Shopping Mall

27 Feb 2013

A fund managed by Morgan Stanley acquired Metropolis Shopping and Entertainment Mall from Capital Partners, the Kazakh developer that opened the property in 2009, the bank said.

Investors cry foul at 'misleading' celebrity advertising

4 Feb 2013

The investors of Taishan Landmark complained that the 70,000 square metre shopping mall had been largely deserted since it opened in late 2010 because of poor management, and that their...

Malls spend millions on attractions to bring in Lunar New Year shoppers

9 Jan 2013

Shopping Mall owners are pining their hopes on securing bumper Lunar New Year sales for their retail tenants next month on a range of attractions for shoppers, including a cockatoo that will...

Shops forced out of DNA Galleria offered space in Sai Ying Pun

28 Nov 2012

The landlord of a small shopping centre in Sai Ying Pun has invited retailers who were forced to quit their shops in the DNA Galleria mall in Tsim Sha Tsui earlier this month to re-establish...

Dubai developer to build shopping mall bigger than Hyde Park

28 Nov 2012

Dubai's ruler announced plans for a development boasting the world's biggest shopping mall and gardens larger than London's Hyde Park, as the emirate revives property projects on hold since the...

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While Tokyoites - possibly the world's most dedicated shoppers - continue their long love affair with futuristic shopping malls and starchitect-designed flagship fashion stores, a new and...

Sun Hung Kai's Beijing manager Ian Choy has learned to adapt

Fifteen years ago, the concept of a "shopping mall" was still new in Beijing when Ian Choy Chi-keung, chief local representative of Sun Hung Kai Properties, was tasked with opening a new shopping...

Retail rents and sales mostly still rising in China

With consumer markets in Europe and the United States still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis of 2008, China had been the main beacon of hope for retailers looking for a boost to...

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Malls to use art promotions to attract Christmas shoppers

Dutch sculptor and local painters ... Italian lifestyle brand designer... No, that's not a line-up for an art festival, but attractions to be offered by local shopping arcades as part of their...

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The Domain, a shopping mall built by the Housing Authority in Hong Kong, opens for business

The biggest shopping mall built by the Housing Authority in recent years will be mainly occupied by chain stores, although it has been marketed to be different from other malls.

The shop...

Development that would benefit locals and mainland visitors

There was a time when mainland tourists were seen as nothing but good news for Hong Kong's economy. But at some point, the numbers and the impact on residents started to be seen as a burden. A few...