{"id":9571,"date":"2021-06-29T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T09:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=9571"},"modified":"2021-06-30T15:11:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T09:41:43","slug":"luk-fook-sales-plunge-as-tourists-stay-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/luk-fook-sales-plunge-as-tourists-stay-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Luk Fook Sales Plunge As Tourists Stay Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jewellery retail chain Luk Fook said group revenues for the year that ended 31st March, 2021, dropped 21.1% to HK$8.86 billion as the pandemic had impacted tourist traffic in Hong Kong and Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gross profit also decreased by 20.8% to HK$2.63 billion versus a year earlier. But the steadily declining gold price in the second half of FY2021 and the strengthening RMB led to a turnaround gain on gold hedging and net exchange from losses last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together with the government subsidies in response to the pandemic, operating profit increased by 7.6% to HK$1.24 billion, while operating margin increased to 14%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the year, Luk Fook operated a total of three brands under the multi-brand strategy and saw a net increase of 246 mainly Lukfook stores. The group added a net total of 222 Lukfook shops worldwide, including 224 shops in Mainland China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 31st March, 2021, the company had a global network of 2,366 shops, spanning across Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, the Philippines, the United States, Canada and Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jewellery retail chain Luk Fook said group revenues for the year that ended 31st March, 2021, dropped 21.1% to HK$8.86 billion as the pandemic had impacted tourist traffic in Hong Kong and Macau. Gross profit also decreased by 20.8% to HK$2.63 billion versus a year earlier. 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