More From Nyima Pratten
Chinese Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Slip as E-Commerce Sales Grow
Spending in such organizations as hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores declined by 0.5 percent…
China’s Yong Sheng Buys French Lace Company
Founded 70 years ago, Desseilles is one of the oldest lace producers in France. It had been reported that the…
RT-Mart, Procter & Gamble Lead China Study’s ‘Power Ranking’
Kantar Retail's China PoweRanking 2015 surveyed over 430 retailers and manufacturers in China.
SpinExpo Story: Innovation Tops Economic Slowdown
The numbers of exhibitors at the fair was up to 155 companies from 11 countries, compared to 142 in the…
China’s Economic Growth Slows as Leaders Meet
Premier Li Keqiang reiterated the Chinese government's target for annual GDP growth of 6.5 percent to 7…
Chinese Consumers Embrace Digital Pay Systems
China has outpaced the rest of the world in the adoption of digital payment systems, including QR-codes and…
Asian Shares Finish Lower
Trade resumed after the G-20 meeting in Shanghai over the weekend.
China Banks on the Rural Consumer to Drive Spending
Almost half of China's 1.3 billion residents live in rural areas.
Weaker Yuan Seen Impacting Chinese New Year Spending
In the Year of the Monkey, brands fear that the weaker currency could further impact China's overseas…
Gifting Practice Bouncing Back in China
The most recent edition of the Hurun Report's luxury consumer survey claims that gifting spending is up 15…
China’s Economic Woes Yet to Impact Retail, Consumer Confidence
Among the raft of bad economic news coming out of China, retail sales and consumer confidence are proving…
New World Taking China Unit Private
The Hong Kong-based property developer and retail conglomerate is launching a $2.77 billion offer to buy the…
Chinese IPO Activity Expected to Grow Exponentially
The number of initial public offerings on the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses is expected to almost double this…
Study Details Middle Class Boom in Beijing and Shanghai
The report found that more than 50 percent of the residents in those cities can now be classified as middle…
Chinese Official: Cutting Overcapacity ‘Painful,’ but Necessary
The future emphasis for the economy will be placed on pushing up structural reform on the supply side.