Retail

Earnings alerts paint grim picture for Hong Kong-listed firms

16 May 2013

Hong Kong-listed companies have issued almost 50 warnings over the past month about substantial profit declines or losses as the mainland economic recovery continues to look shaky.

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American Apparel store opens in Hong Kong

16 May 2013

American Apparel has finally opened its first store in Hong Kong. Shoppers had been teased with a Lane Crawford pop-up shop three years ago, and a local web store that the brand followed up with...

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From curry to crystal, traders are cashing in on giant rubber duck

9 May 2013

Local businesses have taken to a giant inflatable like a duck to water, with restaurants to curio sellers all riding the waves made by Hong Kong's new attraction.

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More than 50 global retail brands set up shop in Hong Kong in 2012

8 May 2013

Fifty-one retail brands set up shop in the city, according to a study by CBRE Global Research & Consulting, which monitored more than 300 new retail openings across Asia-Pacific in 2012.

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Spending by holiday visitors lags increase in arrivals

3 May 2013

This year's "golden week", a national holiday, lacked lustre, says the Hong Kong Retail Management Association, whose members run more than 6,700 retail outlets in the city. Retail sales grew...

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Government eyes extension of plastic bag levy

1 May 2013

About 100,000 retail outlets will face fines if they fail to charge customers for plastic shopping bags under a proposed extension of the levy scheme that will cover all goods retailers and bags...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

More fast-fashion chains move into Shenzhen shopping centres

The flow of shoppers from Shenzhen to Hong Kong is slowing as more international fast-fashion chains open for business in the border city.

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Old Chinese tourist town opposes new entry fee

Shop owners in Fenghuang old town, a popular tourist site in Hunan province , have seen business fall by as much as half since the local government introduced an entry fee for tourists last week....

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Local character 'key to keeping Hong Kong's allure'

Hong Kong is losing its edge in attracting mainland shoppers as the city's local character fades from its prime shopping districts, a property consultant warns.

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RETAILING

Global brands pause as store sales growth slows on China

Global brands have scaled back their expansion plans on the mainland due to slowing growth in retail sales.

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ADVERTISING

Spending gets boost from Lunar New Year campaigns

Spending on advertising in Hong Kong grew modestly in the first two months of the year to HK$6.2 billion, driven by campaigns for the Lunar New Year shopping season.

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E-COMMERCE

Jack Ma sees China online trade entering 'golden age'

Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma Yun predicts that the mainland's e-commerce market is entering a "golden age", which will see 30 per cent of total retail sales moving online in the next five years...

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