AP China Daily: With attractive statistics, China's market to show a senior Swiss watch industry an attractive prospect. However, the high-end watch manufacturers how their products from Switzerland out of the valley, into China's emerging retail market shop windows go it? Enter the Chinese market watches are facing many challenges, such as the maze of legal, cultural differences (including superstition), and the vast territory and so on. Promote its brand in China, the Swiss watch business Heuer (TAG Heuer) have to seriously consider these challenges. CEO Babin (Jean Christophe Babin), said: "China is a unique market. It is completely different from India and Russia. India has a network of small shops dotted, and Russia have the most basic watch retail tradition. "" When we developed the strategy in China when the adventure and the unknown elements too much. In more than 30 major cities, one choice is the right shop for each city is a very difficult thing. In addition, the expansion of the city is still kept - everything is changing. In fact, the watch retail market is constantly changing, you will find that this is a challenge. In addition to these, where sales outlets for surprisingly small: in the UK, right up to 500 sales outlets, while in China, we find 100. "Before opening up in China, large department stores operated by the government, which sell some in China, Japan and a few Swiss watch brands. Today, the tradition still continues large-scale department store, Parkson (Parksons) and other department store chains are set ambitious expansion plans. However, with the Swatch (Swatch), Richemont (Richemont) and the LVMH Group and other large markets in China, the layout of larger scale, the development of an independent retail department store franchise outside of the watch network, the time is ripe. a single brand shops, and magnificent multi-brand watch store appearance, marking the major watch companies came to China. In addition,
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Audemars Piguet (Audemars Piguet) and other high-end brands of watches. Currently, Sowind Group (Sowind Group) subsidiary Girard Perregaux (Girard Perregaux) monk-dimensional sand (Jean Richard) brand, by Benjamin Group (FJ Benjamin) and retail chains,
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