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cocacola_mao
Added on May 03, 2012
  China’s consumer profile is changing so quickly that market demographers have largely...
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fast_fashion
Added on May 01, 2012
Japan’s Uniqlo has been rapidly swallowing a bigger and bigger chunk of the Asian fashion ret...
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end_of_cheap_china
Added on Apr 30, 2012
  Between escalating wages, moderately high rates of inflation, a housing boom driven by cheap...
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china job fair
Added on Apr 02, 2012
    By 2030, world population will reach 8.3 billion people- and what’s more, a sta...
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Chinese Youth Retail Trends: 10 Ways the Consumer Market is Changing
Added on Nov 11, 2011
In 2010, the Bergstrom Group did a study of the ways in which the youth market was changing in China...
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China's Lashou Planning US IPO
Added on Sep 13, 2011
China's leading group-buying website Lashou.com is planning an initial public offering in the US, bu...
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Chinese Luxury Demand to Overtake Japan – HSBC
Added on Sep 07, 2011
A new report from HSBC claims that China will overtake Japan to become the largest market in the wor...
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Li & Fung Profits Dropping on Operating Expenses, Slowing Demand
Added on Aug 15, 2011
Li & Fung, the global trading and sourcing agent that supplies apparel, toys and home products t...
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Korea’s Lotte Mart Plans Major Chinese Expansion
Added on Aug 15, 2011
Lotte Mart China, a division of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, announced Friday that the com...
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Yihaodian May Opt For IPO in the US
Added on Jul 11, 2011
Yihaodian, the online supermarket whose investors include Walmart, may choose the US for an initial...
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Chinese Consumers Taking Fashion Brands to a New Level – Harris Interactive
Added on Jun 27, 2011
With the buying power of Chinese consumers rapidly escalating, their brand awareness has gone throug...
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IKEA Aims for 15 Stores in China by 2015
Added on Jun 27, 2011
Eyeing increasing demand in the home products sector, Sweden-based retailing giant IKEA is accelerat...
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Media Markt to Expand
Added on Jun 24, 2011
Media Markt plans to expand its presence across the nation after it entered the Chinese market seven...
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Alibaba Splits Taobao into 3 Divisions
Added on Jun 17, 2011
Alibaba Group has split its e-commerce subsidiary Taobao, which is the largest online shopping websi...
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China to Pass Japan as Top Luxury Market in 2012
Added on Jun 13, 2011
China is expected to replace Japan as the world's top consumer of luxury goods by 2012 due to its gr...
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Prada Aims for Slice of Mainland Market
Added on Jun 07, 2011
Italian companies are joining the race for a slice of China's lucrative consumer market as Hong Kon...
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London Luxury Quarter Aims for Rich Chinese
Added on May 30, 2011
London Luxury Quarter (LLQ), a new luxury shopping district promoted by UK-based New West End, is t...
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Shanghai to Expand Laozihao Brands
Added on May 26, 2011
Shanghai plans to encourage the time-honored Laozihao brands to list, adopt franchising and e-shopp...
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Unilever to Raise Prices
Added on May 26, 2011
Unilever China plans to raise the price of some personal care products like Lux and Hazeline shampo...
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China’s Online Shopping Market Orders Decline to 500 million in Q1 of  2011-iRes
Added on May 25, 2011
According to the latest 2011 Q1 EcommercePlus China’s E-commerce Websites Monitoring Report b...
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China is Now Top Gold Bug
Added on May 23, 2011
Chinese investors are snapping up gold bars and coins, buying more than ever before in the Q1 of 20...
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Alipay Bets Big on Online Mobile Payment Market
Added on May 19, 2011
Alipay, China’s largest online payment platform has teamed up with UCWeb which is the dominan...
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Coach to Shift Manufacturing amid Rising Labor Costs in China
Added on May 16, 2011
Coach to Shift Manufacturing amid Rising Labor Costs in China   Coach, the US accessories brand...
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iPad 2 Goes on Sale in Mainland China
Added on May 06, 2011
iPad 2 Goes on Sale in Mainland China   Apple‘s iPad 2 officially goes on sale in mainlan...
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Starbucks to Expand its Instant Product Line
Added on Apr 27, 2011
ZARA Replies the Claim of BCA Blacklist   Spanish retail giant ZARA stated that their garment...
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La Maison Closes Mainland Business
Added on Mar 11, 2011
La Maison Closes Mainland Business   LA Maison, a European building material distributor, has c...
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Shanghai's Barbie Store Shuts Down
Added on Mar 11, 2011
one of the city’s most popular and most expensive shopping streets in Luwan district. However...
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Best Buy Closes China Stores to Focus on Five Star Retail Brand
Added on Feb 23, 2011
Best Buy will focus on its Five Star branded stores and open 40 to 50 locations in growing markets,...
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Alibaba Executives Resign over Fraud
Added on Feb 22, 2011
According to the company, 100 sales representatives, out of a total workforce of 14,000, allegedly...
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China Accuses Wal-Mart of 'Deceptive Prices'
Added on Jan 28, 2011
China Accuses Wal-Mart of 'Deceptive Prices'   China has accused Wal-Mart, the world's largest...
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Chinese Living With Luxury
Added on Jan 13, 2011
Chinese Living with Luxury   Luxury-branded perception is growing among China’s super ric...
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Wal-Mart Moves to Invest in China Online Retailer
Added on Jan 04, 2011
Wal-Mart Moves to Invest in China Online Retailer   Wal-Mart and five other companies have agre...
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Li Ning Denies Shutting Down 600 Shops
Added on Dec 30, 2010
Li Ning Denies Shutting down 600 Shops   Chinese sports apparel giant Li Ning Co Ltd, which was...
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Retail Titans in Mainland Push
Added on Dec 21, 2010
Retail Titans in Mainland Push   Beijing's policy to spur domestic spending is prompting retai...
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When The Web Also Wears Prada
Added on Dec 10, 2010
On the weekend in Shanghai, whether you are in Wangfujing shopping street right next to the Tian An...
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Added on Nov 29, 2010
Tesco to flood China with hypermarkets   Tesco, the world's No 3 retailer, plans to quadruple...
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Rakuten and Baidu open online mall in China
Added on Nov 19, 2010
Rakuten and Baidu Open Online Mall in China   Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Inc. cooperat...
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Tiffany & Co Will Open More Stores in China
Added on Nov 02, 2010
Tiffany & Co Will Open More Stores in China   Tiffancy & Co, the US jeweler said that...
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Added on Oct 12, 2010
Mango to  Triple Mainland Stores October 09, 2010 15:00   Mango, the Spanish clothing ret...
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Added on Sep 27, 2010
Basketball Drives Up Nike Mainland Orders September 25, 2010 11:33   Nike reported orders for...
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Added on Jul 27, 2010
Online Purchasing July 23, 2010 11:49   Online spending in China is expected to rise 48% this...
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Added on Jul 20, 2010
Burberry to Buy Out Franchises in China July 19, 2010 11:00   Burberry Group Plc will take con...
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Added on Jul 06, 2010
DEMAND FOR GOLD TO RISE IN CHINA June 29, 2010 11:41   Consumer gold demand in China is expec...
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