HONG KONG -- A slowing Chinese economy does not seem to have stopped consumers from buying luxury goods, but they are increasingly spending their money not in upscale boutiques overseas but at local shopping malls.
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The Plaza 66 shopping mall in Shanghai counts global luxury brands among its tenants. (Photo courtesy of Hang Lung Properties)
HONG KONG -- A slowing Chinese economy does not seem to have stopped consumers from buying luxury goods, but they are increasingly spending their money not in upscale boutiques overseas but at local shopping malls.