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Retailing Around the Globe

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

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  1. Retailing Around the Globe Egypt, Thailand, Taiwan, and China

  2. A geography lesson…

  3. Retailing in Egypt

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Issues • Desertification • Water shortage • Nile River only perennial water supply • Wind storms

  7. First International Clothing Store Mango Competes with H&M Penelope Cruz line in response to Madonna's H&M line

  8. Starbucks…finally! Starbucks Highly Anticipated Government drug their feet on permits Finally opened in 2007 Had to partner with local Alshaya Egypt

  9. 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.

  10. How to get to work!

  11. Cont….

  12. Thailand

  13. 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

  14. 2008 Retails sales $78 billion Traditional Trade Modern Trade The Thai Retail Market

  15. 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

  16. Thai Retail Business Structure

  17. Accounts for the majority of retail sales 4 discount store operators Tesco Lotus Big C Carrefour Siam Makro Discount Stores/Hypermarkets

  18. The Big Four

  19. Conclusion • The Thai retail market • Highly competitive • Very dynamic • Potential for growth • Legal conditions & Political stability

  20. Population: 23 million • Industries: • Electronics & Semiconductor • Agriculture • Service • GDP/Capita: $29,500

  21. The Modern Taiwan • Foreign influence • Asian influence • American influence • Taiwanese Pre-Gen-Y • Taiwanese Gen-Y • Education • Occupation • Popular STUFF

  22. The Everyday Taiwan • Likes of Carrefour • Products & Services • Night markets • Traditional markets • How business is done

  23. What to do? • Shopping • Softwares • Electronics • Jewelry • Food • Art of Shopping • Do your research • Know a friend • Know the difference

  24. China • Population: 1,321,851,888 (July 2007 est.) • GDP (per capita) :$5,300 (2007 est.) • Language: Mandarin and lots of dialects

  25. 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

  26. Shopping Areas • Downtown • Nanjing Road • Huaihai Road • Zhenda Mall -Expensive &fashion - Catering, shopping and amusement

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

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