Pinduoduo Malaysia, Singapore–Johor Bahru RTS and AI Search

Pinduoduo's expansion in Malaysia is testing how local retailers compete with ultra-low-price cross-border commerce, while the Singapore–Johor Bahru RTS Link could redraw the retail catchment between the two markets.Ngai Yuen Low, Ryf Quail and Alex Rezvan examine the projected S$1.05 billion increase in annual Singapore-resident spending in Johor Bahru, the overlooked plant and wellness category, and how AI search is changing e-commerce discovery.The question running through the episode: if price, geography and search traffic are all being rewritten at once, where does defensible retail advantage move next?00:00:00 Intro00:00:52 Pinduoduo Malaysia00:03:30 Plants and wellness retail00:06:05 Singapore–Johor RTS00:08:52 AI search and e-commerce traffic