China's new open door: the e-commerce boom

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It is unlikely to be first article you have read on the explosive growth of online retail sales in China, and nor will it be last, but the numbers really are quite staggering. Across the board e-talk growth this year is 31%, driven by twin drivers that simply don’t exist in combination elsewhere in the world – the presence of money and the absence of attractive retails alternatives.