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What is the outline of China?s retail sector right now?
- February 2015
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Currently, China’s retail sector is fragmented. Small independent stores dominate the retail landscape, with the top 100 retailers accounting for only 11 percent of total retail sales. For a long time, companies only set up stores in the downto...
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What are the requirements for setting up a foreign-invested commercial enterpris...
- February 2015
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To set up a retail store in China, foreign investors must first (or concurrently) register a foreign-invested commercial enterprise. According to the 2004 FICE regulations, setting up a FICE requires applicants to meet the following criteria: Have...
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What is the minimum amount of capital needed to establish a foreign-invested com...
- February 2015
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While in theory the new Company Law suggest that a FICE may be established with US$1 of capita, in practice, this is not a good idea for the following reason: a FICE’s capital should cover its pre-operational expenses (including rental fees, ta...
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How long is the application process to establish a foreign-invested commercial e...
- February 2015
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Depending on the region of registration, planned business scope, and complexity of the business plan, the application process to establish a FICE generally takes five to six months and can be divided into two parts: pre-registration, i.e., what happe...
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How can a company in China concurrently establish a foreign-invested commercial ...
- February 2015
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Where the foreign investor wishes to apply for the opening of a shop concurrently with the establishment of the FICE, the proposed shop must conform to the urban and commercial development plans of the city where it is situated, for which a document ...
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What do foreign investors setting up a retail business in China need to know abo...
- February 2015
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The labor market in China is much more fast-paced and dynamic than that of Western countries. This means that Chinese talent is more volatile, faster to change their jobs and has higher expectation to a continuous career and salary development.
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What are the current laws regarding wage increase in China?
- February 2015
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According to China's Employment Promotion Plan, the minimum wage in each jurisdiction in China must be increased at least once every two years; meanwhile, the 2011-15 Five-year Plan stipulates an average increase of 13 percent per year. As of ...
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How is the luxury goods industry in China likely to develop in the coming years?...
- February 2015
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As the ratio of middle-class and affluent Chinese expands, the luxury goods market will grow apace through 2020. By 2013, Chinese consumers accounted for 47 percent of global luxury good sales, spending about US$102 billion for the year. Today the s...
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What is the current climate for importing wine into China?
- February 2015
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Foreign wine has been pouring into China, growing sevenfold over the last six years and increasing to 19 percent of the total domestic market. As a result, almost one out of five bottles opened in China is now imported.
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How have increasing labor costs in China affected the manufacturing industry?
- February 2015
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Many China commentators have been focusing on the increasing labor costs in China, and noting how many China-based businesses are now struggling in the face of rising wages. The China-ASEAN free trade agreement (FTA), which was signed off in 2002 and...
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What effect has the ASEAN- China Free Trade area had on China and ASEAN as a who...
- February 2015
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The ASEAN–China Free Trade Area is the world’s largest free trade area in terms of population and third largest in terms of nominal GDP after the European Union and NAFTA. The original FTA reduced tariffs on nearly 8,000 product categorie...
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How should foreign investors adapt when setting up a wholly foreign owned enterp...
- February 2015
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Foreign investors need to adapt their presence to serve China’s domestic consumer market. To engage in distribution, an existing manufacturing wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE) will need to expand its business scope. Adding distribution in...
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