Retail
How the looming change in Individual Visit Scheme could impact retail market
Restriction of Mainland visitor numbers has consequences.
January retail sales dropped 14.6% in value
Retail sales volume also decreased 13.9% y/y.
Sa Sa's sales in Hong Kong, Macau jump 3% y/y in January, February
Late timing of CNY was a factor.
New HK visitor policy feared to shoo more Mainland tourists away
It's bad news for retailers.
Retail sales sink 14.6% y/y in January
Chinese New Year could improve market, though.
Leasing market in prime street segment turning more tenant-friendly
Landlords are becoming more flexible.
Euro, USD fluctuations hurt affluent Chinese visitors' preferences
Hong Kong suddenly became less appealing.
Retail sales slumped towards end of 2014
It's the market's coldest winter since 2003.
Hong Kong's retail sales dropped 0.2% in 2014
It's the first full-year drop since 2003.
Tourists start ditching Hong Kong for other countries
Retail sales had been badly hurt.
Hong Kong retail sales growth dipped 3.9% in December
Jewellery and watches sales dropped.
December 2014 retail sales down 3.9% despite global jump in Chinese overseas spending
It's confirmed: buyers aren't splurging in Hong Kong.
iPhone 6 saved Hong Kong's retail sales despite Occupy Central's impacts
Sales inched up b 3.5%.
Sa Sa's 3Q FY15 sales in HK and Macau dip 1% y/y
Chinese tourists' spending habits were blamed.
Crystallize.Me shines as the crystal expert in China and Hong Kong
In Hong Kong and China, there is no other name best known for bringing exquisite pieces but Crystallize.Me. For over 40 years now, Crystallize.Me has...
Hutchison Whampoa, Cheung Kong unveil largest group restructuring
They're going "from vertical to horizontal".
Commentary
Progressive rating system to impact mid-to-luxury residential properties in Hong Kong