In 2019, the total value of China's cross-border e-commerce retail imports and exports reached 180 billion yuan, an increase 38.3% year-on-year, closed through customs management platform increased by 26.2% in first half 2020. The surging mainly stem from transformation consumption pattern major markets such as Europe America landing a series policies conducive to development e-commerce.Since o...

Immigrants gaining economic security tend to reinforce—not relinquish—their ethnic identification [Halter M. Shopping for identity: the marketing of ethnicity. New York: Schoken Books, 2000. p. 256.]. Shopping is one avenue where people affirm themselves. Mall shopping has become an expression of personal values. In this research, the authors investigate shopping values [J. Consum. Res. 20 (199...

INTRODUCTION Walking is a preferred and recommended physical activity for middle-aged and older adults, but many barriers exist, including concerns about safety (ie, personal security), falling, and inclement weather. Mall walking programs may overcome these barriers. The purpose of this study was to summarize the evidence on the health-related value of mall walking and mall walking programs. ...

An input–output framework is adopted to estimate China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as generated by its exports in 2002. More than one half of China’s exports are related to international production fragmentation. These processing exports generate relatively little value added but also relatively little emissions. We argue that existing estimates of the CO2 content of China’s exports are si...

This study aims to explore the factors that determine the attractiveness of shopping mall locations for developers, from the perspective of those who want to select site to open shopping malls in China, and to evaluate the relative importance of these factors. Through a literature review, shopping mall location, store attractiveness in the shopping mall, fit between target market customers and ...

This paper examines the effect of FDI activity on manufacturing exports in four MENA countries. The sensitivity of manufacturing exports and the share in manufacturing exports in total exports to two measures of FDI activity is tested. The findings of this analysis suggest that FDI activity may have a positive effect on the host country’s manufacturing exports. The magnitude of the effect howev...

This study analyzes the factors influencing bilateral trade between Mongolia and China using gravity model, principle component analysis (PCA), unit root test, bound estimation of coefficients in a panel data set from 1996–2019. A total 9 variables including exports, gross domestic product (GDP), population, geographical distance, cultural agreements, tariffs, facilitation index Mongolia-China ...

Crowding is largely associated with negative consumer outcomes such as shopping irritation and lower levels of shopping pleasure, less positive attitudes and less satisfaction toward the crowded store or mall. While previous research demonstrated the alleviating effect of slow music and greenery on this negative impact of high perceived crowding, this study examines the potential of a relaxing ...