“It is a pity the video turned off some shoppers,” said Leo Lai, the 27-year-old heir to a family-owned fruit import firm in Hong Kong.
“Retailers – such as supermarkets – and some wholesalers have hesitated to import more cherries this year, fearing the stock will be hard to sell.”
Lai, whose family has been into the business in Hong Kong for the past 40 years, is travelling to Washington to source the fruit from the farms. Read More...
Though Chinese tourists are slowly travelling abroad again, analysts surveyed by Bloomberg say the share of their shopping taking place overseas won’t be returning to its heyday. Domestic luxury offerings have grown in sophistication and range, while the prices of goods are rising around the world, hindering Chinese shoppers’ enthusiasm for leaving home.
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The turn inward stands to impact global brands and tourist destinations that have come to rely on spendthrift Chinese shoppers. Read More...
Carol Burnett, the renowned American comedian, recently turned 91 on April 26 and had someone really special to wish her birthday. Burnett, who in the past expressed her interest in sleeping with Bradley Cooper before she entered her 90s, was taken by surprise when Cooper himself wished her birthday through a recorded video on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Bradley Cooper wishes Carol Burnett on her 91st birthday As Carol Burnett made her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Read More...
