The 2025 Scorecard: How front-loaded global trade and domestic consumption kept the market resilient, and why the 2026 "cool-down" is normalisation, not a hangover.

Industrial "Smarter Space": Why manufacturers are buying land to build rather than renting. Amy explains the shift from sheer scale to high-spec facilities (higher floor loading, automation readiness) to support supply chain diversification.

The Two-Tier Market: How the tech boom and Gen AI are creating a polarisation across sectors. Green, efficient buildings are winning, while older stock faces obsolescence.

The Office "Decision Year": With new office supply dropping sharply in 2026 and 2027, the window for tenants to lock in favorable terms is closing. We discuss the "Stay vs. Go" debate for companies in aging buildings.

Asset Level Alpha: Why market-driven growth is gone. Amy argues that returns must now be "earned" through active retrofitting and repositioning of older assets, rather than passive holding.

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In 2015, advertising veterans Chantelle Teoh and Kelvin Long grew tired of the generic, "embarrassing" souvenirs found at Central Market. They wanted products that actually spoke the language of Malaysians, literally.

Starting with a single t-shirt design complaining about cigarette prices ("Mahal Bro"), APOM (A Piece of Malaysia) has grown from a bazaar pop-up into a 7-figure retail brand with five stores, including Bangsar Village and The Campus, Ampang.

The husband-and-wife duo joins BFM to discuss the journey from "Bazaars to Bangunan." We explore how they navigate the "Dreamer vs. Integrator" dynamic as a married couple, the operational PTSD of the 2020 pandemic, and why they believe the future of retail lies in data-driven humor.

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