Hainan offshore duty-free sales hit 27.66B yuan in Jan–Oct

Cointime reports: Hainan’s offshore duty-free shopping reached 27.66 billion yuan in the first ten months of the year, with 4.101 million shoppers buying 23.113 million items, Haikou Customs data showed. Sales rose 12.5% year on year, while shopper numbers and item volumes grew 8.9% and 4.4% respectively. Families and student study-tour groups drove traffic, with tourists using the ‘buy now, collect now’ option at counters.