CEO Commentary - More national retailers and restaurants are closing their stores this year. How will this affect consumer confidence and our general economy on the local and national level? 今年更多的國內連鎖商店面與餐館決定減縮現有的店面。這一決定將對消費者信心，地方經濟及全國經濟會有怎樣的影響？

More national retailers and restaurants are closing their stores this year. How will this affect consumer confidence and our general economy on the local and national level?

We are now living in a special time period in which our ways of living are changing rapidly due to technological advancement. Despite recent store closures and downsizing of many national retailers, we are seeing more and more new businesses and creative business concepts coming online. As the old adage “survival of the fittest” reminds us, businesses need to constantly prepare themselves to adapt and to evolve around consumers’ ever-changing preferences in order to stay atop of today’s fierce competitions. In other words, businesses can still thrive and be successful as long as they can appropriately cater to the specific demand of our consumers. In conclusion, I do not feel recent store closures are causing concerns for our economies as well as affecting our consumer spending confidence. Conversely, these available retail spaces may be ideal for our next creative users.


今年更多的國內連鎖商店面與餐館決定減縮現有的店面。這一決定將對消費者信心，地方經濟及全國經濟會有怎樣的影響？

現在我們的社會處在一個特殊的時期。科技的進步使我們的生活方式迅速的在改變。儘管近期內許多國內連鎖商關閉了店面並縮減規模，但我們也看到越來越多的新興行業和創意商業概念的興起。正如同那古老的格言“適者生存”所提醒我們的那樣，企業需要做好準備迎接並適應千變萬化的消費者偏好，才能在激烈的競爭中保持領先地位。換句話說，只要能夠適應我們消費者的具體需求，企業仍然能夠蓬勃發展並取得成功。總而言之，我不覺得最近的連鎖商縮減規模將對我們的經濟造成擔憂甚至影響了我們的消費者信心指數。更勝之，這些清空的店鋪將可能成為是下一個新興企業的理想地點。


~ John Hsu 許惠欽, CCIM, MBA, CPM (Linked in)