Be a smart buyer at CNY
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Beware of Chinese New Year sales, Consumer Council warns |
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Rainbow Group increases retail presence at Grand Lapa
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Retail distributor is taking over three more shops at the property |
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Venetian gets ready for Christmas
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Hong Kong celebrities to switch on Christmas lights |
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Retail sales soar
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The value of retail sales for the third quarter of 2011 reached MOP10.59 billion, up by 38 percent year-on-year |
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Liquid market
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Cognac Croizet is expanding sales in the mainland, where one of its vintage cognacs has set a new world record price |
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Supermarkets launch discount campaign
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Discounts of up to 23 percent will be offered on grocery shopping |
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Retail trade revenue soars
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Macau’s retail industry posts buoyant 2010, with revenue up almost 30 percent |
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Same brand of rice can cost 60% more in different shops: survey
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The Consumer Council’s quarterly specific price report on rice revealed that price variations of up to almost 60 percent can be found for the same rice brand sold in different shops. |
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Rainbow group looking for listing
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The Rainbow Group is looking to raise up to HK$1.56 billion in a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. |
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Retail trade in need of people
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At the end of June, Macau’s wholesale and retail trade had 3,436 job vacancies, up by 11.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Statistic and Census Service. |
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Retail sales up by almost 40 percent
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The value of retail sales in Macau for the second quarter of 2011 amounted to MOP9.60 billion, up by 39 percent year-on-year. |
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Franchise Expo sees rise in visitors
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The Macao Franchise Expo 2011 registered a 65 percent year-on-year increase in visitor numbers, to more than 12,200. |
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Groupon and Macau.com announce partnership
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Collective buying website Groupon Hong Kong and Macau.com have announced a new partnership. |
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Code of practice for souvenir shops
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The Consumer Council has established a code of practice for those souvenir retailers (specialty foods) that are under its ‘Certified Shops’ mechanism. |
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Buying Creativity
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Until early June, designers have a venue to display their work |
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Bears out of traditional medicine outlets in Macau
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Macau was the only out of 13 Asian nations and territories surveyed by a wildlife trade monitoring network where no products made from bile extracted from bears’ gall bladders were found on sale. |
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Fakes detected in Macau
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The Macau Customs Service has seized a total of 47 fake trademark ornaments of top international brands at three local shops. |
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Full-course menu
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The Institute for Tourism Studies is offering Macau’s first degree course in culinary arts management |
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“No Plastic Bag Day” extended
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The Consumer Council will expand its “No Plastic Bag Day” to the 18th and 28th of each month starting this April. |
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Venetian hosts wedding fair
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This weekend the Venetian Macao will hold the 23rd Wedding, Banquet, Beauty and Jewellery Expo. |
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Consumer complaints double in 2010
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The number of complaint cases received by the Consumer Council in 2010 increased 108 percent year-on-year. |
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One Central shopping mall almost full
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One Central’s shopping mall is “now 81 percent occupied with space only remaining on the third floor,” according to Hongkong Land Holdings. |
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Light me up
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Premium handmade cigars are becoming increasingly popular, with tourists driving demand to new levels |
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Retail booming
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Retail sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 amounted to MOP8.18 billion (US$1.02 billion), up by 25 percent year-on-year. |
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Counterfeit souvenirs on sale at the panda park
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A set of counterfeit penholders has been on sale at the panda park since it opened. |
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