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Report: China’s Retail Growth ‘Remains Vigorous’ With $1.7 Billion In Sales
A new report by Cushman & Wakefield finds that China is Asia's largest retail economy with top growth rates concentrated in lower-tier cities. Read More
Beijing Now World’s 10th Most Expensive Retail Property Market
Though it lags far behind Hong Kong, which remains far and away the world's most expensive retail market, Beijing has cracked the top ten in a new report on the global retail property market. Read More
Hong Kong & New York “Slugging It Out” For Most Expensive Rent
It's no surprise that rent for prize retail real estate in Hong Kong is sky-high. But this year, its rise has hit yet another milestone, with rent in Causeway Bay becoming the world's most expensive. Read More
Fast Fashion Falling Victim To Hong Kong’s Rising Rents
Hong Kong's skyrocketing rents have claimed perhaps their largest victim of the year, as Swedish mega-retailer H&M has closed its sprawling 2,790 square meter location in the Central district due to spiraling costs. Read More
When Regulation Is A Necessary Evil
Something is going on in Hong Kong that makes me wonder if the deliberate absence of regulation is just as harmful as over-regulation. Read More
Mainland Chinese Fuel Luxury Brand Profits, Rent Hikes In Hong Kong
From waiting in hours-long lines to stock up on luxury goods to causing controversies at the Dolce & Gabbana flagship in Tsim Sha Tsui to making a rental-space bidding war break out between Abercrombie & Fitch and Shanghai Tang, the effects of more visits (and more spending) by mainland Chinese in Hong Kong are being felt throughout the city's retail landscape. Read More
