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As the pandemic upends businesses, more Singapore firms turn to selling online

CNBC2021-06-29

Singapore companies are increasingly moving their businesses online to deal with the disruption that Covid-19 has brought to their brick-and-mortar operations. Even small and medium sized companies, ...

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Kikiooi
·2021-06-29
Singapore always adapt fast and COVID will be part of the daily life here. We ready for itsoon.
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sylarspock
·2021-06-29
This is good.
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许哲东
·2021-06-29
In Singapore I'm prefer using shopee own by SEA Ltd
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- sylarspock:
  Yes. Prefer shopee over lazada
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derrickkk
·2021-06-29
Wow
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Potato3
·2021-06-29
Adaptation is part of any business or whittleaway..
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- Kikiooi:
  Agree
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crtyn
·2021-06-29
Like and comment, thanks
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- 迈向财富自由:
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Deonc
·2021-06-29
Good. Please like and comment
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  Awesome
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rhengheng
·2021-06-29
Cashless
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开开心心好心情的兄弟
·2021-06-29
Online too competitive
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- Potato3:
  More easier access to buyers at the current moment as well as larger market reach
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- Hengfc:
  agree
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ils
·2021-06-29
Shopee pee pee pee
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- lzh77:
  shopee but I never enter so sad
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n0n01972
·2021-06-29
Aaaaaaaa
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  aaaaaaaaa
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Pigmonkey
·2021-06-29
Like pls
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·2021-06-29
Like n comment pls
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  pls like n comment back in this comment tq
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  Like bk plS
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Lawrence88
·2021-06-29
Please like
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  trend
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·2021-06-29
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AngieHeng
·2021-06-29
666
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Helen23
·2021-06-29
Good info
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Desmond84
·2021-06-29
Huat lah
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·2021-06-29
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And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. If we can bring down the barrier to the entry, we believe we can really foster and energize a much more vibrant entrepreneurial scene, which can be the foundational pillar to bring more SMEs on to doing business,\" said Chang.\n\n I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment, that's very attractive to young firms starting up.James RootSENIOR PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN, BAIN FUTURES\n\nThe Singapore government has also provided a lot of support in pushing forward digital agendas for domestic businesses since Covid-19 broke out.\n\"I think Singapore has been really supportive of enterprises both large and small, especially during macro-economic shifts such as Covid. 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And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. 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The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. 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The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. If we can bring down the barrier to the entry, we believe we can really foster and energize a much more vibrant entrepreneurial scene, which can be the foundational pillar to bring more SMEs on to doing business,\" said Chang.\n\n I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment, that's very attractive to young firms starting up.James RootSENIOR PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN, BAIN FUTURES\n\nThe Singapore government has also provided a lot of support in pushing forward digital agendas for domestic businesses since Covid-19 broke out.\n\"I think Singapore has been really supportive of enterprises both large and small, especially during macro-economic shifts such as Covid. The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. 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The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. If we can bring down the barrier to the entry, we believe we can really foster and energize a much more vibrant entrepreneurial scene, which can be the foundational pillar to bring more SMEs on to doing business,\" said Chang.\n\n I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment, that's very attractive to young firms starting up.James RootSENIOR PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN, BAIN FUTURES\n\nThe Singapore government has also provided a lot of support in pushing forward digital agendas for domestic businesses since Covid-19 broke out.\n\"I think Singapore has been really supportive of enterprises both large and small, especially during macro-economic shifts such as Covid. The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. If we can bring down the barrier to the entry, we believe we can really foster and energize a much more vibrant entrepreneurial scene, which can be the foundational pillar to bring more SMEs on to doing business,\" said Chang.