Retail Markets for Retail Markets Icons Table of Contents

Chart 1 Relationship between GNP per capita and format

Chart 2 Basic characteristics of retail formats with stores

Chart 3 Basic characteristics of retail without stores

Chart 4 Ranking of retailers in the world's top 100 in January-June 2005

Chart 5 Mergers and acquisitions of major international retailers

Chart 6 Retail industry Determination of Entry Modes According to Cultural Distance and Difficulty of Market Entry

Figure 7 Factors Influencing Multinational Retailers' Choice of Overseas Market Entry Mode

Figure 8 Retail Merchandise Sales Increase in Selected Countries in the Eurozone in June 2005

Figure 9 Distribution of Europe's Top 15 Retailers by Country in terms of Sales

Figure 10 Europe's Fifteen Largest Retailers by Sales

Chart 11 Revenue Analysis of the Top 10 U.S. Retailers in 2004

Chart 12 Ben. Franklin's chain of stores 1947-1956

Chart 13 Ben. Franklin's cutthroat situation when it first operated grocery stores

Chart 14 Comparison of discount department store operations in the 1960s

Chart 15 Competitors faced by Wal-Mart in the 1990s

Chart 16 Percentage of Japanese retailers who have introduced POS systems in each segment of retailing

Chart 17 Operating performance of Japan's top five major Department Stores

Figure 18 Outline of the Three Major Department Store Groups in Japan

Figure 19 Major Renovations, New Openings, etc. of Department Stores in Recent Years?

Chart 20 China's GDP Index 1978-2003

Chart 21 Analysis of China's Gross Domestic Product 2004

Chart 22 China's Agricultural Output 2004

Chart 23 Growth Rate of China's Industry by Product 2004

Chart 24 Analysis of Market Price Increase by Components Analyzing the Market Price Increase in 2004

Chart 25 Retail Sales Increase of Various Commodities in China's Wholesale and Retail Trade Above the Limit in 2004

Chart 26 China's Retail Price Index of Commodities in 2004

Chart 27 Retail Price Index of Commodities from January to June 2005

Chart 28 China's Consumer Price Index of Residents

Chart 29 Consumer Price Index of Residents in China in July 2005

Chart 30 Rate of Increase of Consumer Price Index of Food Products of Residents in China from January to October 2005

Chart 31 Rate of Increase of Real Estate Sales Prices in the First Three Quarters of China in the First Three Quarters of 2005

Chart 32 1978-2002 Per Capita Income of Urban and Rural Residents and Engel's Coefficient

Figure 33 Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods 1978-2003

Figure 34 Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in Individual Provinces 1978-2003

Figure 35 Total Consumer Goods of China by Months from January to November 2005

Figure 36 Total Consumer Goods by Months from 2004 vs. Comparison of Retail Sales of Consumer Goods by Month from January to November 2005

Chart 37 Cumulative Comparison of Retail Sales of Consumer Goods from January to November 2004 and 2005

Chart 38 Changes in China's Retail Sales of Consumer Goods from 1996 to 2003

Chart 39 Growth of China's Top 5 Chain Stores in 2003

Chart 40 Proportion of Sales of China's Large Retail Enterprises by Economic Types in 2003

Chart 41 Number of Chain Entrepreneurs with More Than 100 Stores in China, 2002-2004

Chart 42 Proportion of Retail Chain Groups in China's Wholesale and Retail Trading Industry, 2002-2004

Figure 43 Share of Retail Chain Groups (Enterprises) in Retail Turnover of Wholesale and Retail Trade Above the Limit in China, 2002-2004

Figure 44 Proportion of Enterprises of Different Ownership Natures in Stores Belonging to Domestic Chain Retail Groups (Enterprises)

Figure 45 Share of Enterprises of Different Ownership Natures in Stores Belonging to Domestic Chain Retail Groups (Enterprises) in 2004

Chart 46 Proportion of Enterprises of Different Nature of Ownership in Retail Sales Realized by Domestic Chain Retail Groups (Enterprises) in China in 2004

Chart 47 Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in China, 1997-2003

Chart 48 Comparison of Industry Characteristics of the Major Retail Businesses in China

Chart 49 Top 10 Retail Chain Enterprises in China in 2004

Chart 50 Major Indicators and Growth Rates of China's 59 Listed Retail Companies in the First Three Quarters of 2005

