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What’s behind Hong Kong’s retro display craze sweeping supermarkets, shops and stations?

 24/02/2026 3 Views
What’s behind Hong Kong’s retro display craze sweeping supermarkets, shops and stations?


A Hong Kong fixture since 1945 and with more than 320 outlets across the city today, supermarket chain Wellcome is synonymous with practicality. It is therefore one of the last places one might expect to become a tourist attraction.

Recently, one branch in the Kowloon neighbourhood of Yau Ma Tei has transformed into a photo hotspot, largely thanks to its vibrant in-store tribute to the city’s “golden era” from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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