December 13th, 2008 at 2:06 am » Comments (0)

China's retail sales grew at a slower annual rate of 20.8% last month amidst easing inflation and weakening consumer sentiment, said the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The country's consumer ...more »

December 8th, 2008 at 5:48 pm » Comments (0)

The Australian government delivered more than A$8 billion (US$5.3 billion) in cash payments to families and pensioners to stop the nation from sliding into recession. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ...more »

November 12th, 2008 at 4:20 pm » Comments (0)

China announced that the country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.7% in the first 10 months of this year, down from 7% in the first three quarters of 2008. Food ...more »

October 6th, 2008 at 7:51 am » Comments (0)

China shoppers swamped Marks & Spencer as the UK retailer opened its first Chinese retail store in Shanghai, the company's largest in Asia. The retailer announced in July it would ...more »

September 15th, 2008 at 7:14 am » Comments (0)

Vietnam's retail landscape is set to be altered from January 2009, when the market will have to be opened up to 100% foreign ownership as part of the country's WTO ...more »

September 13th, 2008 at 8:20 am » Comments (0)

Retail sales in the US slumped as consumers tightened their belts, while cash registers on the other side of the world were kept busy as China chocked up another month ...more »