http://www.investoralist.com/demographics-important-for-investor-part-2/ where curious minds meet Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.investoralist.com/demographics-important-for-investor-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Dana Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:09:36 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=481#comment-18 Yes, funny these market researches. Purchasing behaviours are so radically different from the west that expectations of what constitutes "luxury" goods changes. Yes, funny these market researches. Purchasing behaviours are so radically different from the west that expectations of what constitutes “luxury” goods changes.

]]> http://www.investoralist.com/demographics-important-for-investor-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2805 Dana Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:09:00 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=481#comment-2805 Yes, funny these market researches. Purchasing behaviours are so radically different from the west that expectations of what constitutes "luxury" goods changes. Yes, funny these market researches. Purchasing behaviours are so radically different from the west that expectations of what constitutes “luxury” goods changes.

]]> http://www.investoralist.com/demographics-important-for-investor-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Manshu Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:58:53 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=481#comment-17 The point about India and China reminds me of what a large retail store operator told me once. He said that when they were planning to enter the tier 2 cities and rural areas in India -- they did an extensive market research to see what kind of stuff will sell there. All their results were proven wrong when they actually set shop. It seems that the stuff that they sold in rural India and urban India was about 95% same! The point about India and China reminds me of what a large retail store operator told me once.
He said that when they were planning to enter the tier 2 cities and rural areas in India — they did an extensive market research to see what kind of stuff will sell there. All their results were proven wrong when they actually set shop. It seems that the stuff that they sold in rural India and urban India was about 95% same!

]]> http://www.investoralist.com/demographics-important-for-investor-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2804 Manshu Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:58:00 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=481#comment-2804 The point about India and China reminds me of what a large retail store operator told me once. He said that when they were planning to enter the tier 2 cities and rural areas in India -- they did an extensive market research to see what kind of stuff will sell there. All their results were proven wrong when they actually set shop. It seems that the stuff that they sold in rural India and urban India was about 95% same! The point about India and China reminds me of what a large retail store operator told me once.
He said that when they were planning to enter the tier 2 cities and rural areas in India — they did an extensive market research to see what kind of stuff will sell there. All their results were proven wrong when they actually set shop. It seems that the stuff that they sold in rural India and urban India was about 95% same!

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