Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Hong Kong, updated continuously by our newsroom.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge – the world’s longest sea bridge which has taken nine years to build – is expected to be officially opened by President Xi Jinping next Tuesday. Central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong has announced the event will…
L’Oréal-owned skincare brand Kiehl’s is leveraging star power and immersive digital technologies for the third edition of its annual ‘Kiehl’s Loves’ campaign, titled ‘Kiehl’s Loves Around the World 2018’. The campaign was officially launched in Hainan last…
Foot Locker is diving headfirst into experiential retail with the debut of its Hong Kong “power store,” a 26,000-square-foot sneakerhead paradise where shoppers can get a haircut or hang out and play Xbox in between trying on shoes. Located in the city’s…
Chinese-American fashion designer Vera Wang and Chow Tai Fook, the jeweller, have collaborated on a fine jewellery collection to launch this week in China. Hong Kong will follow. The Vera Wang Love collection targets modern Chinese brides with a penchant for…
Deliveroo announced a completely free, first-of-its-kind insurance package for all on-demand self-employed Deliveroo riders in Hong Kong and worldwide. Starting from October, Deliveroo riders will be able to claim costs if unable to work as a result of an…
Italian handbag label Furla has posted a 5.8 per cent rise in sales for the first half of the year, down from 23.5 per cent growth during the same period last year. Furla sales growth in Asia has similarly slowed, showing a 27 per cent growth in the…
Winning over hungry office workers to achieve a sensational 75% year-on-year growth in Hong Kong, Deliveroo for Business is now being revamped to give business customers even more delectable benefits. Companies that sign up for an account with Deliveroo for…
Mastercard is bringing cashless payments to Hong Kong’s education sector through a seamless FinTech and EduTech platform, which enables the city’s first-ever integrated education app with multiple in-app digital payments. Through an exclusive partnership with…
Hong Kong’s SmarTone has unveiled a new smart hotel and smart home solution, developed as part of the second wave of its Innovation Hub program. The new solution is an end-to-end, IoT-based solution aimed at helping property developers create a personalized…
Gordon Ramsay’s Hong Kong journey continues with the announcement of his third restaurant in the city. Maze Grill, set to open this October in Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, strengthens the internationally acclaimed chef’s ties with Hong Kong, and cements the…
Hong Kong had its own influx of tourists from Mainland China. But they were not all in search of the city’s more well-trodden sights. Media used to report about facts and figures related to shopping expenses and how Chinese travelers were making the fortune…
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton boosted revenues by 10 per cent to €33.1 billion in the first nine months of this year. Organic sales grew 11 per cent compared to the same period last year and by 13 per cent after excluding the impact of the closed DFS…
French fashion label Ikks has launched in Mainland China after forming a partnership with Fung Kids. Four stores have been opened in Shanghai and Beijing focusing on the brand’s new childrenswear line, with more planned on both the mainland and in Hong Kong…
“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…
More than half (53%) of Hong Kong residents polled during a recent survey conducted by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation (HKIRC) said concerns over cybersecurity and privacy risks are major barriers to greater adoption of mobile payments. Other…
Ted Baker Asia sales slipped in the 28 weeks to August as the UK brand trimmed its store network in Hong kong and Mainland China. According to its latest results filing, Ted Baker Asia sales fell 1.8 per cent in real terms, however in constant currency they…
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