Tag: hong kong

Retail Asia29/05/2017
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Hong Kong’s mobile operators are all calling on the government to develop a clear spectrum roadmap that covers the release and allocation of spectrum for 5G services. HKT has called on the government to perform an “urgent and radical overhaul” of its mobile spectrum policies and practices to prepare for the introduction of 5G mobile […]

Retail Asia26/05/2017
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Hong Kong’s retail sector is transitioning into a period of normality. After several years of correction, the retail market is showing genuine signs of stability and renewed tenant activity. The driver is, simply, cost. In the first half of 2017, rental costs of core shopping areas have finally come down to a level considered acceptable […]

Retail Asia16/05/2017
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Hong Kong residents with a craving for good honest British eats, today is your lucky day – Sainsbury’s quality UK groceries have finally arrived in Hong Kong, at Market Place by Jasons. Over 200 Sainsbury’s top quality daily essentials and indulgent products are now exclusively available at Market Place by Jasons and other Dairy Farm […]

Retail Asia11/05/2017
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One in three Hong Kong CIOs believe that a lack of employee knowledge and skills around data security is the most significant security risk their organization will face in the next five years, according to Robert Half Hong Kong. A survey commissioned by the specialist recruitment consultancy finds that Hong Kong CIOs are stepping up […]

Retail Asia11/05/2017
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Hong Kong’s retail rut is no more. For the month of March, Hong Kong retail sales lifted 3.1%, the first gain in two years, as visitors from mainland China returned to the city’s shopping regions. The 3.1% uptick in Hong Kong was a measure of total revenues, while retail sales in volume terms gained 2.7%, […]

Retail Asia10/05/2017
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Travel fare aggregator website Skyscanner has completed the world’s first in-flight hackathon on an 80-hour trip between Hong Kong and London. A total of 32 entrepreneurs, engineers and designers took place in the hackathon, which commenced on May 5 and involved the use of Skyskanner’s Flights API. The hackathon also gave participants access to Skyscanner’s […]

Retail Asia04/05/2017
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Dairy Farm International, parent company of Ikea’s business in Hong Kong, recently revealed that Ikea plans to open its fourth outlet in Hong Kong during the second half of 2017. This new Ikea store will be reportedly located in the Tsuen Wan area of northern Hong Kong. Dairy Farm International revealed the news about the […]

Retail Asia03/05/2017
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With Hong Kong-listed jeweler Chow Tai Fook recently laying claim to the world’s most expensive cut diamond ever—sold at a Sotheby’s auction on April 4—the increasingly iconic Jewellery Group this week announced the further expansion of its global footprint, with the opening of its second American retail outlet, and the company’s first own-branded boutique in […]

Retail Asia28/04/2017
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Shares of Sa Sa International Holdings, Hong Kong’s largest cosmetics chain, declined almost 1% here on Wednesday morning after the company warned of a profit decline for the financial year ended in March. Although Sa Sa’s turnover during the three months through March was 2.02 billion Hong Kong dollars ($260 million), increasing 4.9% from the same period […]

Retail Asia28/04/2017
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Samsung has launched an early access program for Samsung Pay in Hong Kong, in collaboration with local banks. Customers with American Express, Citibank, Dah Sing Bank and Standard Chartered Bank cards are able to register to participate in the early access program. The service is expected to launch more widely in the second quarter, adding […]

Retail Asia28/04/2017
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Mobile shopping in Hong Kong and has now become a vital part of local consumers’ online purchasing habits, with more than two in every five of them having made purchases via their mobile device in the last three months, according to the latest Mastercard Online Shopping Survey. The survey was carried out across fourteen markets […]


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