Section: Shopping

Macau Shopping Guide

The Paradise of the Orient, Macau is home to international brands, bustling markets, and some great bargains. Prada, Christian Dior, Cartier, Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Ermenegildo Zegna, and Louis Vuitton are just some of the designer labels found in Macau’s trendy shopping esplanades. You’ll find the most chic apparel and accessories in hotels like the City

Macau Shopping

Rua de São Paulo: More reproduction antique furniture than you can shake a stick at in shops that line both sides of this street. Either buy from the stock on show or take along a picture of a piece you want copied. Eat your heart out Pottery Barn. Haggle hard on prices. The Shoppes at Four

Golden Week Not Expected to Increase Number of Tourists to Macau

Three consecutive days of Mid-Autumn holidays did not bring any increase in the number of tourists to Macau, according to Wu Keng Kuong, president of board of directors of Travel Industry Council of Macau. Mr Wu said that the number of tourists had remained similar to that of the previous year, saying that the flow of

Macau Retail Sales Continues to Rise by 16%

The value of retail sales for the fourth quarter of 2007 was estimated at MOP4.2 billion (US$525 million). Retail sales of watches, clocks & jewellery took the largest share of 17% of the total, which was followed by sales of motor vehicles (13%), goods in department stores (12%), goods in supermarkets (9%) and adults' clothing

Manchester United Experience Opens at Venetian Macao

Asia's first Manchester United merchandising store opened its doors yesterday to a throng of fans and media pushing for a glimpse of retired star Ole Gunner Solskjaer. Many of the more than 150 local and Hong Kong fans waited for more than four hours for the former English Premier League star to open the first

There is No Stopping for Stanley Ho

After Lisbon, Luanda, Maputo and Praia, the capital of Guinea Bissau, Bissau could be the next step for Macau businessman Stanley Ho and his holding company Geocapital, created in order to invest in Portuguese-speaking countries. The "king" of Macau and Lisbon's gaming sector is focused on Caravela Island, in the Bijago's archipelago, which is considered by

Will Shopping Malls in Macau Work?

Here are snippets as reported by Bloomberg outlining the poor performance of shopping malls in China. Surely this is going to affect Macau as well and must send off warning bells to the developers planning shopping center here. Macau is China after all and most of the rules apply here as 60% of the visitors

DFS Wants Collective Voice in Macau

Ahead of the 86,000 sq. ft. DFS (Duty Free Shoppers) store at the new Four Seasons in Cotai, Charles David, Managing Director of DFS Hong Kong urged the audience at the Asia/Pacific Travel Partnership Symposium to work together to promote Macau with one collective voice. The challenges for Macau are in working out a promotional strategy,