Mall sales hit 660m yuan

More than 660 million yuan was taken in by 36 shopping malls in Beijing during the three-day May Day holidays, an increase of 20 per cent over last year.

The highest turnover came from the Caibai department store, the largest gold jewelry market with eight outlets in the city, took in more than 100 million yuan, a year-on-year rise of 47.6 percent, the Municipal Commission of Commerce said.

Sales by the 36 malls were tracked by Beijing Commercial Information Consultation Center, which is part of the commission.