Perspectives

How vision becomes revenue.

Notes on buying, visual commerce and the Singapore and Japan markets, from the ArsRes team.

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ZH｜AI-generated illustrative image：倫敦泛用茶店內的茶葉、金屬儲存罐與木質櫃台，呈現職人器物進入海外茶文化通路的概念；非開化堂官方圖。
EN｜AI-generated illustrative image: Tea, a generic metal storage tin and a wooden counter in an independent London tea shop, illustrating an artisan object entering an overseas tea channel; not an official Kaikado image.

Buying20 Oct 2026

A Tea Shop in London: How Kyoto's Kaikado Went Abroad

Kaikado, a Kyoto tea-canister workshop founded in 1875, opened its first overseas market in 2005 through a London tea shop, Postcard Teas. The case shows that choosing the right first channel matters more than the number of channels.

ZH｜AI-generated illustrative image：東南亞城市步道、購物提袋與遠方跨境通道構成泛用的跨境消費概念，不代表實際RTS列車或車站。
EN｜AI-generated illustrative image: A Southeast Asian walkway, shopping tote and distant cross-border route suggest cross-border consumer movement; this does not depict an actual RTS train or station.

Buying20 Oct 2026

Five Minutes to Johor: What Singaporeans Will Buy Across the Border, and What They Will Keep at Home

The Johor–Singapore RTS Link is due to open by late 2026. Studies estimate Singaporeans will spend about S$1.05 billion more a year in Johor, with groceries and health and beauty moving first, while distinctive products and experiences stay local.