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Retail Asia16/01/2020

Burberry has launched an online game called Ratberry as part of its 2020 Lunar New Year campaign. The game builds on the popularity of B Bounce, the brand’s first online game launched in October last year. In the new game, Ratberry is the central character in a world inspired by the limited-edition Thomas Burberry Monogram […]

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Retail Asia05/04/2019

Following 21 consecutive months of retail sales growth, Hong Kong retail sales declined in February, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse™ Hong Kong Report. Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures consumer spending across all payment types, including cash, found that retail sales contracted by 3.2 percent in February compared to last year. The drop, compared to last […]

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Retail Asia18/02/2019

To give back to the Hong Kong community in celebration of the Lunar New Year, Deliveroo collaborated with St. James’ Settlement and restaurant partner LAO ER by Crystal Jade to host a special afternoon event yesterday for elderly people living alone. There are increasing numbers of stay-alone seniors in Hong Kong, who don’t always have […]

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Retail Asia11/02/2019

China’s retailer and catering enterprises earned over 1 trillion yuan ($148.3 billion) during the Lunar New Year holiday, defying an economic slump to rise 8.5% from last year, the country’s commerce ministry said late on Sunday. The increase was down to the rapid growth in sales of new-year gifts, traditional foods, electronic products and local […]

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Retail Asia04/02/2019

Next week it Chinese New Year. It officially begins on February 5th, 2019, and ends on February 19th. This year will be the year of the Pig. It is the most important festival for Chinese people, so the city is fully decorated with festive installations. The retail world celebrates it with decorations and promotions. In Hong […]

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Retail Asia21/02/2018

UK plc is an exceptional example of what London Business School expert terms an “attractive market segment”, one which has been curated and matured over a long period of time. Chinese consumers in particular are attracted to British brands, with a high percentage of shoppers in mainland China regarding British goods as “genuine and well […]

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Retail Asia12/01/2018

There may be 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, but it looks like Giant Hypermarket outlets in Malaysia missed the memo. A photo of a festive Chinese New Year t-shirt being sold by the hypermarket chain received flak online from Malaysians because its image of cartoon animals perched around a platter of yu sheng was missing […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2017

The weeklong Lunar New Year holiday season has started in China, and surrounding countries and regions are expecting the usual surge in spending by Chinese tourists. This year, however, things may be different. According to China’s biggest online travel agency, Shanghai-based Ctrip, the number of Chinese visiting foreign countries during the holiday period this year […]

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Retail Asia19/01/2017

To welcome the Year of the Rooster, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is launching a series of Chinese New Year promotional activities and offers, including an instant rebate of HKIA cash coupon worth up to HK$15,600. Instant Rebate Promotion: From 20 January to 5 February 2017, travellers spending a specific amount by electronic payment at […]

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Retail Asia24/02/2016

Chinese New Year sales for the Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group took a dive in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Unaudited figures for the period, from January 25 to February 14, show the value of retail sales dropped 30 per cent in China and 23 per cent in Hong Kong and Macau – a […]

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Retail Asia18/02/2016

China’s retail sales over the Spring Festival holiday rose 11.2 percent from the same vacation period a year earlier, with cinemas posting sharp increases in box-office sales, the country’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Saturday. Retail sales and restaurant receipts in the world’s second-largest economy totaled about 754 billion yuan ($115 billion) in […]

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Retail Asia12/02/2016

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Coach Inc says its net sales totalled US$1.27 billion for the second fiscal quarter – up 4 per cent year on year, and up 7 per cent on a constant currency basis. China was a primary driver of the increase in the three months to December 26, with sales up in the double digits and […]

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Retail Asia11/02/2016

Food takes centrestage during Chinese New Year, like most festive celebrations. But in the lead up to the occasion this year, retailers selling festive goodies say business is more lacklustre compared to 2015. Family-run bak kwa (sliced barbecued pork) stall Bee Kim Heng has seen festive retail sales drop by 10 to 20 per cent […]

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Retail Asia08/02/2016

In the two weeks leading up to the Chinese New Year, eCommerce sales in Asia grew by 40 per cent with 25 per cent more consumers shopping online. Three in 10 transactions were completed on a mobile device, according to performance marketing technology company Criteo in Hong Kong. Its findings are based on an analysis […]

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Retail Asia08/02/2016

Discounts of up to 80 per cent and a chance to win prizes – including gold bullion – are key elements in a Chinese New Year campaign at Siam Paragon and Siam Center in Bangkok. Running from February 3 to March 13, the Siam Prosperous Chinese New Year 2016 campaign is offering 7.5 million baht […]

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Retail Asia08/02/2016

Ever wondered what would happen if you combined Chinese New Year with Game of Thrones? The EM Disctrict did, and the result is the world’s first 40 meter long flying dragon hovering over EmQuartier. Come gasp at its 10 meter tall head. Go gape at its humongous mirrored body. The majestic dragon, along with a Thai […]

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Retail Asia03/02/2016

Dig out your red clothes, hang up paper lanterns and pick up some firecrackers — Chinese New Year is returning to Bangkok. The biggest celebrations will take place on Yaowarat Road in the heart of Chinatown, with cultural displays, dance and musical performances to usher in the Year of the Monkey. Kicking off on Feb. 7, the Chinatown festivities will […]

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Retail Asia01/02/2016

The Mall Group will celebrate Chinese New Year with a variety of activities and promotions to boost customer spending. The company projects the campaign to generate Bt2.5 billion in sales. Chamnarn Maytaprechakul, executive vice president of The Mall Group, said that towards the end of 2015, customer spending improved. During the final two months, the […]

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Retail Asia28/01/2016

Hong Kong International airport (HKIA) is to offer various promotions including cash redemptions of up to HK$5,000 ($640) in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year. From February 4 to February 15, travellers spending over HK$2,000, HK$5,000, HK$10,000 and HK$50,000 by electronic payment can redeem HKIA cash-coupons of HK$100, HK$300, HK$700 and HK$5,000 respectively. During the […]

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Retail Asia22/01/2016

Alibaba plans to piggyback on the biggest celebration on the Chinese calendar – Lunar New Year – in the hopes of establishing another e-shopping tradition. Set to start in mid-January in the run-up to Chinese New Year, which falls on February 8 this year, theAlibaba Lunar New Year blitz – dubbed Ali Chinese New Year […]

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