List of Figures:

Figure 2-1: World - Retail Sales by Geographical Regions, 2005
Figure 2-2: World - Share in Retail Sales by Geographical Regions, 2005
Figure 3-1: China - GDP & Retail Market Growth (2001-2005)
Figure 3-2: China - Total Retail Sales (in Billion Yuan), July 2005-May 2006
Figure 3-3: China - Retail Sales Growth, by Products (June 2005- May 2006)
Figure 3-4: Beijing Retail Market Sales (2004 & 2005)
Figure 3-5: Guangdong Retail Market Sales (2004 & 2005)
Figure 3-6: Shanghai Retail Market Sales (2004 & 2005)
Figure 3-7: China - Retail Sales by Cities (in Billion RMB), 2004
Figure 3-8: China - Retail Sales Per Capita by Leading Cities, 2004
Figure 4-1: China - Organized & Unorganized Retail Sales, 2005
Figure 5-1: Socioeconomic Grade C (US $ 10K-34K; Number of Households), 2000-2009
Figure 5-2: Socioeconomic Grade D (US $ <10K), 2000-2009
Figure 5-3: HNWI Adults with Liquid Financial Assets>US $ 1 Million (2000-2009)
Figure 5-4: China - Rising Per Capita Income (1981 & 2005)
Figure 5-5: Changing Chinese Consumer Behavior (1995 & 2004)
Figure 5-6: China - Top 100 Players' Share in National Retail Sales (2001-2005)
Figure 7-1: Shanghai Bailian Group - Stock Performance
Figure 7-2: Gome Electric - Stock Performance
Figure 7-3: Carrefour - Stock Performance
Figure 7-4: Wal-Mart - Stock Performance

List of Tables:

Table 2-1: World - Top 10 Retailers, 2005
Table 2-2: World - Top Ten Emerging Retail Markets (2005 & 2006)
Table 4-1: Asia – Comparison of the Countries on the Basis of Percentage Share of Organized Retailing, 2005
Table 4-2: China - Sales per Store by Retail Format among Top 30 Players, 2005
Table 4-3: China - Performance of Top 30 Players Retail Formats, 2005
Table 5-1: Remarkable Economic Growth & Purchasing Power
Table 5-2: Growth in China Retail Sales, by Categories (May 2006)
Table 5-3: Number of Retail Business in China, 2004
Table 5-4: China Number of Stores of Major Retail Enterprises (2004 & 2005)
Table 5-5: Major Mergers & Acquisitions by International Retail & Consumer Companies in China, 2004
Table 5-6: Performance of the Top 100 Retail Chain Operators (2001-2005)
Table 7-1: Shanghai Bailian Group - Financial Overview (in US$), 2003-2005
Table 7-2: Gome Electric - Financial Overview
Table 7-3: Carrefour - Financial Overview
Table 7-4: Wal-Mart - Financial Overview
Table 7-5: Wuhan Zhongbai - Financial Overview
Table 7-6: Paradise Electronics - Financial Overview