Chart 51 Growth Rates of Major Economic Indicators of China's Proprietary Stores Enterprises in the First Three Quarters of 2005

Chart 52 Monthly Income Status of Employees in the Retail Sector

Chart 53 Annual Income of Retail Workers

Chart 54 Retail Workers' Evaluation of Self-Salary

Chart 55 Retail Workers' Expectation of Salary Increase in the Next Two Years

Chart 56 Retail Workers' Mentality

Chart 57 Retail Workers' Perception of the Company's Various Problems of Human Resources

Chart 58 Market Situation Faced by Local Enterprises in China

Chart 59 Alliances Analysis of Retail Enterprises

Chart 60 Brand Asset Checking

Chart 61 Gross Sales of China's Top 100 Retailers, 2001-2003

Chart 62 2005 Number of Stores of Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Metro in China

Chart 63 Number of Stores of Lotus, Sugo, Goodwill, Tesco, Auchan, Huatang and ParknShop in China in 2005

Chart 64 Number of Stores of 7-11 (Beijing), CR Vanguard, B&Q, IKEA and Leroy Melloy in China in 2005

Chart 65 Number of Stores of Top 30 Chain Enterprises in 2003 in the Top 6 foreign retailers among the top 30 chains in China

Chart 66 Traditional logistics model

Chart 67 Development stages of community-based supermarket chains

Chart 68 Total number of convenience stores and their growth rates in the US, 1997-2001

Chart 69 Sales revenues of US convenience stores, 1997-2001

p>Chart 70 Total Pre-tax Profit of Convenience Stores in the United States and its Growth Rate, 1997-2001

Chart 71 Statistics Related to Convenience Stores in the United States, 1997-2001

Chart 72 Revenue Share of Various Sectors in the Retail Industry in the United Kingdom

Chart 73 Basic Situation of the Major Convenience Store Brands in China, 2004

Chart 74 Famous Expansion Plans of Convenience Store Brands

Chart 75 Concentration of Retail Industry in Europe, America, Japan and China

Chart 76 Consumers' Reassurance of Specialty Stores vs. Big Shopping Malls

Chart 77 Percentage of Consumers' Preferences of Specialty Stores vs. Shopping Malls

Chart 78 Consumers' Price Ratings of Specialty Stores vs. Big Shopping Malls

Chart 79 Sales and Store Growth of Retail Enterprises in Beijing, 2000-2003

Figure 80 Increase in Scale of Top 10 Chain Enterprises in Beijing, 2002-2003

Figure 81 Average Sales Growth of Enterprises Shortlisted as Top 100 National Chain Enterprises in Beijing, 2000-2003

Figure 82 Supermarket Enterprises Shortlisted as Top 100 National Chain Enterprises in Beijing, 2000-2003

Figure 84 Growth in Total Sales of Supermarket Enterprises Shortlisted among the Top 100 National Chain Companies

Chart 83 Growth in Average Sales Revenue of the Top 5 Specialty Chain Enterprises in the City of Beijing, 2000-2003

Chart 84 Growth in Average Size of Department Store Enterprises with Retail Sales of 500 Million Yuan or Above in Beijing, 2000-2003

Chart 85 Top 3 Home Appliance Retail Enterprises in Beijing, 2003 Share of Sales of Home Appliances Retailers in Total Sales of Home Appliances Market in Beijing

Chart 86 Distribution of Business Formats of Enterprises Shortlisted in the National Top 100 Chain Store in Shanghai in 2003

Chart 87 Economic Types of Enterprises Shortlisted in the National Top 100 Chain Store in Shanghai in 2003

Chart 88 Economic Types of Enterprises Shortlisted in the National Top 100 Chain Store in Beijing in 2003

Chart 89 Average Annual Growth of Sales and Number of Stores of Top 3 Enterprises of Beijing and Shanghai in 2003

Chart 90 Analysis of Sales Growth of Top 3 Enterprises of Beijing and Shanghai in 2003

Chart 91 Analysis of Store Growth of Top 3 Enterprises of Beijing and Shanghai in 2003

Chart 92 Analysis of Store Growth of Top 3 Enterprises of Beijing and Shanghai in 2003

