Gloom for Retailers as Chinese Tourists Spend Less on Shopping

  • Chinese tourist spending on shopping dropped 17% last year
  • Total holiday spending still rising, remains highest in world

A Chinese tourist carries a tablet device during a visit to the Parthenon temple in Athens.

Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg
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They’re still coming in droves -- but no longer buying in spades.