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The Future of Retail in China is Both Online and Offline

August 21, 2015 By Xinlei Chen

Alibaba’s investment in Suning is a signal that companies in retail in China need a multichannel strategy: embracing both the online as well as offline worlds.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, eCommerce, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Opinion, Retail Tagged With: Alibaba, Competition, E-Commerce in China, JD.com, Retail, Slider, Wal-Mart

China Roundup: Apple China is Hot-Again

April 30, 2015 By Major Tian

Apple China is back in the reckoning; Walmart announces brave expansion plan and Alibaba gives the YunOS a renewed push.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Connections, Digital Economy, Know China, Multinationals in China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Apple, China Telecom, Food Safety, Investment, Lenovo, Slider, Smartphone, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Wal-Mart

Contagious: Jonah Berger on why some things catch on

March 20, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

In his book Contagious, Jonah Berger explained why some things catch on. In this interview he decodes the science behind why some things go viral and how companies can use it. Seoul is hardly the nerve center for all things cool. Yet when South Korean singer Psy released his sixth album in July 2012, one song—Gangnam Style—rocked music charts, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Conversations, Digital Economy, ExpertSpeak, Innovation, Management, Marketing, Technology, The Thinker Interview Tagged With: Apple, Jonah Berger, Malcolm Gladwell, Slider, Wal-Mart

China Roundup: Bitcoins get a Boost; Wal-Mart Outfoxed; and Revlon Booted out of China

January 3, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

The week that was: Chinese billionaire Chen Guangbiao makes a play for The New York Times; Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing invests in Bitcoin payment processor BitPay; Wal-Mart deals with ‘donkey’ meat recalls; and Revlon exits China. Courting The Grey Lady Chen Guangbiao, the Chinese billionaire and philanthropist known for his outrageous publicity stunts, hit […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Know China, Retail Tagged With: Bitcoins, BitPay, Carrefour, Cosmetics, Li Ka-shing, Revlon, Slider, Wal-Mart

What Plagues FDI in Retail in India?

November 5, 2013 By Neelima Mahajan

    FDI in retail in India is a prickly issue. For years, the proposed policy to allow foreign retailers to set up shop in the country was in limbo. Finally in 2011, the government eased the rules governing foreign direct investment (FDI) in both multi-brand retail as well as single-brand retail. Foreign retailers were […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Conversations, Emerging Economies, Know China, Policy and Law, Q&A, Retail, Videos Tagged With: FDI, Retail, Slider, Tesco, Wal-Mart

Digital Promised Land: Retailers Look to E-Commerce to Succeed in China

April 15, 2013 By Daniel Garst

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 megastores in China. After eight years of consumer research and a $100-million 12-store acquisition, The Home Depot called it quits in China after realizing that China isn’t a sure return […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Globalization, Know China, Mergers and Acquisitions, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: 360buy, 360buy.com, Best Buy, E-Commerce, E-Commerce in China, Home Depot, Jingdong, Jingdong Mall, Macy's, Slider, The Home Depot, Tmall, Wal-Mart, Yihaodian, Zara

What a Difference a Word Makes

November 1, 2012 By Brian Viard

CKGSB, Brian Viard

Does it make more sense to ‘beat’ or ‘meet’ your rival’s price? Last time I discussed a price war between China’s largest electronics retailers in which all three promised to price their home appliances below the other two. I explained how such a promise to “beat” any price offered by rivals resulted in a “death […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, ExpertSpeak, Invisible Hand Revealed, Know China, Marketing, Retail Tagged With: Carrefour, Game Theory, Invisible Hand Revealed, Price Wars, Wal-Mart

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