11 Monday Mar 2024
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Multiple global trends drive manufacturers’ choices about where they want to locate their plants. In recent years, the challenges of …
07 Tuesday Dec 2021
Like a lot of holidays, Singles Day was created as a marketing stunt: On November 11 (or 11/11, such that …
20 Thursday Aug 2020
The online operations might not be the most sophisticated—there are no real-time inventory updates or cutting-edge robot assistants available—but China’s …
10 Monday Sep 2018
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If you can’t make it in the search engine market, is retailing a viable alternative? In the unique context of …
03 Friday Mar 2017
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The dominant e-commerce retailer in China, Alibaba has been going on a bit of a buying streak itself, snapping up …
25 Saturday Feb 2017
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In its effort to deal with macro-environmental trends that have slowed its sales in China, McDonald’s is embracing the benefits …
01 Wednesday Feb 2017
According to the analysis in this article, China represents a “two-speed market.” In some product categories, sales are vast and …
26 Wednesday Oct 2016
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As an international retailer, IKEA tries to maintain consistency in its offerings across borders, to keep costs low and maintain …
26 Friday Feb 2016
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Although he already made a fictional visit to China in an episode of The Simpsons, it was not until recently …
02 Wednesday Sep 2015
Posted in Chapter 06: Retail Market Strategy
Every year, the global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney releases its Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), summarizing how various regions …
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