Chairman's Feedback on the Monthly Survey of Retail Sales, June 2008
(香港訊，二零零八年七月三十一日) – 就政府公佈二零零八年六月份的零售業銷貨額臨時統計數字，香港零售管理協會主席關百豪先生有以下回應：
- 香港零售業在六月份如協會所預期的，繼續受到通脹的進一步蠶食，致令銷貨量進一步下跌至４%的單位數字水平。
- 上半年度，食品、超市、百貨甚至珠寶鐘錶等零售類別受到通脹的影響最大；食品更錄得銷貨量負增長，是協會預料之外的。
- 股市樓市的進一步低迷，令財富效應不斷萎縮，不少行業都有機會出現結業潮、裁員潮，影響經濟增長及就業情況，嚴重打擊消費意慾，零售業未來半年面對不少挑戰，如通脹高企、勞工成本增加、消費意慾低沉等，令零售商百上加斤。
- 八月份是四年一度舉行的奧運會，不少市民將留在家中觀看賽事，減少外出消費，對零售業有一定的影響。
About HKRMA
The Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA) is the major association representing Hong Kong's retail industry. The Association's current membership represents more than 5,000 retail outlets and employs about half of the total retail workforce in Hong Kong. Member organisations are engaged in various types of retail businesses ranging from department stores to supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, food and beverage, fashion and accessories, specialty stores and industry related service organisations.
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