Shopping

4 Feb 2013

Clothes certainly make the man (or woman), but the fashion faux pas of wearing the same jacket as your friend may have you wondering: "Where can I get affordable but unique luxury clothes?"

Tin Shui Wai market forces stall

2 Feb 2013

Tin Shui Wai's new open-air hawker market opened yesterday - hastily and with little fanfare.

Stores forecast Lunar New Year sales boost

1 Feb 2013

Hong Kong's once vibrant retail sector has not experienced growth in the double digits since June last year. However, with buyers' appetite for shopping returning in the past two months, the Hong...

Brands invest HK$40 billion in campaigns to boost sales

31 Jan 2013

Media-monitoring firm admanGo reported that total advertising expenditure in the city rose 13 per cent from HK$36.03 billion in 2011, despite weak market sentiment caused by the sluggish economy...

Hong Kong must invest to remain a first-rate tourist draw

12 Jan 2013

Hong Kong tourism has enjoyed another impressive year with visitor arrivals totalling almost 44 million as of last November, a 16 per cent increase over the same period in 2011.

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Fashionistas' logo love affair shows big is beautiful in Hong Kong

It seems bigger is better when it comes to fashion labels and logos in Hong Kong.

You just need to do some so-called window shopping in Central to realise that Prada and Salvatore Ferragamo...

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Gift cards - the world's worst present?

Chances are you received a few gift cards this Christmas. Or perhaps you are guilty of gifting a few yourself. Sure, your teenage niece may be impossible to buy presents for, or you ended up...

Rich Chinese tourists give London retailers a happy Christmas

A third of profits taken in London's West End on Boxing Day came from Chinese tourists, according to reports.

Of the £50 million (HK$625 million) spent in sales, which opened on December 26...

RETAILING

Britain stores pull out the stops to attract Chinese shoppers

With their shelves spilling over with festive goodies, department stores in London are working hard to attract Christmas shoppers - but Chinese visitors are the particular target of a charm...

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

Mainland Chinese tourists power global travel boom

Mainland tourists made an estimated 82 million border-crossing visits this year, becoming the biggest driver of growth in international tourism.

MR. SHANGKONG

Shopping is good but ensure it does not become paradise lost

Hong Kong enjoys a reputation around the world of being a "paradise for shopping" and I had my first taste of paradise in 2002, when the local dollar was stronger against the yuan.

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