September 12, 2008 – China View SMEs to get benefit package soon The Ministry of Finance will "soon" draft special rules requiring local governments to buy more products from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
September 09, 2008 – ReutersHermes plans 3-4 new stores per year in ChinaParis-based luxury group Hermes plans to open three to four stores in China each year over the next three years, tapping the country's growing ranks of affluent consumers.
September 2, 2008 – China DailyLogistics boost for ChengduThe first phase of China's biggest logistics center will go into operation next month in Chengdu. Transfer Logistics is building the 1.5 billion yuan ($219.68 million) center to provide integrated services for road transport companies.
August 29, 2008 –China Retail News SPAR To Establish Logistics Center In DongguanSpar International plans to cooperate with Jiarong Supermarket Co., Ltd., a local retail giant in Dongguan, to build a logistics center in Hongmei Town, Dongguan, Guangdong Province to supply goods for the retail industry across Guangzhou.
July 17, 2008 – The Economic Observer China Maintains Double-Digit Growth, Albeit Slower China has retained double-digit growth for the first half of this year, albeit at a slower rate, in the face of world economic fluctuations and domestic natural disasters.
June 6, 2008 – China Daily Retailers in China are now fighting...Retailers in China are now fighting a battle for the "green" high ground in a bid to turn fashion-conscious customers into eco-aware shoppers.
May 09, 2008 – China Retail NewsYum! Plans To Open 425 Restaurants, Chinese Breakfast ServicesYum!, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, is planning its expansion in China, and the group plans to open 425 new chain restaurants in China in 2008 and China is expected to become its largest profit source in the coming ten years.
March 05, 2008 – China ViewChina targets 8% GDP growth in 2008China has geared down its economic growth to eight percent this year after five consecutive years of double-digit GDP growth.
November 10, 2008 – The StarFord sales boom in ChinaFord's vehicle sales in China rose 30 per cent last year, with overall sales boosted by the popularity of its Focus model
December 19, 2007 – EconomistRecalculating China's GDPAMERICANS may well be delighted by new figures that show China's GDP is 40% smaller than previously thought. Has the devious Beijing government been massaging the numbers, as communist planners are wont to do? Hardly.
May 21, 2007 – China DailyTop luxury brands target smaller Chinese citiesThe rapidly growing purchasing power and appetite for high-end products in small cities have drawn the attention of top international luxury lines, which are increasingly gravitating to second-tier cities.
January 15, 2007 –China Supply Chain CouncilBest Buy and Toys 'R Us Enter China - What to Expect? Due to liberalized regulations stemming from China' ascension to the WTO, retailers have been flocking to China in the last year to try to grab a share of the increasing money that China' emerging middle class is spending on consumer goods like Sony (SNE) cameras or Nike (NKE) athletic garb.