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China’s youth high demands for low carbon goods

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Businesses have been urged to accelerate their environmental footprinting strategies to include emerging economies, after new research by the Carbon Trust revealed young people in China could hold the key to unlocking mass demand for greener products. The survey of … Continue reading

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How fast is the Chinese market changing?

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According to a recent McKinsey’s survey about Chinese consumers, Chinese have taken to consumerism with ease, embracing thousands of new products, services, and brands. Three findings stood out. Even in the face of rising inflation, Chinese consumers are more confident this year … Continue reading

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Where are Retail’s Hottest Emerging Markets?

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Wondering whether to open your new fashion store in China or in Brazil but you don’t have any clue? The annual A.T. Kerney’s Retail Index  provides you with a detailed list of the most emerging countries for apparel retail. The … Continue reading

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Coffee and tea drinking habits in Asia: when culture matters.

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Evening drinking habits differ from country to country, and this is very important when creating customer-centric food Retail concepts, as our DESITA and ECOFFEE projects are. In Singapore, for example it’s not unusual to see coffee shops packed at 11pm/12 midnight every night of the … Continue reading

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Green Certification Awarded to French Supermarket in China

China Certification & Inspection Group has reportedly issued the Green Market Certification to Carrefour’s six stores in Beijing, making the French supermarket one of the first retailers to gain the certification in the Beijing region. Liu Shengming, chairman of CCIC, … Continue reading

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Chinese consumers are willing to pay for sustainability

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We have already talked about China as one of the fastest growing markets in terms of customer awareness towards sustainability: Chinese do appreciate and search for sustainability. A study released on April 18th by global advertising and international marketing firm … Continue reading

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Business Retail: a global view

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Retail is big, but how big it is and is it equally distributed worldwide or are there countries where retail is at its best?   The last CB Richard Ellis Survey  about the business of Retail, reveals how fluctuating this market … Continue reading

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Vinitaly opens its doors with interesting data

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Vinitaly focus on export and on the Italian market decline. How to seize the new opportunities coming from abroad, particularly from Asian markets, and how to support the internal Italian market are the two main themes of the 2011 Vinitaly, … Continue reading

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China retail luxury: a long-term insight

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China: a market that is continuously growing, a very rich but still unknown to the many. What is clear is that China is set to become the most powerful economy in the world, and this will happen in a very … Continue reading

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Luxury and sustainability… a trend we will see more of in China

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URBN Hotels & Resorts announced plans for URBN Hotel Pudong, a new green hotel that will become the first positive-impact hotel in China. The hotel is slated to open Spring 2012. In collaboration with Vanke, China’s largest residential real estate … Continue reading

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