莎莎國際(00178.HK)關閉新加坡市場所有零售店鋪
格隆匯12月2日丨莎莎國際(00178.HK)宣佈，董事會決定關閉新加坡市場所有零售店舖，集中資源發展香港及澳門特區、中國內地和馬來西亞市場，以及電子商貿業務。新加坡當地管理團隊將與各新加坡店舖的業主展開協商，以期儘早關閉店舖，唯每間店舖的確實關閉時間將取決於與個別業主的商議。
集團在新加坡市場的表現多年來一直欠理想，及在過去連續六個財政年度錄得虧損。截至2019年9月30日止六個月，集團在新加坡市場的營業額為99.4百萬港元，按當地貨幣計算按年下跌4.6%，佔集團總營業額2.8%。為改善新加坡市場業務，集團近年採取措施重整當地的管理團隊，並優化店舖陳列及產品組合以刺激銷售，唯成績遺憾地遠不及理想。
集團於香港核心市場的經營環境亦因內地訪港旅客數目鋭減而變得十分嚴峻。面對前所未見的重大挑戰，將資源集中投放於核心市場及具增長潛力的業務以保持盈利能力為集團的首要任務。集團經審慎考慮後認為結束新加坡業務可改善集團其他業務的表現及盈利能力，並符合集團及整體股東之最佳利益。此外，現時同時管理星、馬市場的管理團隊亦可集中資源發展較有潛力及盈利空間的馬來西亞市場。與此同時，集團將會加快內地零售店舖網絡及電子商貿的發展步伐，以望填補部分香港流失的人流和銷售額。此外，集團亦鋭意整合線上線下業務，為顧客提供更貼心的購物體驗，併為未來發展新零售模式奠下穩固基礎。
是次關閉新加坡店舖而離職的員工數目約170名，公司將按當地僱傭條例補償予各受影響員工。
由於集團合共經營265間分店，其中只有22間位於新加坡，因此終止新加坡的租賃合約預計不會對集團的經營產生任何重大影響。截至2019年9月30日，集團的現金及銀行結餘為7.887億港元，足以應付業務所需。計及關閉新加坡業務所產生的各項虧損及支出，預計對集團的現金流沒有重大影響。預計提早終止租賃合約或會產生賠償。由於終止個別租賃合約的使用權資產按上市規則第14.07條所界定之百分比率預計不超過5%，
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