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Hong Kong retail sales remain grim: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Inside Retail

Hong Kong retail sales continue to experience a recession, reporting a double-digit drop in two consecutive months in May and a 6.1 A government spokesman said the decline in sales was mainly due to the changes in the consumption patterns of visitors and residents, as well as the strength of the Hong Kong dollar.

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Training retail sales teams? Here’s why face-to-face won’t cut it anymore

Inside Retail

Your team will master the art of customer service, sales, and negotiation so they can increase revenue in your stores. The post Training retail sales teams? Here’s why face-to-face won’t cut it anymore appeared first on Inside Retail. Tired of inconsistent training experiences for your team?

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The art of luxury retail: How Hong Kong is reclaiming its name as a VIP hotspot

Inside Retail

Pharrell Williams brought his vision to life with the Men’s Pre-Fall 2024 Collection, hinting at Hong Kong’s resurgence as a beacon of art and culture. VICs contributed around 80 per cent of the company’s luxury retail sales in the region. per cent from 2023 to 2030, reaching HK$125.8 billion by 2030.

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How Melbourne Fashion Week is set to generate millions in economic impact

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“It is quite the milestone, it does mean we’ve officially taken the designer crown of being the longest-running consumer fashion event in Australia,” Matthew Flinn, MFW senior manager, told Inside Retail. Since 2020, MFW has delivered $80 million in economic impact for the city of Melbourne. “We’ve

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Analysis: How Australian department stores can thrive in a post-Covid world

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So far, Australian department stores appear to have weathered the pandemic better than their global counterparts, with most having only had moderate store closures and delivering relatively strong half-yearly results, with retail sales rising at twice the predicted rate from March 2021 to April 2021.

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Choosing the Best Materials for Visual Merchandising Concepts in Luxury Retail Stores

Retail Focus

Dutch contemporary artist Levi van Veluw , the creator of inaugural window display art for Hermès’ at Nordiska Kompaniet, said, “the window becomes an experience.” Retail experts agree that visual merchandising is more than creating window displays to attract customers. Metal in Retail Displays .

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How Malaysian department store Pavilion is connecting with customers

Inside Retail

In fact, China saw its economy strengthen in November 2020, with retail sales expanding by five per cent. Hopefully, as vaccines roll out across Southeast Asia, and the eventual relaxation of the MCO, will set the retail industry firmly on the path to recovery and growth.