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Starting from 17 November, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) will launch a limited time deluxe promotion featuring instant cash coupons rebate to HKIA travellers. From 17 November to 1 December 2016, travellers will be entitled to enjoy an instant cash…
BlackBerry has launched a new branded smartphone, the Android-based DTEK60, in Hong Kong. The DTEK60 is the second device in the DTEK series of Android smartphones. BlackBerry launched the DTEK50TM in Hong Kong in September. In line with BlackBerry’s decision…
The sixth Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (ALMC) today (22 November) launched its two-day run at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. More than 70 leaders from the logistics and maritime industries are speaking at the conference. Today’s…
DFS Group (DFS), the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, alongside Make-A-Wish (worldwish.org), the world’s largest wish-granting organization, and actor Louis Koo, came together at T Galleria by DFS, Canton Road today to help Yuet-Lun, a 4-year-old boy…
US fashion chain Abercrombie & Fitch will close its four-storey flagship store in Central as early as next year amid the economic downturn and a slump in shoppers from the mainland. The 25,600 sq ft store on Pedder Street opened in 2011, paying HK$7 million…
Global Brands Group sales rose 15 per cent in the second half year. That’s a figure CEO Bruce Rockowitz believes puts the Hong Kong brand licensee and manager second only to Under Armour in business performance in the current lacklustre global economy. Sales…
The chain’s remaining outlets at Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong and Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui were closed for business with notices on the doors stating that stocktaking was under way. Another notice read that KPMG’s top restructuring officials Edward…
Independent French beauty house Sisley has appointed Sue Lewis as Asia Pacific Travel Retail Director, based in Hong Kong. The highly experienced and much-respected Lewis succeeds Benoit Wagner. Sisley Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific Nicolas Chesnier…
Hong Kong’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter from the second as weak exports, sluggish retail sales and falling tourist arrivals took its toll on the former British colony. Though the government kept its full-year estimate for 2016 in the middle of…
Tokyo’s Ginza has overtaken Sydney into second spot behind Causeway Bay in the latest DTZ/Cushman & Wakefield Asian retail rent rankings. The annual Main Streets Across the World report tracks 462 of the top retail streets around the globe, ranking them by…
With over 70 restaurants in the city, half of Pizza Hut’s business in Hong Kong is dine-in. This gives the diner a great incentive, but at the same time, huge pressure to improve its customer experience. In 2014, Pizza Hut started its mobile marketing…
Luk Fook Holdings is pleased to announce that the Group opens its new retail shop in New York City. Located on first floor, New World Mall in Flushing, this new shop is the Group’s second retail shop in New York City after opening its first shop in Manhattan.…
The initial public offering of Zhouheiya, a Hubei province-based fast food chain known for its spicy-braised duck neck and other ready-to-eat snacks, opened for subscription in Hong Kong, looking to raise up to HK$3.3 billion ($425.7 million). The braised…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Friday that it had granted stored value facilities (SVF) licences to eight more issuers including Paypal Hong Kong Limited, bringing the total to 13. “We are pleased to see companies with diverse backgrounds…
Global payments technology provider Adyen has added WeChat Pay support to help businesses worldwide sell to customers in China and Hong Kong. Adyen provides the payment infrastructure for multiple major internet companies including Uber, Facebook and Neflix.…
Google may be blocked in mainland China, but it’s Android Pay mobile payment service has just launched in the freer environs of Hong Kong. The mobile payment service from the American Internet company has launched in Hong Kong and is now available at…
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