\n\n I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment, that's very attractive to young firms starting up.James RootSENIOR PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN, BAIN FUTURES\n\nThe Singapore government has also provided a lot of support in pushing forward digital agendas for domestic businesses since Covid-19 broke out.\n\"I think Singapore has been really supportive of enterprises both large and small, especially during macro-economic shifts such as Covid. The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. If we can bring down the barrier to the entry, we believe we can really foster and energize a much more vibrant entrepreneurial scene, which can be the foundational pillar to bring more SMEs on to doing business,\" said Chang.\n\n I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment, that's very attractive to young firms starting up.James RootSENIOR PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN, BAIN FUTURES\n\nThe Singapore government has also provided a lot of support in pushing forward digital agendas for domestic businesses since Covid-19 broke out.\n\"I think Singapore has been really supportive of enterprises both large and small, especially during macro-economic shifts such as Covid. The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. If we can bring down the barrier to the entry, we believe we can really foster and energize a much more vibrant entrepreneurial scene, which can be the foundational pillar to bring more SMEs on to doing business,\" said Chang.\n\n I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment, that's very attractive to young firms starting up.James RootSENIOR PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN, BAIN FUTURES\n\nThe Singapore government has also provided a lot of support in pushing forward digital agendas for domestic businesses since Covid-19 broke out.\n\"I think Singapore has been really supportive of enterprises both large and small, especially during macro-economic shifts such as Covid. The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. If we can bring down the barrier to the entry, we believe we can really foster and energize a much more vibrant entrepreneurial scene, which can be the foundational pillar to bring more SMEs on to doing business,\" said Chang.\n\n I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment, that's very attractive to young firms starting up.James RootSENIOR PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN, BAIN FUTURES\n\nThe Singapore government has also provided a lot of support in pushing forward digital agendas for domestic businesses since Covid-19 broke out.\n\"I think Singapore has been really supportive of enterprises both large and small, especially during macro-economic shifts such as Covid. 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They will say, no, it takes up too much time. It requires a lot of resources, a lot of investments,\" Selena Ling, chief economist at OCBC bank, told CNBC'sChristine Tan.\n\"But I think what has changed in terms of the mindset, really, in the past 12 to 15 months, is that it's a 'do-or-die' kind of approach,\" she added.\n\n A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model.Selena LingCHIEF ECONOMIST, OCBC BANK\n\nTo slow the spread of the virus at the peak of the pandemic last year, Singapore's government imposed a \"circuit breaker\" — or a partial lockdown requiring most people to stay and work at home. As a result, many retailers and manufacturers could not open their physical stores, said Ling.\n\"A lot of the businesses, even smaller ones had to pivot to this digital model. And I think a lot of the policy support has also been angled towards trying to help the smaller companies to adopt a digital strategy,\" she said.\nLazada\nJames Chang, CEO of Lazada Singapore, echoed her sentiment that the pandemic has driven many domestic brands and smaller players online to adapt to the changes.\n\"Actually, (the) pandemic really drove a lot of e-commerce adoptions. In three different areas — one is many of the brands went online and many of the SMEs have started the business online,\" he said, referring to small- and medium-sized enterprises. \"The buyer adoption has really expedited.\"\nA vibrant ecosystem\nSoutheast Asia's leading online retailer Lazada is currently helping SMEs grow their e-commerce presence in the city-state.\n\"In order for an entrepreneur to start their retail business, the cost of entering has been very high. If we can bring down the barrier to the entry, we believe we can really foster and energize a much more vibrant entrepreneurial scene, which can be the foundational pillar to bring more SMEs on to doing business,\" said Chang.\n\n I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment, that's very attractive to young firms starting up.James RootSENIOR PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN, BAIN FUTURES\n\nThe Singapore government has also provided a lot of support in pushing forward digital agendas for domestic businesses since Covid-19 broke out.\n\"I think Singapore has been really supportive of enterprises both large and small, especially during macro-economic shifts such as Covid. The local government has been very supportive in wage grants, in helping to retrain and rescale,\" said Henry Chan, co-founder and CEO of local e-commerce company, ShopBack.\nIn addition, Singapore's e-commerce funding environment has improved tremendously in the last 10 years, and that's helped start-ups to raise capital and grow their business, according to one analyst.\n\"I think one of the big things that Singapore has done is create a financing environment that's very attractive to young firms starting up,\" said James Root, senior partner and chairman at Bain Futures, a global think tank at consulting firm Bain & Company. \"Ten years ago, that wasn't necessarily the case. 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