The distinguishing features of Chinese operated supermarkets in Pacific Island Countries

Abstract

Most business districts and economies now have foreign direct Investments especially within the supermarket retail operators who are first generation Chinese or of Chinese descent. In these same trading environments are locally owned competitors. Some of the locally-owned and operated counterparts have not been as comparatively successful and are not able to overcome the same challenges and business environment that the Chinese operated ones have survived in. The differentiating factor appears to include cost saving strategies, practices, coupled with great focus and concentration. This report contains a review of the contemporary cost saving practices of the Chinese operated supermarket retail enterprises in the Pacific countries, from the available literature.