Ways to Enter the PRC Retail Market, Approval Process and Documentation

This article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specific advice should be sought about individual circumstances. Further information or advice may be obtained from Linklaters & Paines, Hong Kong office, 14th Floor, Alexandra House, Chater Road, Hong Kong; telephone: (852) 2842 4888; fax: (852) 2810 8133; contact David Mullarkey or Jeremy Parr.

This article examines the ways in which a foreign investor may participate in retailing in the PRC and the relevant approval process and documentation.

The following is a brief summary of some of the methods of entry by a foreign investor into the PRC retail market. The list is by no means comprehensive, but includes:-