https://www.scmp.com/rss/323307/feed Cathie Chung is national director of the research department at JLL en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Metaverse – a network of three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds focused on social connection – has been one of the most popular terms among tech giants in recent years. By adopting technologies like augmented, virtual, and extended reality, metaverse creates 3D virtual spaces that allow users to interact with people around the world in different types of contents and environments. Users access the contents as virtual persons or “avatars”, which hope to enhance their experience and is, arguably,... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3185656/retailing-metaverse-metamall-brings-new-thrills-and-challenges-physical?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3185656/retailing-metaverse-metamall-brings-new-thrills-and-challenges-physical?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Jul 2022 04:01:11 +0000 As a demand driven market, Hong Kong’s property market is highly influenced by the city’s economic performance. And as a small and open economy, its performance in turn is closely tied to the ebb and flow of external environment. This is evident when looking at the historic performance of the property market, where all broad-based market corrections over the past 30 years have followed significant external economic events. After almost 10 years of uninterrupted growth, Hong Kong’s economy is now... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3037246/hong-kongs-property-market-verge-huge-correction-government-must-take?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3037246/hong-kongs-property-market-verge-huge-correction-government-must-take?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Nov 2019 04:00:07 +0000 To usher in the Year of the Dog most shopping centres in Hong Kong featured dog-related decoration themes over the Lunar New Year holiday. I’m sure we would expect nothing less if it were the Year of the Cat! In Hong Kong, more families are welcoming pets into their homes with about 289 000 households keeping pets in 2015-16. A study commissioned by the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong last year and previous thematic reports by the Census and Statistics Department, showed that pet... https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2134862/pet-theory-rising-ownership-hong-kong-opens-host-retail?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2134862/pet-theory-rising-ownership-hong-kong-opens-host-retail?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Feb 2018 04:21:10 +0000 Faced with tough challenges amid a visible decline in tourist arrivals and retail sales, the retail industry is set to face a “new normal”, unlike in earlier years when the sustained spending of mainland visitors fuelled growth. With more retailers and shopping centre landlords struggling to increase market share and expand their reach, strategic business thinking and innovative retailing practises could determine which ones are in, and which ones are out. In such a market, the use of... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2018672/hk-retailers-embrace-experimental-retail-new-normal-sets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2018672/hk-retailers-embrace-experimental-retail-new-normal-sets?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Sep 2016 09:01:20 +0000