Instant Retail in China’s Smaller Cities: The Blue Ocean Most Western Brands Are Ignoring
For most international brands entering China, the strategic map begins and ends with Tier-1 cities. Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen. These markets are competitive, expensive, and increasingly saturated. What has shifted dramatically over the past two years is the infrastructure and consumer appetite for instant retail in Tier-3 and Tier-4 cities — what the industry refers…
