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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 […]

Retail Asia31/01/2019

Despite lacklustre consumer sentiment, businesses are gearing up for brisk sales as consumers do their Chinese New Year (CNY) shopping for the much celebrated festival next week, with many businesses citing CNY as an important sales contributing season. LG Electronics Malaysia general manager of marketing Kong Mun Keen said festive season campaigns, whether CNY or […]

Retail Asia31/12/2018

Average New Year bonus given by HCMC firms to an employee is VND3.4 million ($146), 30 percent higher than in 2018. For the 2019 Roman Calendar New Year, bonuses have been significantly higher than in 2018, Le Minh Tan, director of the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said, citing a survey. The […]

Retail Asia04/02/2017

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China’s tourism industry saw revenues of 423.3 billion yuan ($61.55 billion) during the recent Lunar New Year festival, up 15.9 percent against last year, the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) said late on Thursday. The rate of growth, driven by 344 million domestic tourist trips, was, however, slightly slower than the 16.3 percent rise seen […]

Retail Asia27/01/2017

Lunar New Year shopping is getting more mobile. Thirty-two percent of all e-commerce transactions happened on a mobile device while more than six in 10 consumers browsed on a combination of PCs and mobile devices, before making a final purchase on either device. These were among the findings based on an analysis of 65 million […]

Retail Asia03/01/2017

China’s diesel demand is likely to pick up pace ahead of the Lunar New Year as traders stock up barrels ahead of the festivities and as construction activity picks up in some areas, four trade sources said on Thursday. Implied diesel demand in October in China, the world’s second-largest oil user, rose to 3.4 million […]

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Retail meets art in HK for Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year to drive sales for businesses

Average New Year bonuses in HCMC up 30 pct

China tourism revenue up 16 percent over Lunar New Year

Mobile to continue driving growth in Lunar New Year online shopping

China’s diesel demand likely to rise ahead of Lunar New Year