Clothing Shoes

Xtep – popular with discretionary rural consumers

The sports shoe and clothing company was one of the most popular brands with younger rural respondents we spoke to.

Anta - growing margins

The selling price of the company's sports shoes has been rising despite its popularity in lower-tier cities and rural China.

Mothercare testing the water in China

The UK baby products retailer plans to open a further 10 of its joint venture stores in China this year, up from its current eight.

Baby business booms

Chinese parents pampering their newborns is nurturing an Rmb 70bn baby industry.

Beijing Wangfujing Department Store

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

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.

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.

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