International and Emerging Markets Blog
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,
WFOE,
structures,
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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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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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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