7 d. ago IKEA restructures business in China, planning to shut down 7 malls, but launch over 10 small stores

IKEA restructures business in China, planning to shut down 7 malls, but launch over 10 small stores  Guangdong News

Politics

9 d. ago Xu Beihong's iconic horse paintings on display at Beijing shopping mall

Xu Beihong's iconic horse paintings on display at Beijing shopping mall  China.org.cn

Economics

2 w. ago Crowds throng ‘lucky’ store for Hong Kong’s HK$100 million Mark Six top draw

A long queue has formed outside a “lucky” Hong Kong Jockey Club betting branch in Central ahead of a much-anticipated HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) Mark Six jackpot on Saturday night. More than 100 residents were seen outside the betting shop on Stanley Street, widely known for selling first-prize-winning Mark Six tickets, with the queue stretching beyond one end of the street on Saturday afternoon. According to the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Mark Six New Year Snowball draw on Saturday could...

Economics

2 w. ago Muslim businesses in China target Malaysia as global halal gateway

Smoke from charcoal grills hangs over rows of food stalls as vendors at a Kuala Lumpur mall skewer lamb and pull long strands of noodles by hand, with the smell of cumin and chilli filling the evening air. At an outdoor area of 1 Utama Shopping Mall, dishes from China’s Muslim heartlands – Lanzhou beef noodles, Xinjiang lamb skewers, hand-grabbed lamb and others – are drawing steady crowds at a Chinese Muslim food festival, now in its third year. The growing popularity of the festival is a sign...

Events

2 w. ago Protests break out in Iran over currency’s plunge to record low

Iran’s largest protests in three years erupted on Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a record low against the US dollar, and the head of the Central Bank resigned. State TV reported the resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin, while traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in downtown Tehran as well as in the Shush neighbourhood near Tehran’s main Grand Bazaar. Merchants at the market played a crucial role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ousted the monarchy and brought...

Events

3 w. ago China mall installs glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke

A shopping centre in southern China has installed special glass on the doors of men’s toilet cubicles that becomes transparent when people smoke inside, winning applause online. The move involving bathrooms at Shenzhen’s Shuibei International Centre and Shuibei Jinzuo Building, two jewellery shopping malls in Guangdong province, trended on social media on December 16. The glass uses a special technology that is normally opaque and cuts off the power in a few seconds after it detects smoke,...

Events

3 w. ago China mall fits glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke

China mall fits glass windows on men’s toilet doors that turn transparent when users smoke  South China Morning Post

Events

3 w. ago Dior, Louis Vuitton ditch China’s malls for shopping streets to replicate Ginza’s charm

Stand-alone flagship stores with distinctive architectural facades, long prevalent in global metropolises like Tokyo, Seoul and New York, are gradually gaining traction in China, as the country’s retail landscape undergoes a broader shift from enclosed malls towards open-air and street-facing formats. More luxury brands are setting up such flagships in places like Beijing’s Taikoo Li Sanlitun North, a trendy open-air commercial block developed and operated by Hong Kong’s Swire...

Economics

3 w. ago Why global luxury brands are switching to shopping streets in China

Why global luxury brands are switching to shopping streets in China  South China Morning Post

Economics