tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post3813287998094728168..comments2023-06-05T16:26:27.079+02:00Comments on Miscellaneous economic ramblings: Chinese Real EstateThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980127611042973278noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post-6525738117704191242009-03-28T08:52:00.000+01:002009-03-28T08:52:00.000+01:00I mean 50% reduction in the shoop floor size,and w...I mean 50% reduction in the shoop floor size,and with this in the sales.<BR/>The closed shop will generate 0 sales.<BR/><BR/>We can say that they have 50% overcapacity.<BR/><BR/>(ok , this is retail)bomlathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006355651368807990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post-59995537730383421842009-03-28T08:31:00.000+01:002009-03-28T08:31:00.000+01:00Tried to give titles to my links instead of showin...Tried to give titles to my links instead of showing the complete bulky web address. But apparently, it doesn't work on Blogger the way I thought it does. And apparently, I can't even edit my own comments. Oh well.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980127611042973278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post-61306665185466003002009-03-28T08:26:00.000+01:002009-03-28T08:26:00.000+01:00IKEA does seem to be more successful in China than...IKEA does seem to be more successful in China than Kingfisher is:<BR/><BR/>- They are still expanding, and have just opened their 7th store (though 7 stores in all of China is much more modest than what Kingfisher has done; better slow and thorough than fast and sloppy, I suppose...)<BR/><BR/>source: [url=http://www.chinaknowledge.com/Newswires/News_Detail.aspx?type=1&NewsID=21705]Ikea opens store in Dalian[/url]<BR/><BR/>- They just announced that 2008 sales increased by 25 % compared to 2007. Apparently, they are aggressively slashing prices to attract customers, as stated [url=http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100064995-1-ikea-china-boost-sales-slashing.html]here[/url].Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980127611042973278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post-32669645349727395292009-03-28T08:03:00.000+01:002009-03-28T08:03:00.000+01:00IKEA is much better.IKEA is much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post-42976179793048201962009-03-28T07:45:00.000+01:002009-03-28T07:45:00.000+01:00Not sure why you are saying it is a 50 % drop. Kin...Not sure why you are saying it is a 50 % drop. Kingfisher's announcement says it is 24 %. Quote and more details taken from here: www.kingfisher.com/index.asp?pageid=382<BR/><BR/>AADHD as in: Adult attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder? Oh my! Not sure if I should feel complimented or chastised... ;-)<BR/><BR/>Regarding links: The cues for many of my posts come from the print press, in particular FT UK and FT Deutschland. Unfortunately, it's a bit hard to provide links to the print edition. But if/when I refer to online sources, I can try to include more direct links.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980127611042973278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469531130099587588.post-76126696020119020072009-03-27T19:35:00.000+01:002009-03-27T19:35:00.000+01:00It is a 50% drop in the sales.It is in line with t...It is a 50% drop in the sales.<BR/>It is in line with the news about the empty malls and so on.<BR/>I think they try (or tried) to make a business based on the UK and German market.<BR/><BR/>I remember,this process was 12 year in hungary, to go from the first hyparmarket and mall to the saturated market.It was a shorter time preiod for poland,due to the cheap loans in tha past few year.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>And pls. put the links into the posts.<BR/>I like your AADHD blog,but I miss the links.bomlathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006355651368807990noreply@blogger.com