Chart 93 Analysis of Store Growth of Top 3 Enterprises in 2003

Chart 94 Analysis of Store Growth of Top 3 Enterprises in 2003

Chart 95 Growth Analysis

Chart 92 Per Capita Labor Efficiency of the Top 3 Beijing Retailers vs. the Average

Chart 93 Average Ground Efficiency of the Top 3 Beijing Retailers vs. the Industry Average in 2003

Chart 94 Per Capita Labor Efficiency of Local Supermarket Chain Enterprises vs. Foreign Enterprises in Beijing in 2003

Chart 95 Comparison of Average Ground Efficiency of Local Supermarket Chain Enterprises and Foreign-funded Enterprises in Beijing, 2003

Chart 96 Selected Economic Indicators of the Top 10 Large Retail Chain Enterprises in Beijing, 2003

Chart 97 Key Financial Indicators of Large Retail Enterprises in Beijing

Chart 98 Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods and Forecasts in Beijing, 2004-2015

Chart 99 Top 10 Customer Satisfaction in Beijing's Retail Industry, 2004

Chart 100 Customer Satisfaction and Kind of Degree Scores of Supermarkets in Beijing

Chart 101 Structural Variables Score of Supermarkets and Impact on Satisfaction Analysis in Beijing

Chart 102 Top 20 Retail Sales of Department Stores (Individual Units) in Shanghai, 2004

Chart 103 Top 20 Department Stores (Single-unit) with Year-on-Year Increase (+%) in Retail Sales in Shanghai, 2004

Chart 104 Comparison of Year-on-Year Retail Sales in Selected Districts of Shanghai Drug Specialty Stores, Jan-July 2005

Chart 105 Comparison of Year-on-Year Retail Sales in Selected Districts of Shanghai Household Appliances Specialty Stores, Jan-July 2005

Chart 106 Comparison of Year-on-Year Retail Sales in Selected Districts of Building Materials Specialized Stores in Shanghai, Jan-July 2005

Chart 107 Contribution of Investment and Consumption to GDP Growth in Chongqing, 1997-2004

Chart 108 Change in Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in Chongqing, 1996-2004

Chart 109 Change in Retail Sales of Foreign-invested and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-Funded Retail Enterprises' Openings and Locations

Chart 110 Sales of Chain Store Operations and Their Share in Chongqing's Retail Sales, 2002-2004

Chart 111 Growth Rate of the Number of Stores of Retail Businesses in Selected Regions of China, 2003

Chart 112 Sales of Major Retail Enterprises in Guangdong Province, January-March 2005

Chart 112 Sales of Major Retail Enterprises in Guangdong Province, January-March 2005

Chart 112 Sales of Major Retail Enterprises in Guangdong Province, January-March 2005 Situation

Chart 113 Proportion of Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in 16 Cities in the Yangtze River Delta Region in China in 2004

Chart 114 Comparison of the Distribution of Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in the Yangtze River Delta Region in 2004

Chart 115 Distribution of the Growth Rate of Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in the Yangtze River Delta Region in 2004

Chart 116 Comparison of Retail Sales of Consumer Goods by Region in 16 Cities in Yangtze River Delta Region in 2004

Chart 117 Retail Sales of Department Stores in Nanjing, Hangzhou and Shanghai as a Percentage of the Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in Each of Them in 2003

Chart 118 The Proportion of Retail Sales in the U.S., Japan and China in Their respective National Economies

Chart 119 The Average Sales Per Square Meter of Retailers Within China Analysis of Sales Volume per Square Meter

Chart 120 Future Market Share Forecast of China's Retail Businesses

Chart 121 Growth Rates of Selected Operational Indicators of Retail Chain Groups (Enterprises) Above the Quota in China, 2004

Chart 122 Proportion of Stores under Different Ownership Systems of Domestic Chain Groups (Enterprises) in China, 2004

Chart 123 Percentage of Different Ownership of Stores Belonging to Domestic Chain Groups (Enterprises) in China, 2004

Chart 124 Proportion of Different Ownership in the Retail Sales of Domestic Chain Groups (Enterprises) in China, 2004

Chart 125 Proportion of Businesses Investigated for Informatization of the Retail Industry in 2003

