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Fashion
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Burberry launches online game Ratberry before Chinese New Year

Burberry has launched an online game called Ratberry as part of its 2020 Lunar New Year campaign. The game builds on the popularity of B Bounce, the brand’s first online game launched in October last year. In the new game, Ratberry is the central character in…

Bank Cards
Finance
2 min read

Hong Kong Retail Sales Drop around Chinese New Year

Following 21 consecutive months of retail sales growth, Hong Kong retail sales declined in February, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse™ Hong Kong Report. Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures consumer spending across all payment types,…

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Living
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Deliveroo celebrates the Chinese New Year with elderly people

To give back to the Hong Kong community in celebration of the Lunar New Year, Deliveroo collaborated with St. James’ Settlement and restaurant partner LAO ER by Crystal Jade to host a special afternoon event yesterday for elderly people living alone. There…

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Living
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China retail earnings up 8.5% during new year holiday – ministry

China’s retailer and catering enterprises earned over 1 trillion yuan ($148.3 billion) during the Lunar New Year holiday, defying an economic slump to rise 8.5% from last year, the country’s commerce ministry said late on Sunday. The increase was down to the…

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Real Estate
3 min read

Retail meets art in HK for Chinese New Year

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…

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General
2 min read

Chinese New Year brings retail opportunities for UK brands

UK plc is an exceptional example of what London Business School expert terms an “attractive market segment”, one which has been curated and matured over a long period of time. Chinese consumers in particular are attracted to British brands, with a high…

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General
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Zodiac dog, pig go missing for Chinese New Year t-shirt

There may be 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, but it looks like Giant Hypermarket outlets in Malaysia missed the memo. A photo of a festive Chinese New Year t-shirt being sold by the hypermarket chain received flak online from Malaysians because its image of…

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Fashion
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Bleak New Year for Chow Tai Fook

Chinese New Year sales for the Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group took a dive in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Unaudited figures for the period, from January 25 to February 14, show the value of retail sales dropped 30 per cent in China and 23 per cent in…

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General
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Chinese New Year Holiday Retail Sales Spike 11.2%

China’s retail sales over the Spring Festival holiday rose 11.2 percent from the same vacation period a year earlier, with cinemas posting sharp increases in box-office sales, the country’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Saturday. Retail sales and…

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Fashion
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Coach China leads transformation

Coach Inc says its net sales totalled US$1.27 billion for the second fiscal quarter – up 4 per cent year on year, and up 7 per cent on a constant currency basis. China was a primary driver of the increase in the three months to December 26, with sales up in…

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Food
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Slower sales for Chinese New Year goodies, say Chinatown retailers

Food takes centrestage during Chinese New Year, like most festive celebrations. But in the lead up to the occasion this year, retailers selling festive goodies say business is more lacklustre compared to 2015. Family-run bak kwa (sliced barbecued pork) stall…

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Research
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Criteo notes eCommerce spike

In the two weeks leading up to the Chinese New Year, eCommerce sales in Asia grew by 40 per cent with 25 per cent more consumers shopping online. Three in 10 transactions were completed on a mobile device, according to performance marketing technology company…

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Fashion
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Siam Paragon innovative strategy to bait customer

Discounts of up to 80 per cent and a chance to win prizes – including gold bullion – are key elements in a Chinese New Year campaign at Siam Paragon and Siam Center in Bangkok. Running from February 3 to March 13, the Siam Prosperous Chinese New Year 2016…