Guest Column

China Retail: Bullish Despite Darwinism

  • Published 02 Apr 2009

Access Asia's Paul French writes on the retail sector's unexpected buoyancy and the high levels of consumer confidence in China right now.

As Dickens might have said, “It was not exactly the best of times, but far from the worst of times.” To many analysts' surprise, China’s retail sector remains relatively buoyant. Many waited expectantly for retail spending to hit a wall – after the January sales; then after the Chinese New Year holidays – but things have carried on carrying on.

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