Eleven Golden Week Hongkong Dozens Of Shops Closed

Eleven during the golden week, the major scenic spots in the country have ushered in the peak period of tourism. However, once the "shopping paradise" Hongkong did not see the queues of shopping in the past.

According to China news network, Hongkong media people Tian Bing Xin said that in October 1st, shops in the traditional shopping district were experiencing a dismal market on the first day of the golden week.

In Tsim Sha Tsui, a shop owner said the volume and volume of business declined sharply, and business volume fell by four to 50%.

Deng Juming, chairman of Hongkong's Prince jewellery and watch, said that the 28 day and 29 day two day turnover was halved than the peak season.

He admitted that during the two months of SARS in 2003, business was dismal. He had made psychological preparations.

According to Europe's October 1st report, protests in Hongkong have led to the closure of dozens of shops in major commercial streets.

A notice posted on a shop said: "our shop will be closed until further notice."

We apologize for the inconvenience. "

The United States reported that October is usually the second largest retail season in Hongkong after the December shopping season, but Hongkong's retail industry may be hit again by protests.

Australia and Italy released their targets for Hongkong on Monday.

Businesses are worried that this will frustrate Hongkong's tourism industry.

Yang Yuting, senior economist at ANZ, said Hongkong's political turmoil is nothing less than "salt" on the local retail industry.

Released on the afternoon of 29.

Retail sales in August showed that total retail sales rose 3.4% to HK $40 billion ($5 billion 160 million) over the same period, but retail sales of luxury goods, including jewellery, watches and valuable gifts, fell by 6.1%. This industry has always been an important area for mainland tourists.

ING, Asia's chief economist, said that, given the importance of retail sales in October, significant disruption could have a greater negative impact on Hongkong's third quarter economic growth.

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From the major department stores in Guangzhou, driven by the consumption of new clothing and jewelry in autumn and winter, the department store in Guangzhou on the first day of the golden week strongly absorbed hundreds of millions of gold.

While online shopping sites also have national day promotion, but the intensity is generally, it seems to be convergence, low key festival.

The reporter learned from Guangzhou friendship store that in October 1st, the store sales increased 18 million yuan, an increase of 10% over the same period last year.

Sales of modern department stores and Tianhe department stores reached 29 million yuan, unchanged from last year.

Guang Bai shares, such as Guang Bai department store, new Daxin department store, GBF fashion 100, gold and jewellery building, etc., attracted a total of 66 million 800 thousand yuan a day, unchanged from last year.

Reporters visited various major department stores and found that household consumption was still the main source of public shopping.

Due to the cool weather yesterday, many customers went to buy new clothes for men's and women's clothing in autumn and winter. Among them, the major brands of clothing, which are the main colors of this season, are popular with consumers.

Affected by the recent decline in international gold prices, the enthusiasm of citizens to buy gold products has soared. Since October is the peak season for marriage, businessmen have been making wedding articles.

During the national day, Guang Bai gold and jewellery building bought 62% off discount discounts of two pieces and above, attracting a large number of consumers to stop.

In addition, coincides with Chung Yeung Festival, the number of customers who buy tonic for their parents has increased since last year, and nutritious health products such as flowers and Ganoderma lucidum become another hot commodity.

Unlike the offline department store industry, the Yangcheng Evening News reporter found that the atmosphere of online shopping platform golden week is far less than the "Carnival Shopping Festival" such as "double 11" and "6. 18".

Jingdong mall aimed at "eleven" sales promotion mainly in the home appliance category, compared with this year's June launch of the overall category of promotional sales is inferior.

The festival atmosphere on Taobao is even more deserted. Only one of the promotional advertisements on the front page is related to the National Day golden week.

A senior person in the electricity business pointed out that "online shopping convenience consumption experience is more prominent in busy working days.

In long holidays, consumers are more willing to go out with their relatives and friends to go shopping.