Valentines Day

Retail Asia18/02/2019

If you were in Hong Kong for Valentine’s Day you must have seen cascades of flowers around the city, couples flooding the restaurants, and inevitably thought: “love is definitely in the air”. You were actually right. Hong Kong is one of the top Asian markets for sentimental spending according to the Mastercard Love Index, showing […]

Retail Asia19/02/2018

People who live in Mainland China are, on average, Asia’s biggest Valentine’s Day spenders, according to the results of a MasterCard poll which tracked spending around the romantic occasion in the Asia Pacific region. They are prepared to spend US$274 on Valentine’s Day (February 14) presents, with Taiwan and Hong Kong following closely on US$245 […]

Retail Asia08/02/2018

Nestlé may have struck gold with the release of a new type of Kit Kat made using special “ruby” cacao beans. The new flavor, Kit Kat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby, was launched in select stories in Japan and South Korea on 19 January 19 2018 and shows signs of being a hit. The first limited run […]

Retail Asia23/01/2018

Forget a diamond ring for Valentine’s Day – this has been trumped by a ruby KitKat chocolate snack by Nestle Japan. Its Sublime Ruby KitKat has been unveiled with due ceremony in Tokyo, and has been rolled out in KitKat Chocolatory boutiques across Japan, a further addition to Nestle’s “Made-In-Japan” luxury flavours for the snack. […]

Retail Asia04/02/2016

In a bizarre retail initiative, Gift Flowers Hong Kong is willing to plan the next 50 Valentine’s Days in advance for everyone. The Hong Kong online florist says it will deliver roses to their loved ones “for the rest of their lives, even when they are not around”. “Each year, they will receive roses ordered […]

Tag: Valentines Day

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