Hong Kong high-end supermarket chain City'super to shut its last food court
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The Amazing Food Hall in the upscale mall and office complex in Causeway Bay will be closed from June 30, with the space returned to the landlord upon lease renewal, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
The closure means City'super will no longer operate any food courts after the company shut its 22-year-old CookedDeli food hall in Harbour City, a shopping complex in Tsim Sha Tsui, in February last year, following the expiration of its lease.
A City'super spokeswoman said the decision to close the food court – which currently offers items such as sushi, grilled meat and noodle dishes, alongside a wine and sake cellar – was made in light of changing consumer patterns and the chain's long-term portfolio strategy.
The food and drink section of the adjacent supermarket in Times Square would be renovated to include a new seating area and was expected to reopen by mid-September, she added.
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But the company did not specify how many staff members would be affected by the closure or the terms of their severance packages.
A worker at the food hall said dozens of staff were affected and that the company did not offer any help in relocating to other positions.
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