Hong Kong Retail

Pet economy to boom, reaching $2.7t by 2027

SHOPLINE merchants specialising in pet products grew 27.9%.
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Pet economy to boom, reaching $2.7t by 2027

SHOPLINE merchants specialising in pet products grew 27.9%.
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Online retail investors shift to defensive assets amidst uncertainty

Active online investors in the retail space have declined to 840,000 from 900,000.

Provisional retail sales up 7.8% YoY in December 2023

For the whole year, Hong Kong saw a 16.2% increase in retail sales value.

Average Hongkonger would take 11 work days to afford latest iPhone

The average salary in the country is $17,728 gross monthly.

Online wholesale marketplace Markato enters Hong Kong

The startup enables a one-stop shop for retailers and buyers.

Retail sales grows 31.3% in February 2023

But provisional online retail sales dropped 4.1% to $2.6b.

How Watsons plans to tap Middle East’s fast-growing consumer market

The beauty company opened 17 stores in the region in just two years. 

Retail street rents to decline 10-15% YoY in 2023

Retailers are not optimistic about the sector’s outlook, according to Knight Frank.

Weaker retail sales to put pressure on HK shop rentals: report

Retail sales dropped by 2.9% for the first time in five months.

3 in 5 in-store shoppers browse candy shops for holiday gift ideas

Online shoppers, however, tend to look to video games and electronics for inspiration.

Retail sales drop 14.6% YoY in February 2022

The tightened measures against COVID-19 weakened consumption sentiment.

Is the retail property market on its way to redemption?

In January, retail sales value jumped 4.1%YoY to $33.9b.

Should Hong Kong’s brick-and-mortar retailers ride the e-commerce wave?

Surprisingly, retailers will need to cater more to the 62.1% of Hong Kongers who prefer to shop in-store.

Retail sales jump 7.1% YoY to $30.7b in November 2021

This is due to the positive consumer sentiment and the economic recovery.