[ET Net News Agency, 15 October 2019] Sa Sa International Holdings Limited (00178) said
for the second quarter from 1 July to 30 September 2019, the group's retail and wholesale
turnover decreased by 20.8% on a year-on-year basis.
In Hong Kong and Macau markets, the retail and wholesale turnover decreased by 24.1%,
while same store sales dropped by 28.5%. The decline was attributable to the decrease of
21.9% in total transaction volume, of which the number of transactions of mainland
tourists substantially decreased by 37.7% and that of local customers dipped slightly by
1.7%. The average sales per transaction of local customers and mainland tourists increased
by 2.2% and 3.3% respectively. The change in the proportion of the customer mix led to a
5.4% decline in the overall average sales per transaction. (RC)