In a previous post on the Retail SCM Summit 2011 I mentioned that China as a rising economic powerhouse and on its way to become the world’s second largest consumer market after the United States. With a large population of fashion and brand conscious consumers increasing their spending as their incomes rise, the consumer retail market in China is expected to continue to grow, opening up huge opportunities for European and US retail stores that may be considering expanding into the Chinese market. While the upside is obvious, the pitfalls and hurdles are not, and that is the topic of  Retail Operations in China: Capturing the Opportunity and Managing the Risk, a webinar hosted by US-based law firm Mintz Levin and scheduled for September 19 at 1pm EST.

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