail-sales-growth-slows-to-1-5-in-july-as-food-department",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times Business",
    "slug": "straits-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/singapore-retail-sales-growth-slows-to-1-5-in-july-as-food-department-store-sales-fall"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's retail sales dipped to a 1.5% increase in July, down from a 4% growth in June, according to data from the Singapore Department of Statistics. The decline was mainly driven by a 5.1% drop in food and alcohol sales, as well as a 3.5% decrease at department stores. Despite these declines, other sectors saw growth, with recreational goods sales up 13.9% and watch and jewelry sales up 11.1%. Online transactions accounted for 15.4% of total retail sales in July, a slight decrease from 16.4% in June.",
  "summary": "Recreational goods recorded the strongest year-on-year growth, with sales rising 13.9 per cent.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}