'Shrinking' China spurs development

Department Stores: Only the savvy may win

Increasing competitive pressures and rising costs of rents, power and payrolls is sorting the savvy operators from the bumbling neophytes.

Beijing Wangfujing Department Store

Despite a reasonable reported performance last year, concerns lurk over the company's current condition following a recent financing frenzy.

Parkson Retail Group – Malaysian promise

High margin cosmetic sales are helping bolster Parkson's performance.

Golden Eagle Retail Group

Retail sales in Jiangsu, where the department store operator dominates, were up over 20% in the second half of 2009.

Yinchuan Xinhua – a champion at home

The Ningxia-based department store saw revenues of Rmb 774m in the third quarter of 2009, up over 20% year on year.

New World Department Store

The company's sales are being driven increasingly by its stores in second tier cities in central China.

Flows to China remain down

Over $62m flowed out of China funds during the last two weeks.

A bubble, a banking crisis or a soft landing?

Inflation, surging asset prices, overcapacity, hidden local debts, non-performing loans and tightening liquidity. Is this a 'China bubble' about to burst?

A long-term China bull

David Jiang and Bin Hu of BNY Mellon Asset Management based in Asia, talk on China's long-term growth potential.

'New generation' migrants

Around 60% of China's migrant workers are under the age of 30 yet have limited knowledge of farming and are keen to enjoy a city life.

Bank shares in 2010

To invest or not to invest in the 14 banks listed on China's A-share market?