RETAILING REFORM AND TRENDS IN CHINA

Abstract

Since the reforms in China after 1979, great changes have taken place in the retailing sector, although from the Western point of view it still remains underdeveloped. There is little literature devoted to retailing in China, and an introduction is given here to the retailing sector and the retailing reforms that have occurred during the last decade. The study also provides evidence of some trends which probably will arouse researchers and foreign investors to explore this untapped area.