Two authoritative publications have carried articles explaining the opportunities for businesses who meet the needs of ageing consumers.
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TV Program Format Modified for Japans Retiring Boomers
TV programs about house makeovers are common but in Japan the ‘Before-After’ TV program on Channel 10 focusses on “baby boomer” owners whose intention was to make the house they had owned for many years a place they could live out their retirement in style and comfort. This is a change from previous Japanese views […]
How Will Older Investors In Asia Emerge From The Crisis? – CNBC Interview
A live interview with Martin Soong on CNBC Squawk Box on the Protect Your Wealth Segment, December 23, 2009. In this interview I explain the fundamental difference between younger and older investors is the ‘recovery time’ and the need to secure wealth. The bouyant attitude in Asia (compared to the west) provides more risk appetite. […]
How To Get Silvers To Spend At Your Hotel
It staggers me that the hotel industry seems slow to wake up to the issues and opportunities surrounding the ageing population in Asia while savvy hoteliers in the USA seem to be adapting well. Here are a few examples: In St. George, Utah the Wingate by Wyndham is aiming to be among the dozen or […]
Home downsizing among Japan's Silvers creates business
Elderly, retirees trim their houses for more comfortable living. According to this article in Japan Today, some elderly people and retired baby boomers whose children have become independent are hard at work reducing the size of their homes to a more manageable level. If a house is reformed to make it smaller, cleaning it becomes […]
Elderly care a massive opportunity in China
Beijing Sunshine Care House opened in January 2008, will triple the number of beds to 700 (and probably fill them all ) this year. The retirement home is seeking to attract the city’s elderly with a tropical conservatory, billiard room and calligraphy studio according to this article in The Seniors World Chronicle. This year alone, […]
Aussie boomer migration predicts property hot spots
A few places in Australia are expected to attract baby boomers on a grand scale over the 14 years to 2021 based on data from the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) analyzed by Bernard Salt and published in The Australian. The leading destination for boomers on the move is Queensland’s Hervey Bay (just north […]
