What will Showrooming do to Brick and Mortar Retail in China?
Will the rise of e-commerce and “showrooming” kill traditional retail? Brick and mortar retail once felt fairly brick-like. In mature markets, some of the department stores were more than 100 years old, and sometimes even looked a bit like castles. Later, malls and big box stores popped up, and created a whole new landscape, that also looked, in its way, just as permanent. Then came the Internet. Over the past 20 years, as e-commerce has grown from a distant rumor to an uncomfortable reality for traditional retailers, the balance of power between virtual and physical commerce has shifted, almost day by day. Now, with the rise of smartphones, the competition is becoming even … [Read More...]
Kickstarters: China’s Innovation Incubators
China's incubators set entrepreneurial spirit in motion. Stephen Bell has high hopes for Chinese student entrepreneurs. The American venture capitalist invests in seed-stage start-ups across China, … [Read More...]
How to kill innovation without really trying
Human beings can be pretty ingenious if left to their own devices. However, with a little effort, they can be stopped. The exact recipe for turning … [Read More...]
Promoting Innovation in Society
How do you kickstart innovation? Here are some pointers Beyond the law of supply and demand, one of the few things that most economists and … [Read More...]
Smartphones For All!
Domestic smartphone brands are gaining popularity in China’s less-developed markets, forcing foreign brands to question their approach It was a … [Read More...]
The Money Squeeze: China’s tightening Credit Market
The first signs of light emerge amidst the dark prospects for private enterprises in China’s ever-tightening credit market It’s been a … [Read More...]
Transitioning Online: Suning’s e-Commerce Strategy
Sun Weimin, Vice-President of China’s electronics giant Suning, on the company’s foray into e-commerce and the synergies between brick-and-mortar … [Read More...]
Business on the Battlefield: Sun Tzu’s The Art of War
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is the gift that keeps on giving in the world of business strategy As the great general Sun Tzu led soldiers from the … [Read More...]
China’s E-commerce Consumers Wise-Up
Increasingly sophisticated online consumers are pushing China’s cyber retailers to the next level Just as clever marketers have whittled the … [Read More...]
Viewpoint Part 2: Can the SEC demand information from the China arms of accounting firms?
There are two problems at play here: national sovereignty and state secrets CKGSB Professor Qi Daqing and Peking University Professor Paul Gillis … [Read More...]
Viewpoint Part 1: Can the SEC demand information from the China arms of accounting firms?
The SEC believes that it ultimately has to do its own work to safeguard the interest of the shareholders CKGSB Professor Qi Daqing and Peking … [Read More...]
Invisible Hand Revealed: Mobile Apps that Move Cabs
In an earlier article I discussed how the regulation of Beijing’s taxi fares had taken taxis off the road. Recently there has been a spate of mobile … [Read More...]
Cleaner China? A Look at Environmental Policy in China
After record smog and a leadership change, what’s in store for environmental policy in China and green investment? In China’s major cities, … [Read More...]
Digital Promised Land: Retailers Look to E-Commerce to Succeed in China
Can Western retail brands make it big in China’s e-market? In September 2012, The Home Depot announced that it was closing all seven of its … [Read More...]
Mobile Advertising: Tailor-Made in China
China is the world's largest smartphone user market and, according to Techweb, by December 2012 the percentage of users in China accessing the … [Read More...]
Can Shanghai Tang Become the definitive Chinese luxury brand?
What luxury clothing retailer Shanghai Tang's ascent means for made-in-China luxury brands that play up their Chinese … [Read More...]
Bamboo Property Rights
Why enforcing the contentious issue of individual property rights might actually be a good thing for China. Moganshan Mountain near Hangzhou in … [Read More...]
