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Chinese Restaurant Brands Going Global: What Keeps Customers Coming Back After the Opening?

How long can the queues outside a brand’s first overseas store last? And how many customers drawn in by the novelty will become regulars? For Chinese restaurant brands expanding internationally, opening a store is only the beginning of the challenge of building a local business and retaining customers.

EU Conditionally Clears JD.com’s Takeover of CECONOMY

The European Commission conditionally approved JD.com’s（京东）proposed acquisition of German electronics retailer CECONOMY AG on November 3. The decision clears the transaction under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation and makes a set of ten-year commitments binding on the companies.

EU Introduces EUR 2 Handling Fee for Cross-Border E-Commerce Imports

The European Union introduced a EUR 2 handling fee on November 1 for consumer e-commerce goods imported from outside the bloc. The charge applies to each line item in an import customs declaration, including shipments valued above EUR 150.

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Haier Breaks Ground on Thai Washing Machine Plant with US$150 Million First Phase

Haier Smart Home（海尔智家）broke ground on a washing machine factory in Thailand’s Rayong Province on October 26. The project has a planned total annual capacity of 3 million units, with US$150 million allocated to a first phase designed for 1 million units a year. Haier describes it as its largest overseas intelligent washing machine factory.