As the Greater China region enters a recovery phase following months of COVID-19 turmoil, we’re bringing you insights on how occupiers and investors are together trying to discover what business as usual now looks like.
Trends and Insights
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The Automotive Sector – The road ahead in China
The pandemic has already brought about a significant rethink in terms of where the automotive industry is heading and has further pushed the development of the industry towards environmental sustainability, innovation and new technology.
Shaun Brodie • 7/9/2020
Article • Investment / Capital Markets
Green Leasing - Action, adaption and adoption for commercial offices in China
Green leasing in China not only serves to address environmental concerns in the interests of conserving China’s varied and distinctive landscapes and biodiversity, but moreover offers office landlords and office tenants in China palpable gains and savings.
Shaun Brodie • 7/8/2020
Research
Shanghai’s Double Five Shopping Festival
The ‘May 5th Shopping Festival’ was designed to be a major catalyst for retail consumption by bringing together the key components of the ‘Shanghai Shopping’ brand.
Shaun Brodie • 6/29/2020
Article
The FMCG Sector – Fast-moving changes for fast-moving consumer goods in China
Over recent years, the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector in China has enjoyed favourable industry growth off the back of a growing economy and consumer spending leading to greater retail sales.
Shaun Brodie • 6/25/2020
Article
The Healthcare Sector – A prescription for future business growth in China
Chinese population demographics in particular are moving in a favourable direction for healthcare companies.
Shaun Brodie • 6/24/2020
Article
Looking Beyond COVID-19: The Shanghai Residential Market
While certain measures will not jolt Shanghai’s residential market into significant price increases, they will be effective in stabilising the market by encouraging rational price growth for the foreseeable future.
Shaun Brodie • 6/18/2020
Article • Technology
The impact on the Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry
Over recent years, the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector in China has enjoyed favourable industry growth off the back of a growing economy and policy directives aimed at elevating the industry.
Shaun Brodie • 6/11/2020
Article
Cold Storage Logistics is Heating up in China
China's fresh food e-commerce industry has been rapidly developing.
Shaun Brodie • 5/15/2020
Article • Facilities Management
Effective Property Management during a Crisis
The Vanke Service and Cushman & Wakefield Joint Venture (“the JV”) took several measures to manage the pandemic and its impact, creating a foundation to help landlords effectively manage the crisis response.
5/6/2020
Article
In for the Extended Stay in China’s Hotel Industry
As the industry begins to recover, hotel owners and operators in China will need to develop both short- and long-term plans around their assets, and tailor them to address a number of key issues.
Shaun Brodie • 5/6/2020
Insights • Investment / Capital Markets
Looking Beyond COVID-19: Data Centres – Rack space to further expand in China
In China, given the proliferation of the mobile connectivity, the internet of things (IoT), the cloud, mobile devices, big data, virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, the Internet Data Centre (IDC) market in the country has steadily grown over recent years.
Shaun Brodie • 4/22/2020
Insights
Smart office buildings today are buildings that enable data-based management systems to function.
Shaun Brodie • 4/15/2020
Insights
Looking Beyond COVID-19: Office Health and Safety Measures in China
The COVID-19 outbreak is anticipated to influence China’s real estate market on many levels, including health and safety procedures recently employed in the country’s office buildings and office workplaces to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Shaun Brodie • 4/7/2020
Insights • Investment / Capital Markets
Looking Beyond COVID-19: Going for Industry 4.0 in China
With temporary production stoppages and longer lead times to receive essential raw materials and parts, manufacturing performance in China over the outbreak period has taken a hit.
Shaun Brodie • 4/2/2020