Richard Baum
Richard Baum
Richard Dennis Baumwas an American China watcher, Professor Emeritus of political science at UCLA, and former Director Emeritus of the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, noted for his many academic works on Chinese politics. Baum creditted Rhoda Sutherland of Oxford University with inspiring his interest in linguistics...
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Gap is experiencing weakness across all its brands, with its merchandise problems exacerbated by its aggressive square footage growth,
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There was a sense of disbelief after June 4, ... People in China, even liberal intellectuals, were sobered by the crackdown and its ferocity.
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It's very mixed. When you get into an environment like this, the extremes get magnified -- the good do better and the struggling do worse. It's like quicksand.
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They have their planned promotions, but they have to be prepared to add some planned promotions in there if business is not happening.
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We think there's very few of them that can be long-term buys because of the fashion aspect of it, ... In Gap's case, what's happened here is that they've acknowledged that they have missed fashion but, in terms of their inventory management, they'll be delivering more frequently to the stores with less inventory commitment to each delivery. That should minimize their markdowns and improve their gross margins.
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Ever since Tiananmen, of course, the U.S. has used human rights both as a barometer and as a weapon against China,
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They are coming up against a number of uncomfortable facts,
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I know people refer to this as Black Friday, but it's probably a Blue Friday. We think it's going to be a season that'll probably be not as strong as last year, but nonetheless we think the consumer is in pretty good shape.