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香港零售管理協會:若示威活動持續零售業難見曙光 冀大地產商減租
阿思達克 10-02 18:40

香港零售管理協會主席謝邱安儀在電話會議上表示,今年8月的零售業總銷貨價值按年下跌23%,主要是受到示威活動,以及去年8月份是正常的暑假旺季而基數較高所影響。她相信,由於基數因素消除,今年9月份的跌幅會比8月份收窄,但不代表零售商的生意好轉。若示威活動持續,相信仍難看見曙光,隨著社會運動的暴力升溫,愈來愈多零售商需要關店,而關店率愈高時,生意額的跌幅會愈勁。

她又指,零售商在昨天(10月1日)約有三至八成店舖需要關門,甚至有零售商表示旗下店舖都要全線關門。至於有開店的零售商多僅開店半日,即使開店生意亦不多,只有平時的一至兩成生意額。對於10月份的零售銷售表現,她相信不會比8至9月好,仍需要留意這幾天「黃金周」的情況。

她提到,租金成本是零售商最大的開支,樂見政府早前已將旗下物業的租金減半,為期六個月,但大多零售商都是私人業主及大型地產商的租戶,尤其是銅鑼灣、尖沙咀、沙田及元朗等地,以及港鐵(00066.HK)旗下的商場大受示威活動影響。她形容若不減租的話「會迫死零售商」,或無可奈可要削減人手,而此情況是大家都不希望看到,將會對香港經濟造成很大影響。另外,亦希望政府可以增加紓困方法,例如減免差餉及電費。

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