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KFC: losing grip on its China market – Shaun Rein
The bird flu and food scandals did not help KFC to continue their success story in China, their largest market. But also in terms of their offerings KFC is losing grip on the market, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in Business Week.Read More →
Chinese luxury travelers: biggest spenders of the world – Rupert Hoogewerf
What many assumed, has this week been verified by the Hurun China Rich List, founded by Rupert Hoogewerf: Chinese travelers spend more during their trips than tourists of any other country on luxury goods. Negative: they travel less than in the past, write a range of publications.Read More →
Best from Britain? Education – Rupert Hoogewerf
Of all the assets Britain can provide top Chinese business people, education has the largest personal appeal, tells China’s Rich list producer Rupert Hoogewerf to The Standard.Read More →
Why Shuanghui’s Smithfield purchase is a win-win deal – Shaun Rein
Despite legitimate concerns, like quality control and food inflation, the purchase of America’s largest meat producer Smithfield by China’s Shuanghui is a deal that can only deliver winners, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein in the New York Times.Read More →
Shuanghui looks for upgrade in Smithfield deal – Ben Cavender
A tainted image because of a food scandal is one of the reasons China’s largest pork producer Shuanghui bought America’s largest meat processor Smithfield for US$4.7bn in cash. Shuanghui is trying to upgrade both management and technology, tells business analyst Ben Cavender in the Wall Street Journal.Read More →
Cautious optimistic about HK retail growth – Shaun Rein
Hong Kong retail is booming, as mainland shoppers in first-tier cities saw wages going up 12% in 2013, says business analyst Shaun Rein on CNBC. But consumer confidence is still weak, especially middle-class men who are fearing wage stagnation as investments drop.Read More →
Bird flu damages business – Shaun Rein
Maybe the recent bird flu was not as bad as SARS ten years ago, but the fear for a pandemic has certainly damaged business in China, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in NPR’s Marketplace. Read More →
What can Macau learn from Las Vegas – Ben Cavender
Gambling enclave Macau faces some stagnation and looks with envy how its US counterpart Las Vegas is doing. Business analyst Ben Cavender tells the Macau Business Daily how Macau can follow in the footsteps of America’s iconic gambling city.Read More →
Why Macau needs a rebrand – Ben Cavender
Macau used to be the first spot for Chinese to gamble with their money. But the enclave is losing its attraction and business analyst Ben Cavender looked at the reasons why Macau is losing its competitive edge to other regional hotspots, at CalvinAyre.com. They should offer more that just gambling for the hard core addict, he says.Read More →
How domestic firms deal with the milk powder crisis – Shaun Rein
Foreign milk companies are gearing up for the China market. But they should not underestimate the potential competition by domestic companies, tells business analyst Shaun Rein to Reuters. “They can have the best of both worlds.”Read More →
Hershey joins chocolate war in China – Shaun Rein
US chocolate maker Hershey currently has two percent of the China market, and is small compared to bigger players like Mars and Nestle. Business analyst Shaun Rein explains at the Wall Street Journal the China premium chocolate market is growing 20% per year, but domestic competition is making life tough. But Hershey wants a market share of 27% by 2017.Read More →
Dealing with spitting Chinese – Zhang Lijia
China’s top officials have asked their fellow citizens to behave when they travel and refrain from spitting and loud talking. Author Zhang Lijia puts spitting in a historical perspective, and believes bad habit decreased, and can disappear, she told BBC News.Read More →