All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Retail Manufacturing

1.  This is not related to the pet food recall in the United States.2.  This could be considered "intentional contamination" instead of "unintentional contamination" like so many other product recalls.3.  Results and conclusions are the same regarding raw material ingredients.

1.  Of course higher protein equals higher price. 2.  The end result of this investigation should at least mandate the traceablity of ingredients used in pet foods.3.  Testing and sampling of raw materials may be required and enforced. 4.  Pet food manufactures should...

 1. Notwithstanding, the company’s continued association with ultra-expensive brands, the substance of the business has always been the marketing of good quality, well designed, high perceived value watches, at mid to higher price points; which begs the question of just how successful will Concord...

Recent retail consolidation (such as Federated’s acquisition of the May Company) has compelled apparel wholesalers to accelerate development of direct to consumer strategies in order to gain greater control of their distribution channel. Wholesalers are on the lookout to acquire companies with...

1. The US has placed tariffs on Chinese paper products, opening the way for tariffs on additional products as steel and textiles. 2. There is the risk of counter-measures by China to these tariffs.3. Tariffs only scratch the surface of the problem, and will worsen economic difficulties,...

Herbalife has received its license to sell directly to over 14 million people in 2 cities in China, which is predicted to generate over $200 million dollars in revenue in the first year of operation.

McKinsey, to my great disappointment, recently put out this article on the "befuddling" and "invisible" power of the Communist Party branch committees (which are normally resident in large businesses) in China. My response: It is nowhere near as complex as they make it seem, plus I have never seen...

  Carlyle has only themselves to blame for the troubles they have experienced with the widely-reported Xugong Construction Machinery company acquisition. There are a large number of PE firms eagerly eyeing China, and therein lies the source of one big problem: Too many buyers using the exact...

  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

Local media reports and Reuters are saying that Da Bao has placed their assets on a “equity exchange” sales board in Beijing and is looking for bids from others as well.Dabao: Yes, it is a good idea for them.Avon: Avon is already making a big mess in China, and I don’t think this will turn around anytime...