Hong Kong retailers enjoy steady gains after 7.1 per cent sales jump marks 10th month of recovery amid pandemic blues

Hong Kong retail sales jumped 7.1 per cent year on year to HK$30.7 billion (US$3.9 billion) in November, marking the 10th straight month of recovery, but industry chiefs worry about the potential impact of a new coronavirus wave involving the Omicron variant.The rebound showed signs of slowing compared with October when a revised 12.1 per cent year-on-year increase was reported, according to provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Monday.November’s sales were…

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