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“Wrap It Up! A Christmas Atelier at Landmark” is one of several Christmas pop-ups people in Hong Kong can visit this weekend. Photo: Landmark

Your guide to Hong Kong shopping this weekend, November 22-24

A bonanza of Christmas pop-ups has appeared for those keen to get in the festive spirit. For those eager to get away, a design fest awaits.

Temu owner PDD sees 10% plunge in pre-market trading despite 44% revenue growth

China’s second-richest man blasts Pinduoduo for hurting domestic brands

Is Starbucks seeking help from a partner to regain its perk in China?

Starbucks is ‘working to find the best path to growth, which includes exploring strategic partnerships’, according to a statement.

A queue at a Starbucks cafe in Kunming city, in Yunnan province on 28 April 2011. Photo: ImagineChina.

Apple’s iPhone sales fall during China’s Singles’ Day shopping festival: report

The event’s two-week sales period saw ‘a double-digit, year-on-year decline’ in iPhone sales amid stiff competition from Chinese rivals.

China’s stimulus debate reignites questions of who gets what, and how

Better social welfare could increase financial security and encourage spending, while cash handouts could quickly lift consumption, economists say.

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Meet the low-profile founder behind Paris’ iconic Collette boutique

Her Parisian concept store was a retail pioneer – now Sarah Andelman helps Pharrell and Chanel take a mindful approach to consumerism.

Sarah Andelman. Photo: Amelie Ambroise

Why are consumers in some of China’s smaller cities outspending metropolitans?

People face less daunting financial pressures and lesser debt burdens in smaller Chinese cities, with relatively stable expectations about the future.

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Why some Hong Kong shoppers are ditching bargains in mainland China

Quality assurance, political values, human ties and ‘stubbornness’ among reasons they stay home to shop.

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Starbucks Malaysia confronts long-term sales decline from anti-Israel boycott

Malaysia’s largest bank has warned that the brand is likely to suffer from long-term slumping sales, despite a booming coffee market.

Starbucks has faced backlash due to its perceived connections to the US and Israel, even though it is not officially blacklisted by Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Malaysia. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Southeast Asia is the new Singles’ Day battleground as lustre fades in China

Promotions from Chinese e-commerce platforms are infiltrating people’s lives across the region, where e-commerce is seeing explosive growth.

A TikTok Shop Singles’ Day ad flashes across a large LED screen in on the streets of Bangkok. Photo: Wency Chen

China’s luxury market loses shine as Bain study shows spending decline

China’s high-end consumers have had a tighter grip on their wallets this year, with study from Bain & Company showing less luxury spending.

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Hong Kong customs seizes 1.3 tonnes of meat, live crabs in smuggling crackdown

Items such as meat and fish were smuggled in dozens of foam boxes that were left unrefrigerated in the street for around 10 hours, authorities say.

Alibaba, JD.com claim big win in Singles’ Day sales as consumption picks up pace

The two e-commerce giants reported a large number of active buyers in this year’s edition of the world’s largest annual shopping festival.

Women walk inside a fashion accessories store displaying Singles’ Day discounts at a Beijing shopping centre on November 11, 2024. Photo: AP

Alibaba sees Singles’ Day campaign pay off with strong sales in major categories

The top-performing product categories for Alibaba’s Singles’ Day campaign were home appliances, consumer electronics, beauty and apparel.

A pedestrian walks by an advertisement promoting Tmall’s Double 11 shopping promotion in Shanghai. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Vietnam threatens to block Chinese retailers Shein and Temu over licences

Fast-fashion retailer Shein has been selling to Vietnam for at least two years. Temu began allowing users in the country to shop last month.

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Think the Japanese are all super polite? Not their shoppers

An increase in abusive customers, which in extreme cases has driven workers to suicide, is seeing some Japanese companies take a stand.

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From Ikea to Muji, foreign brands still bet big on Chinese consumers

Lifestyle-product retailers are investing in new stores in China, as richer consumers continue to splurge on quality imports.

Ikea and other global lifestyle-goods retailer are opening new stores in China. Photo: AFP

Alibaba gives sellers a sweeter deal as Singles’ Day switch-up bears fruit

China’s largest e-commerce firm was slipping in the war for consumers’ wallets. Then it reshaped its relationship with merchants.

L’Oreal strengthens China supply chain to reduce risk of disruption

‘We are working on this programme of localisation, trying to produce as much as we can, where we can in China,’ executive says.

5 can’t-miss shopping opportunities in Hong Kong this weekend

Mall puts on fun for its soft opening, a much anticipated sneaker collaboration hits shelves and a Hong Kong jewellery brand has a new line.

The Nike x Wu-Tang Clan Dunk, out November 9, is just one of the exciting shopping opportunities in Hong Kong this weekend, along with the soft-opening of a huge mall in Wan Chai, and Clinique’s new line of skincare products in partnership with Hello Kitty. Photo: Nike

Bulgari banks on Chinese consumers to fuel luxury growth as economy improves

The Italian fashion brand in the LVMH stable bets on a recovery in the next two years with a plan to open more mainland stores.

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Bulgari goods on display at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Photo: LVMH

Income, job woes still weigh heavy as China targets consumption in 5 key cites

Events will take place in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Chongqing in November to coincide with China’s annual Singles’ Day event.

Apple offers Indonesia US$10 million sweetener to reverse its iPhone ban

Indonesia’s iPhone ban is an example of the pressure Prabowo Subianto’s government is putting on multinationals to boost local manufacturing.

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UK lawmakers could question Shein over workers’ rights early next year

Ahead of a possible London listing, UK trade committee will also look at how to ensure protection against poor labour standards overseas.

People walk past an ad for online retailer Shein in London, UK. Photo: Reuters

Alibaba’s Black Friday alternative hits US with AliExpress Singles’ Day sales

Alibaba’s international e-commerce platform is kicking off Singles’ Day sales in the US on Friday and runs through November 18.

AliExpress is pushing Singles’ Day sales in the US with major promotional events for the first time this year. Photo: Shutterstock

Shein touted as model unicorn in China’s ‘new quality productive force’ push

Shein, which sells budget clothing to a global customer base, was praised by state media for its contribution to industry upgrading.

China’s price-conscious shoppers, hungry for luxury goods, jump on weak yen

Chinese shoppers are opting to make purchases of luxury goods outside China, helped out by sustained depreciation of the Japanese yen.

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Latest news and features on retailing with a particular focus on Hong Kong, mainland China and Asia, covering consumer goods and services, retail strategies, shopping habits, sales results and trends.
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9 September, 2024
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