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China's retail sales up 16.2% in October

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-11

CHINA'S retail sales in October rose 16.2percent year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics said at a press conference today.

City posts jump in retail, investment

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-17

SHANGHAI achieved strong growth in local investment and retail sales last month and exports declined at a slower pace, adding new evidence that the city's economic recovery is on track. Although the city's...

Consumers splash out US$84b

Business | Retail
2009-10-10

CHINA'S retail sales of consumer goods totaled 570 billion yuan (US$84 billion) during the National Day holiday, with average daily sales up 18 percent from the same period of last year, the Ministry of Commerce said...

City shoppers go on a holiday spending spree

Metro
2009-10-6

SHANGHAI'S retail sales totalled more than 1.2 billion yuan (US$176 million) during the first three days of the National Day holiday thanks to various promotions and a wedding boom. About 800 large and medium-sized...

China retail sales boom in National Day Holiday

Business | Retail
2009-10-5

CHINA'S retail sales hit 14 billion yuan (US$2 billion) during the first three days of the National Day Holiday, up 15 percent from the same period of last year, the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday. ...

Retail sales gain impetus

Business | Retail
2009-9-12

CHINA'S retail sales accelerated last month as government incentives to car buyers and other stimulus measures underpinned domestic consumption to act as a counterweight to slumping exports. The sales grew 15.4...

China's retail sales up 15.4% in August

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-9-11

CHINA'S retail sales grew 15.4 percent in August year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics announced today. The figure was 15.2 percent in July.

Retail sales and production spur optimism

Business | Retail
2009-6-12

CHINA'S retail sales and industrial production both posted better-than-expected growths in May, countering the sharp fall in external sales and reinforcing the importance of domestic demand in the recovery of the...

UK's Home Retail stays cautious despite better sales

Business | Real estate
2009-6-11

HOME Retail Group Plc, Britain's biggest household goods retailer, said it remained cautious today despite posting better than expected first-quarter sales and market share gains at both its Argos and Homebase businesses....

Chinese retail strips hit top 50

Business | Real estate
2009-6-4

SHANGHAI and Beijing have made it to the list of the world's top 50 retail strips for the first time, a leading international real estate services provider said today. Retail rents in Nanjing Road West, Shanghai,...