 A sales clerk in Japan's traditional Kimono costume stands in front of an advertisement board featuring Chinese bank card "UnionPay" to attract Chinese shopper at the electronic shopping district Akihabara in Tokyo Jan 21, 2011. Retailers across Asia are poised for a sales boost during the Lunar New Year holidays as China's new ranks of big spenders head abroad for the peak shopping period. Strong economic growth and rising incomes are expected to bolster Chinese retailers. But inflation risks and a stronger yuan mean that shopping hot spots such as Tokyo and Seoul could benefit more than last year as the Chinese take their appetite for cosmetics, electronics and luxury goods abroad, industry experts say.[Photo/Agencies] |
