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eLong – homing in on hotels
The decision to focus on hotel bookings may be a canny one in the long-term, but discount-led growth will make it hard for the company to stem losses in the short-term.
18 April 2013
Expedia – lagging behind the leaders in China
The US-headquartered travel company continues to harbour grand ambitions in China, but is making slow progress in gaining market share.
18 April 2013
Qunar – challenging the old order
The Baidu-invested travel search engine has shaken up China’s online travel market in recent years and expects to double revenue in FY13, but attempts to move into the online travel agency space have met with resistance.
18 April 2013
Ctrip – feeling the strain
China’s leading online travel agency has maintained market share by offering aggressive discounts in the face of stiff competition from Qunar, a policy that is eroding revenue, profits and margins.
18 April 2013
Online travel – all change
The rise of travel search engines and online marketplace sites poses major challenges for leading online travel agencies Ctrip and eLong in the battle to benefit from rising demand for travel services among Chinese consumers
18 April 2013
Vancl – taking a leaf out of the fast-fashion playbook
Specialist online retailer Vancl’s low prices and streamlined production model have enabled it to build up popularity among young, less-wealthy consumers.
21 March 2013
Casualwear – the foreign fashion takeover
Domestic clothing retailers are scrambling to restructure and reposition amid growing sales and aggressive expansion by multinational fashion brands and the increasing popularity of online retail.
21 March 2013
Taobao – deepening its dominance
China’s leading online retailer has strengthened its dominance since separating its B2C and C2C sites in 2011 and its future earnings potential remains huge.
07 March 2013
Jingdong – lofty ambitions, significant challenges
Heavy investment is likely to drive further strong revenue growth for Jingdong’s online retail website 360Buy.com, but soaring costs will continue to weigh on earnings, while doubts remain over attempts to expand into new business areas.
07 March 2013
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