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From a seller's to a buyer's market
2011-06-01 10:13
Looking back on 30 years of retailing, it is difficult to fathom that China would emerge as the face of a global retail revolution. It was a time when China was just shaking off the shackles of a planned economy and the retail sector was strictly regulated. In other words, it was a different time and a different era.
Miracle is product of pragmatism, hard work
2011-06-01 10:13
Zhuozhou is a small city 60 kilometers southwest of Beijing. I learned about the town not because it was home to emperors, or their tombs, but due to a farmer who knocked on my door when I was about 9.
Shopping changes from chore to choice
2011-06-01 10:13
Zhou Qiyuan does not like shopping. His distaste for shopping spans many years. "There was nothing to shop for in the late 1970s and early 1980s," says the 65-year-old Beijing resident. "It was all about getting coupons, standing in long queues, choosing from the few goods that were available and, more often than not, being bullied by salespersons."

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From a seller's to a buyer's market

Miracle is product of pragmatism, hard work

Shopping changes from chore to choice