Mr. Paul French
Publishing & Marketing Director, Access Asia China
Member of the Retail Council
Council Member Biography
Paul French is a Founder and the Publishing and Marketing Director of Access Asia, a market research company, where he has worked since January 1997. Access Asia specializes in providing information on China's economy and consumer retail markets. Access Asia work closely with a number of international leading brands and retailers on their China strategies. Mr. French is also a regular contributor to the China Economic Quarterly, the Editor of Xtreme Insight China (a journal covering marketing developments), the China correspondent for the Future Laboratory and the China Editor of Ethical Corporation Magazine. French is a Consultant to investment banks CLSA Emerging Markets and also serves on JP Morgan's "Hands-on China" group. He is also a member of the editorial board for Anthem Press' ‘China in the 21st Century' series. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 1997 - Unspecified
- Publishing & Marketing Director, Access Asia China
- 1994 - 1997
- Analyst, Euromonitor International (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Paul French(?)
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Why The Urban Chinese Need to Pay More For Their Food
March 26, 2007
China PBOC's Zhou not worried about current inflation | www.forbes.com
Inflation worries have translated into consumer worries in China
But they need not worry in terms of non-food sales
And it is an urban issue not a rural one where most people live
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Hep-B - It was only a matter of time before a foreign company got caught
March 26, 2007
Nokia China in lawsuit over Hepatitis B carrier | www.msnbc.msn.com
So far cases of discrimination over HBV have been mainly made against Chinese companies
The Beijing government last year decided to outlaw anti HBV carrier discrimination
The Nokia case indicates a lack of control by the Chinese entity over its subsidiary factories
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China's Companies Get A New Tax Incentive For Making Social/Charitable Donations
March 26, 2007
New tax law helps charity | english.people.com.cn
China’s Communist leaders want to see more of the wealth generated by both public and private enterprise being invested into charitable and social “good deeds”,
92.5% of Chinese firms made donations in cash last year – this is now set to increase
Although it remains to be seen how much of a direct effect the new tax breaks to corporate philanthropy will have. -
The Chinese - A Nation of Savers, Or a Nation of Self-Taxers
March 26, 2007
Personal savings tax a big burden | www.chinadaily.com.cn
An average of about 18% to 19% of consumer incomes in China are placed into savings accounts, making Chinese savings rates among the highest in the world;
The significance of this is that there is a considerable amount of average salaries in China that is not being spent at retail outlets;
This also means that purchase of education and healthcare services has a discretionary element. -
More Stores Should Boost Sales for Yue YuenMore Stores Should Boost Sales for Yue Yuen
March 9, 2007
Yue Yuan to double Mainland outlets | www.stuff.co.nz
Yue Yuen is showing how a Chinese manufacturer can become a brand and a retailer;
Domestic brands are closing the gap on the brand giants such as Nike and Adidas in China;
There is still a lot of possible potential for increased sales in China for all footwear brands.
GLG Study Groups with Paul French(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Digital Outdoor Advertising Purchasers | 248 |
| Magazine Advertising Purchasers | 92 |
| Outdoor Advertising Purchasers | 75 |
| Hotel Chain Experts (Asia) | 27 |
| Digital Outdoor Advertising Purchasers (Asia) | 14 |
GLG Live Meetings with Paul French(?)
Paul French has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.