https://www.scmp.com/rss/323137/feed Nicola Tang is associate director, advisory & transaction services for retail of CBRE Hong Kong en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Hong Kong government released its retail sales and restaurant receipts statistics last week on August 5. The results are indicative of consumer sentiment in the local retail sector. Interestingly, while retail sales have plunged 10.5 per cent in the first half of 2016, restaurant receipts, in contrast, have increased by 2.5 per cent. The two indexes have grown in opposite directions since March 2015 as the food & beverage (F&B) category has continued to shine as a clear outlier from other... https://www.scmp.com/property/article/2000853/hong-kongs-restaurant-sector-still-high-despite-gloom-retail-segment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/article/2000853/hong-kongs-restaurant-sector-still-high-despite-gloom-retail-segment?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Aug 2016 07:00:48 +0000