2008-2009 Annual Report on the IT Application Market in China's Retail Chain Store Industry

In 2008, China''s total retail sales of consumer goods grew by more than 16% each quarter. Consumer confidence index hit a new high in three years, consumption structure keeps upgrading, and consumption contributes more to the economy. As market competition intensifies, the growth of the number of retail chain stores slows down. In recent years, the government has adopted a slew of measures to spur consumer spending, including revamping income distribution, promoting consumer credit, and government transfer payment.

In 2008, informatization was the buzz among retail chain stores. As they grow in size, there is a rising need to improve supply-demand relationship management. And for enterprises in this sector, the first order of business is to utilize modern IT technology to build and boost core competitiveness. It is of crucial importance for retail chain stores to boost their competitiveness, and improve internal management, such as HR, supply chain maintenance and management, and logistics improvement. Informatization has become an important symbol of core competitiveness in the modern retail industry. To the retail industry, no longer is informatization an optional game, but an indispensable tool.

In light of the policy environment faced by retail chain stores, present situation and development trend of IT application, competition situation, and future opportunities and hot areas, CCID Consulting releases the 2008-2009 Annual Report on the IT Application Market in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry, which helps vendors, investors and industry insiders grasp more accurately laws governing the development of IT application in the industry and comb more deeply the migration track of application value.

- In-depth, full and accurate market research data: On the basis of in-depth research in leading vendors'' main products, the report describes changes in the market from the angle of product structure, price segments, regions and provinces and cities, city level, vertical/parallel structure, and distribution channels, and clearly identifies development direction.
-All-round in-depth analysis of brand competition: After summing up enterprises'' performance in the dimension of market segments, competitive strategy and SWOT analysis, the report reviews the makings of success, and divides enterprises into four quadrants including leaders and challengers.
- Scientific and complete forecasts: CCID Consulting conducts regression modeling and expert verification on major market segments, and examines related industry links, deriving valuable trend analysis and quantitative forecast results.
Main Conclusions
Key Findings
I. Development Environment for the IT Application Market in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
(I) Industry Policy Environment & Influence on IT Application
(II) Industry Development and Competition & Influence on IT Application
1. Industry Structure
2. Business Development
3. Industry competition
(III) Economical Operation of the Industry & Influence on IT Application
1. Industry Revenue
2. Industry Investment
II. Overview of IT Investment in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
(I) Total Investment
(II) Investment Structure
1. Product structure
2. Regional structure
3. Distribution of investment by user type
(III) Key Investment Fields
III. Analysis on Application of IT Products in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
(I) Application of Hardware Products
1. Investment Size & Structure
2. Characteristics of Application
3. Distribution of Major Product Brands
(II) Application of Software Products
1. Investment Size & Structure
2. Characteristics of Application
3. Distribution of Major Product Brands
(III) Application of IT Services
1. Investment Size & Structure
2. Characteristics of Application
3. Distribution of Major Product Brands
IV. Analysis on Application of IT Solutions in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
(I) Solutions Evaluation System
(II) Application of ERP System
1. Main Users and Their Application
2. Leading Vendors and Their Competitiveness
(III) Application of SCM Solutions
1. Main Users and Their Application
2. Leading Vendors and Their Competitiveness
(IV) Sales Terminal Management System
1. Main Users and Their Application
2. Leading Vendors and Their Competitiveness
V. Demand for IT Application in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry, 2009-2011
(I) Influential Factors
(II) Overall Demand
(III) Demand in Market Segments
VI. Forecast of IT Investment in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry, 2009-2011
(I) Investment Size
(II) Investment Structure
VII. Recommendations from CCID Consulting
(I) To Hardware Vendors
(II) To Software Vendors

List of Tables

Table 1 List of the Top 20 among the World''s 250 Retailers to Get into Mainland China
Table 2 Profile of Retail Chain Stores above Designated Size, 2005-2008
Table 3 The IT Application Market in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry & Development in 2008
Table 4 Index System for Assessing IT Solutions in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry
Table 5 Development Strategies & Typical Customers of Leading ERP Solution Providers in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry
Table 6 Development Strategies & Typical Customers of Leading SCM Solution Providers in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry
Table 7 Development Strategies & Typical Customers of Leading POS Solution Providers in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry
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List of Figures

Figure 1 Percentages Taken up by Various Business Forms in the Total Sales Revenue of China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
Figure 2 Size of the IT Application Market in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
Figure 3 The IT Application Market in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry & Development in 2008
Figure 4 Structure of IT Investment in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
Figure 5 Regional Structure of IT Investment in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
Figure 6 Distribution of Users'' IT Investment in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
Figure 7 Procurement of Main Hardware Products in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
Figure 8 Brand Distribution of the Desktop PC Market in China''s Retail Chain Store Industry in 2008
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