{"id":119917,"date":"2021-02-02T11:05:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T04:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-landlords-adjust-rent-expectations-as-pandemic-reshapes-retail-landscape-amid-changing-consumer-preferences\/"},"modified":"2021-02-02T11:07:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T04:07:59","slug":"hong-kong-landlords-adjust-rent-expectations-as-pandemic-reshapes-retail-landscape-amid-changing-consumer-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-landlords-adjust-rent-expectations-as-pandemic-reshapes-retail-landscape-amid-changing-consumer-preferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong landlords adjust rent expectations as pandemic reshapes retail landscape amid changing consumer preferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nIn the past year, Hong Kong\u2019s retail sector recorded the worst performance in a decade, as months of social unrest, followed by the Covid-19 pandemic drove tourists away, hit consumer spending and threatened the survival of many retail businesses. These crises have not only greatly disrupted Hong Kong\u2019s retail sector, but they have also driven significant changes to the local consumer and retail market landscape.The most visible yet dismal retail scene in the past year was probably the\u2026&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3120067\/hong-kong-landlords-adjust-rent-expectations-pandemic-reshapes-retail\" target=\"_blank\">Hong Kong landlords adjust rent expectations as pandemic reshapes retail landscape amid changing consumer preferences<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; In the past year, Hong Kong\u2019s retail sector recorded the worst performance in a 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