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Photographs taken in Shanghai, PRC during the CRC Expo in June 2005. All photographs (c) 2005 by Jim Crawford, permission to use for Intel business purposes is expressly granted.

B&Q 1

B&Q 1

B&Q - Europe's largest DIY superstore.


B&Q 2

B&Q 2

Exterior "flyer" advertising at B&Q.


B&Q 3

B&Q 3

Western DIY-style merchandising layout.


B&Q 4

B&Q 4

Great displays and lots of staff.


Carrefour 1

Carrefour 1

The Carrefour near Intel's Shanghai headquarters is the best performing store in Asia.


Carrefour 2

Carrefour 2

Within Carrefour, other brands like GNC have a "store within a store."


Carrefour 3

Carrefour 3

The benefit of a very cheap labor market: you can have sandboxes in the store to entertain the kids.


CRC Expo

CRC Expo

The show floor at China's largest retail exhibition.


McDonalds

McDonalds

Even in China.


Metro Shanghai 1

Metro Shanghai 1

Metro operates its "cash and carry" (wholesale club) model in China.


Metro Shanghai 2

Metro Shanghai 2

In addition to the normal warehouse club merchandise, Metro offers a fine selection of fresh fish.


Metro Shanghai 3

Metro Shanghai 3

Metro employee displaying part of the vast selection of amphibian cuisine.


Nanjing Road 1

Nanjing Road 1

Shanghai's most famous shopping street, with largely traditional Chinese retailers and mega-brand stores.


Nanjing Road 2

Nanjing Road 2

Some VERY high-tech digital signage along Nanjing Road.


Nanjing Road 3

Nanjing Road 3

A "brand mall" with dozens of high-end western brands, from Mount Blanc to Adidas.


Nanjing Road 4

Nanjing Road 4

The Shanghai Number One Department Store, a Shanghai shopping landmark.


Nanjing Road 5

Nanjing Road 5

An ATM for over the counter drugs... now why didn't WE think of that?


Nanjing Road 6

Nanjing Road 6

Archtype Chinese retail: a high end jewelry store with a KFC inside.


Nanjing Road 7

Nanjing Road 7

A couple blocks off Nanjing is a Nike store - nowhere near as glamorous as the Niketown stores in other major cities.


Shimao Furniture Store

Shimao Furniture Store

Chinese version of Ethan Allen


Starbucks Shanghai

Starbucks Shanghai

This HAS to be a misplaced sign, right??


Super Brand Mall 1

Super Brand Mall 1

Super Brand Mall in Pudong was a joke for several years (empty mall) but now is filled to capacity and very popular.


Super Brand Mall 2

Super Brand Mall 2

Exterior shot of the Super Brand Mall, Pudong.


Super Brand Mall 3

Super Brand Mall 3

A western-style clothing store in the Super Brand Mall.


Super Brand Mall 4

Super Brand Mall 4

"Old Navy" knockoff, right down to the visual style and "item of the week" specials.


Xintandi 1

Xintandi 1

Xintandi is an upscale outdoor shopping development, along the lines of the "lifestyle mall" concept in the USA.


Xintandi 2

Xintandi 2

Across the street from Xintandi, you can buy a Ferrari.


Xintandi 3

Xintandi 3

Less than two blocks from Xintandi, shopping for the local residents.