Chart 126 Nuonet (China) Software Retail Solution Application Components

Figure 127 Wal-Mart and Lotus Internal ERP System Rams

Figure 128 Retail E-Commerce Rebranding Process

Figure 129 Comparison of China's Logistics Costs as a Percentage of the Gross Value of Total Social Logistics, 1991-2002

Figure 130 China's Transportation Industry Business Miles, 1991-2002

Figure 131 China's Transportation Industry Business Miles, 1991-2002 Business Miles of Each Transportation Industry in China

Chart 131 The Share of Logistics Costs in GDP of Some Countries in the World

Chart 132 The Proportion of Consumers' Various Reactions to Chain Stores' Out-of-Stock Stocks

Chart 133 People's Choice of Repair Stations in Beijing's Automobile Market

Chart 134 The Loyalty of People to Repair Stations in Beijing's Automobile Market

Chart 135 Strengths and Weaknesses of Various Modes of Auto Parts Distribution in China

Chart 136 Competitive Patterns of Auto Parts in the Future

Chart 137 Major Financial Data of Hualian General Store from January to December 2004

Chart 138 Major Accounting Data of Hualian General Store from January to June 2005

Chart 139 Major Accounting Data of Hualian General Store from January to June 2005

Chart 143 Loyalty of People in Beijing Car Market

Chart 140 Major Financial Indicators of Hualian Zongchao, January-June 2005

Chart 141 Year-on-Year Growth Rate of Hualian Zongchao's Major Property Indicators, January-June 2005

Chart 142 Analysis of Hualian Zongchao's Deductions of Extraordinary Gains or Losses and Amounts, January-June 2005

Figure 143 Major Financial Data of Hualian General Store for January-September 2005

Figure 144 Analysis of Hualian General Store's Sales Revenue and Net Profit for 2001-2006

Figure 145 Growth Rate of Hualian General Store's Sales Revenue and Net Profit for 2001-2006

Figure 146 Revenue and Net Profit of Hualian General Store for 2002-2004

Figure 146 Year-on-Year Growth Rates of Hualian Trend of Revenue and Net Profit of Hualian General Supermarket

Chart 147 National Chain Network of Hualian General Supermarket

Chart 148 Major Financial Data of Dashang Group from January to December 2004

Chart 149 Major Financial Data of Dashang Group from January to September 2004 to January to September 2005

< p>Figure 150 Trend of Revenue, Net Profit and Profit of Dashang, 2001-2006

Figure 151 Comparison of Profitability of Dashang's Local and Overseas Stores

Figure 152 Contribution of Gross Profit of Dashang's Local and Overseas Stores

Figure 153 Increase in Total Net Profit of Dashang's Newly Opened Stores, 2002-2006 Trend

Chart 154 Financial Analysis of Hualian Supermarket, 2002-2003

Chart 155 Analysis of Wal-Mart's Major Operating Indicators, 1999-2003

Chart 156 List of Wal-Mart's Global Operating Organizations, 2003

Chart 157 Assets and Net Assets of Hualian Supermarket and Wal-Mart, 2003 Comparison

Chart 158 Profitability of Hualian Supermarket and Wal-Mart in 2003

Chart 159 Development Speed of Hualian Supermarket and Wal-Mart in 2003

Chart 160 Cost and Expense Control of Hualian Supermarket and Wal-Mart in 2003

Chart 161 Inventory Management of Hualian Supermarket and Wal-Mart in 2003

Chart 162 Comparison of Debt Burden between Hualian Supermarket and Wal-Mart in 2003

Chart 163 Growth of Distributable Income of China's Residents' Income from 1996 to 2002

Chart 164 Changes in China's Price Index in 2003

Chart 165 China's Retail Market Share

Chart 166 U.S. Retail Market Share in the United States

Chart 167 Sales Revenue of the Top 20 Retail Enterprises in the World

Chart 168 Comparison of Profitability Indicators of Listed Companies in Multi-Business Operation Retail Industry and Listed Companies in Single-Business Retail Industry in 2002

Chart 169 Weighing and Measuring of Retail Foodstuffs

Chart 170 Weighing and Measuring of Gold and Silver Jewelry

Chart 171 Statistics on Total Sales and Total Retail Sales of the Top 100 Retail Enterprises in China, 2004