Retailing, Franchising, and Consumerism Business Intelligence in China

September 2006

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Office Depot Acquires Majority Stake In Chinese Supplier

Office Depot announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in AsiaEC, one of the largest dealers of office products and services in China. Financial terms of the acquisition…



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Gome Offers After-Sales Maintenance Service

Home appliance retailer Gome announced in Dalian that it will enter the after-sales maintenance service market, offering one more year's after-sales service to its consumers in addition to the normal one-year period after-sales service.




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Investor Opens Second Super 8 In Wuhan

Super 8 Hotels announced the official opening of its second hotel in Wuhan, the second Super 8 hotel the Yangtse River Hotel Management Company has opened in two years.


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Sasa Eyes More Stores Openings In China

Sasa International Holdings Limited, a leading cosmetic retailing and beauty services group in Asia, has announced its plan of opening more stores and entering the department store industry in China.