
Kau Kee Opens First Retail Store in Hong Kong to Cut Out Middlemen
The 66-year-old food supplier is selling fish balls directly to consumers at half the street price after building its business on 1,000 wholesale accounts.
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The 66-year-old food supplier is selling fish balls directly to consumers at half the street price after building its business on 1,000 wholesale accounts.

Hong Kong sports retailers and fans face legal ambiguity under the city’s Stablecoins Ordinance following Chelsea’s front-of-shirt partnership with USDC issuer Circle.

Lower prime retail rents in Hong Kong are opening ground-floor real estate to wealth managers and fast-fashion chains seeking high-visibility flagships.

The American ice cream chain will open a flagship in Causeway Bay this November alongside three other locations, taking advantage of commercial rents that sit well below historical peaks.

The Swiss luxury group generates 77 per cent of its 22 billion euro revenue through direct retail across a global network of 2,369 monobrand boutiques.

The convenience operator introduced specialised food counters and youth-focused merchandise zones across compact airport and Kai Tak mall locations.

Disproportionate profits from the Gulf masked sluggish returns across Greater China and Southeast Asia as store closures reduced the group network to 1,509 doors.

The city sits two points behind New York and one behind London as Asian hubs command 40 per cent of worldwide financial transactions.

Private label sales climbed 10.3 per cent to account for nearly a fifth of total turnover as the snack retailer defended margins against cross-border shopping competition.

Customs officers detained a saleswoman linked to a closed Sha Tin New Town Plaza outlet formerly operated by Sayles Retail.

The Hong Kong jeweller launched a 10,000-square-foot Canton Road flagship and entered Bangkok’s Siam Paragon as part of an aggressive push into high-end retail.

The online fast-fashion group commanded a US$26.5 billion market valuation on its first day of trading, down from peak private valuations of US$100 billion.

JFCI will house all restaurant assets outside the Philippines, leaving the parent firm focused exclusively on its domestic business.

Watches and jewellery purchases surged 80 per cent among loyalty members as the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping hub enters the final stage of its retail revamp.

Former Sephora Asia technology head takes over DFI’s loyalty, analytics and retail media units across 7,659 stores.

Hong Kong supply chain operator Star Leap says diverging consumer habits in Vietnam, Europe, and the United States require buyers to abandon one-size-fits-all inventory models.
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