International and Emerging Markets Blog
Friday, November 09, 2012
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
UK,
Li Lanqing,
Zhong Shan,
trade relations,
free trade,
protectionism
A delegation of 50 Chinese executives from the ICT, telecoms, and science and technology sectors generated much positive talk in London last week. Nick Farr, Head of China Britain Services Group, reviews the meeting and calls for government backup from both sides.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: tax,
China,
UK,
retail,
cross-border,
Nick Farr,
Hong Kong,
holding companies,
intermediary,
foreign investment,
structures,
WFOE,
Singapore,
franchise,
Shanghai,
retailers,
intermediate,
joint venture,
Beijing
China is the world’s fastest-growing major retail market. Following our previous post highlighting the opportunities for UK retail to expand into China, here we outline what to consider when structuring operations.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
| Posted by: Barry Knight
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: China,
UK,
infrastructure,
retail,
market,
JV,
franchise,
retailers,
product,
joint venture,
China, UK, retail, retailers, product, disposable income, Chengdu, market, infrastructure, franchise, joint venture,
Chengdu,
disposable income
Head of Retail Barry Knight reviews the numbers, opportunities and challenges for UK retailers seeking to tap into the vast and growing Chinese consumer market.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
China ,
Interviews
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
China,
property,
growth,
UK,
insight,
interview,
retail,
strategy,
staff,
Meet our experts,
profile,
Q&A,
Real Estate,
assurance,
Simon Bevan,
business services
Fresh from a business sabbatical in Asia, where he is a visiting professor at Xiamen University, Fujian province in China, Simon Bevan talks about his time in Asia, his work and what growth-seeking companies should be thinking about right now.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
| Posted by: Barry Knight
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
UK,
retail,
China diary,
location,
retailers,
Beijing,
Chinese products,
online shopping,
hutongs
The retail market in Beijing is quite different from Hong Kong and Shanghai – still international but with more of a Chinese flavour. In our final post from China, Barry Knight, Head of Retail, visits some of the city’s main shopping areas.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
| Posted by: Barry Knight
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
growth,
UK,
retail,
wealth,
opportunities,
commercial property,
intellectual capital,
China diary,
Shanghai,
retailers,
retail space,
fake goods,
counterfeit,
luxury brands,
Intellectual Property
In our fourth post from China, Barry Knight, Head of Retail, profiles the retail landscape of Shanghai and finds that the UK has been slow to capitalise on this fast-growing consumer market.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
growth,
UK,
confidence,
exports,
optimism,
China diary,
Shanghai,
UK business
Two of our team leads have been blogging their visit to China and reviewing the growth opportunities in the region. Here, Nick Farr, Head of China Britain Services Group, highlights how confidence in the region could benefit UK business.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
| Posted by: Barry Knight
Categories:
China
| Tags: China,
growth,
UK,
retail,
wealth,
luxury,
opportunities,
Hong Kong,
commercial property,
brands,
China diary,
retailers,
retail space,
: Hong Kong, China, China diary, UK, commercial property, growth, opportunities, wealth, retail space, retailers, luxury brands, retail
Ever wondered what it would be like having a business in Hong Kong? In my first post – our second from China – I highlight the differences between Hong Kong, China and the UK retail markets for the benefit of our UK clients looking at ways to take advantage of the growth opportunities in China…
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
| Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China
| Tags: business,
China,
growth,
UK,
M&A,
retail,
acquisitions,
Hong Kong,
brands,
2012,
UK trade with China,
China diary,
Gieves & Hawkes,
Aquascutum,
consumer goods
Welcome to our first diary post from China. Head of retail Barry Knight and I are currently travelling in China, visiting clients and evaluating the opportunities for UK businesses, especially in the retail consumer goods sector. We’re both planning to write a number of posts that capture our views and experiences during the trip. If any readers have been to China or Hong Kong, please do share your experiences, too.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
Russia,
India
| Tags: statistics,
report,
UK,
IBR,
women in business,
women,
female,
Europe,
International Business Report,
quotas,
IWD,
International Women’s Day
Two reports released for International Women’s Day last week came to very different conclusions – so which is correct? The FT analysed the survey data from both Grant Thornton and the Economist Intelligence Unit…
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