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Retail Asia17/01/2022

HKT’s loyalty program and digital ventures arm – The Club, announces its strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to develop an innovative hyper-personalization platform, named Copernicus, to integrate into The Club’s digital ecosystem across its business pillars. Combining its strong network and database with Google Cloud’s expertise and state-of-the-art technology, The Club aims to provide customers […]

Retail Asia13/05/2019

HOFEX, Asia’s Leading Food & Hospitality Tradeshow will return to Hong Kong for its biggest year yet 7-10 May at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), where the biennial show will occupy almost every available exhibition space. Expecting more than 2,800 international exhibitors and 42,000+ trade buyers, HOFEX 2019 will cement its position as […]

Retail Asia25/02/2019

Swire Properties’ Community Ambassador held a gathering with some 40 retirees of Taikoo Dockyard. It has been a tradition to organise such gatherings during Chinese New Year since 2015 to stay in touch with the old Swire staff and foster friendship across generations. Hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Kok, Director & Senior Advisor at Swire Properties, […]

Retail Asia04/02/2019

Starbucks Hong Kong and Deliveroo Hong Kong, the online food delivery company, announced an exciting partnership to launch a pilot delivery service starting on 21st January 2019. The service will first roll out at 18 participating stores across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories with plans to expand the program to more stores […]

Retail Asia10/10/2018

“Wi-Fi is critical to deliver multimedia content to a proliferation of connected devices to enable a connected global economy,” said Linda Hui from Ruckus Networks at an early October press conference in Hong Kong. “If IT departments need to spend considerable time fixing Wi-Fi issues, this puts severe pressure on the organization to digitally transform, […]

Retail Asia15/05/2018

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings’ mobile division 3 Hong Kong has secured a temporary permit to conduct 5G new radio trials. Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has granted 3 Hong Kong permission to conduct network trials using 26-GHz and 28-GHz millimeter wave spectrum, the operator said. The permit will allow 3 Hong Kong to possess, […]

Retail Asia19/12/2017

Featuring mannequins stretched out in graceful yoga poses, Caelum Greene is hard to miss on Hollywood Road. Hong Kong’s first multi-brand athleisure and lifestyle fashion store soft-opened in June 2016, attracting a clientele of health-conscious customers who love looking and feeling good. After only 1 year of operations, Caelum Greene is launching its e-commerce site on 5 […]

Retail Asia22/12/2016

Hong Kong’s retail banks saw a modest rise in profits in the first three quarters of the year thanks to improved income from foreign exchange activities. According to figures from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, retail banks in the city saw their pre-tax operating profits rise by 4.5 per cent in the first nine months […]

Retail Asia08/02/2016

Retailers in Hong Kong preparing to welcome Chinese mainland tourists over the Lunar New Year festive period face a real crisis: Canny shoppers don’t think the special administrative region is cool enough. HSBC’s global co-head of consumer and retail research, Erwan Rambourg, said luxury goods are now cheaper in other markets, bringing the wealthy, sophisticated […]

Retail Asia09/01/2016

The sharp decline in the yuan and volatile stock markets have exacerbated retail and tourism woes in Hong Kong as a weak currency means it is no longer attractive for mainland visitors to shop and dine in the city. Experts fear the falling yuan will further discourage mainland tourists. A total of 38.6 million visited […]

Retail Asia31/12/2015

While Hong Kong has traditionally been the favored shopping destination of Chinese mainland consumers looking to grab up luxury items, it looks like 2015 may see the biggest drop in retail sales since 2003. The drop 12 years ago was an outgrowth of the SARS outbreak that cause a global health scare. This year’s issue […]

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HKT’s digital venture arm partners Google Cloud to up customer experience

Asia’s Leading Food & Hospitality Tradeshow HOFEX returns to Hong Kong 7-10 May

Swire Properties’ community ambassadors visit Taikoo Dockyard retirees in HK

Starbucks Hong Kong partners with Deliveroo to launch delivery services

Hong Kong companies see the importance of Wi-Fi

3 HK wins permit for 26-GHz, 28-GHz 5G trials

Caelum Greene, the first multi-brand fashion store in Hong Kong

Hong Kong retail banks’ profits up 4.5 per cent in first three quarters

Is HK still a ‘cool’ place for luxury shopping?

Stronger HK dollar a turn-off for tourists

Tourism Slows Hong Kong Retail