China and the West - A Retail Comparison - May 2008

Table of Contents

• Insights and Opportunities
• Market in Brief
• Politics
• Population
• GDP
• Consumer spending
• Inflation
• Consumers
• Food retailing
• Fashion
• Electricals
• Furniture
• The Opportunity
• Report Scope and Technical Notes
• Technical notes
• Broader Market Environment
• Population
  • Figure 1: China: Population vs largest Western countries, 2006
  • Figure 2: The world: Top 10 countries by population, 2007
  • Figure 3: China, Japan: Population pyramids, 2007
• Potential
  • Figure 4: Leading economies: Population vs GDP per capita, 2006
• Politics
• Macro economics
  • Figure 5: Top 20 world economies, by GDP, 2006
  • Figure 6: Leading countries: Population and GDP per capita, 2006/07
  • Figure 7: GDP growth, 2001-2006
• Consumer spending
  • Figure 8: Consumer spending per capita, 2006
• Spending on food
  • Figure 9: Spending on food as % all consumer spending, 2006
• Inflation
  • Figure 10: Inflation, % change year-on-year, 2007
• Retailing
  • Figure 11: Retail sales, 2007
• Outlet data
  • Figure 12: Outlets per head, China vs Western Europe, 2006
• Consumer Attitudes
• The consumer research in China
• Spending plans for 2008
  • Figure 13: China vs UK: Top 10 spending intentions, 2008
  • Figure 14: China vs UK: Major spending intentions, 2008
• Food retailing
• Store formats
  • Figure 15: What Consumers look for from a grocer, 2008
• Clothing
• Store formats
  • Figure 16: China vs UK: Factors influencing clothes buying, 2008
• Electricals
• Store formats
  • Figure 17: China vs UK: Factors influencing electricals buying, 2008
• Furniture
• Store formats
  • Figure 18: China vs UK: Factors influencing choosing a furniture retailer, 2008
• Retail Forecasts
  • Figure 19: Europe and China: Retail sales growth, 2002-12