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Retailing Around the Globe. Egypt, Thailand, Taiwan, and China. A geography lesson…. Retailing in Egypt. Past. Until recently there were no large retail centers Variety of small retail shops McDonald's KFC Relied on small family owned shops farmers markets temporary roadside stands.
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Retailing Around the Globe Egypt, Thailand, Taiwan, and China
Past Until recently there were no large retail centers Variety of small retail shops McDonald's KFC Relied on small family owned shops farmers markets temporary roadside stands
Present Population: 80,335,000 GDP per capita: $4,200 CityStars opened in 2005 First “western style” shopping center Coincided with opening the market to international retailers Carrefour & Shoprite are main retailers
Issues • Desertification • Water shortage • Nile River only perennial water supply • Wind storms
First International Clothing Store Mango Competes with H&M Penelope Cruz line in response to Madonna's H&M line
Starbucks…finally! Starbucks Highly Anticipated Government drug their feet on permits Finally opened in 2007 Had to partner with local Alshaya Egypt
Interesting…. Try not to use the left hand to shake hands, pass things or eat. Although Egyptians like to use a lot of hand movements, pointing is seen as rude. Similarly, avoid showing the soles of your shoes or sitting with your legs wide apart.
Meaning: “Land of Free” Population: 65,068,149 GDP/Capita: $9,200 Major Industries: Crops, Rubber Products, Textile Products, and Tourism Trade: Export – U.S. 15.4% Import – U.S. 7.4% Thailand at a glance
2008 Retails sales $78 billion Traditional Trade Modern Trade The Thai Retail Market
Traditional Trade all basic items small community shop house no electronic data processing Modern Trade - all items metropolitan area gain high popularity various types of stores The Thai Retail Market
Accounts for the majority of retail sales 4 discount store operators Tesco Lotus Big C Carrefour Siam Makro Discount Stores/Hypermarkets
Conclusion • The Thai retail market • Highly competitive • Very dynamic • Potential for growth • Legal conditions & Political stability
Population: 23 million • Industries: • Electronics & Semiconductor • Agriculture • Service • GDP/Capita: $29,500
The Modern Taiwan • Foreign influence • Asian influence • American influence • Taiwanese Pre-Gen-Y • Taiwanese Gen-Y • Education • Occupation • Popular STUFF
The Everyday Taiwan • Likes of Carrefour • Products & Services • Night markets • Traditional markets • How business is done
What to do? • Shopping • Softwares • Electronics • Jewelry • Food • Art of Shopping • Do your research • Know a friend • Know the difference
China • Population: 1,321,851,888 (July 2007 est.) • GDP (per capita) :$5,300 (2007 est.) • Language: Mandarin and lots of dialects
Shanghai highlight • Introduction: like New York • Population: 16.7 million (permanent residence registration by 2002) • Districts:16 districts, 3 towns • Languages: Mandarin/ Shanghai Dialect( Shanghaihua) / English • Tip: shop with local friends or interpreter
Shopping Areas • Downtown • Nanjing Road • Huaihai Road • Zhenda Mall -Expensive &fashion - Catering, shopping and amusement
Shopping Areas Living areas: • Supermarket (free shuttle bus) • Theme stores: furniture / electrics -Convenient -Cheap -No recycled merchandise retailers (especially clothes) • Farmers market -only cooked food / fresh vegetables / fruit / live fish -can bargain
Xin Tian Di Shanghai architecture styles and European Bar Hen Shan Road European style (coffee shop) Disco Huanghe Road Chinese Cuisine Restaurants( Sichuan, Shanghai, Northern China, Xinjiang etc) Wujiang Road Traditional Chinese food Foreign food Entertainment areas
Yuyuan Garden • Has a history of more than 400 years • Shopping area combined with Chinese garden (chambers, pavilions, artificial rockeries, zigzagged bridge, pond and old teahouse) • Chinese calligraphy, ceramics, antique shop, traditional Chinese painting, artifacts, silk