Good evening! Here are some news highlights from NUS Business | BIZBeat

Good evening! Here are some news highlights from NUS Business School:

1. NUS study: Without wage premium, only 5 per cent of supermarket cashiers are willing to handle cash
This Lianhe Zaobao article features coverage of Distinguished Prof Ivan Png’s study on cashiers’ willingness to handle cash, as compared to card. https://bit.ly/2XRkoLh
 
2. SGX joins Hong Kong exchange in moving to tighten climate rules
26 August 2021 - Nikkei Asia
In this Nikkei Asia article, Assoc Prof Mak Yuen Teen comments on Singapore Exchange’s plan for mandatory climate-related disclosures. https://s.nikkei.com/3zmN7Wp
 
3. Cold Storage opens new flagship store at Paragon in $40m revamp
In this Straits Times article, Assoc Prof Lawrence Loh comments on Cold Storage’s rebranding exercise. http://bit.ly/3sZu9mk
 
4. Singapore shopping groups form to buy lobsters, tarts amid Covid
In this Bloomberg article, Asst Prof Daniel He comments on shopping groups formed by consumers. https://bloom.bg/2UQapom
 
5. Property price rises, construction delays could last for rest of year, survey finds
This Straits Times article features coverage of Dept of Real Estate’s Real Estate Sentiment Index (RESI). Prof Sing Tien Foo comments on high construction costs in Singapore. https://bit.ly/38jkhu4

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