Fancl Opens 100th Store On Chinese Mainland
The international skin care brand Fancl has opened its 100th store on the Chinese mainland at Shanghai International Financial Center. The new Fancl concept store...
Apple’s iPhone 4 Begins Sales Via Mainland China Retail Outlets
Apple began its iPhone 4 smartphone in mainland China on September 25, 2010. The new iPhone 4 products will be sold at the Apple Stores at Shanghai’s Hong...
Recovery Rally for U.S. Steel?
Purely from a technical perspective, yesterday’s low in U.S. Steel (X) at 41.80 could have been a secondary, near-term double bottom low (with the Aug 31st...
Steakhouse Chain Prepares New Outlet In Shanghai
Morton’s Restaurant Group Inc. announced plans to open a new Morton’s The Steakhouse in Shanghai in a joint venture structure with an unnamed local investor...
China Appetite for Gold Increasing as They Battle Property Inflation
The battle by China against property inflation in the first half of 2010 has increased demand for gold in the country, according to the Shanghai Gold Exchange. For...
Shanghai Welcomes City’super Mega Lifestyle Specialty Store
The high-end mega lifestyle specialty store operator City’super has opened a new outlet in Shanghai’s IFC Mall, marking the Hong Kong company’s...
It’s not just Europe
I see many financial commentators bravely trying to explain recent ups and downs in asset and commodity prices in terms of news coming out of Europe. But a Eurocentric...
Bounce Should Be Short-Lived
Last week’s bottom line can be summarized quite simply: There’s a lot of serious chart damage out there! We certainly can look forward to a bounce —...
Bear Tracks
The S&P 500 was the last market to crack. The unraveling of the global market recovery actually began with the Shanghai’s breaking down through its 200-day...
Gold, the Dollar, and the Euro
So much for the “shock and awe” of the $1 trillion European bailout…. A mere eight trading sessions removed from the “flash crash,”...
Get Ready for the Worlds Biggest IPO
The World Expo that kicked off in Shanghai on May 1 is the kind of spectacle Beijing officialdom loves, a grand showcase for China’s economic ascendancy. Another...
FamilyMart And Lawson Appointed To Shanghai World Expo
The Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination has signed retail service agreements with two convenience store providers: Taiwanese FamilyMart, and Lawson, which...

