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Advisory services to retailers in China
Operations and markets• Marketopportunityassessment• Marketentrystrategy• Adviceondistributionandwarehousing• Storerolloutstrategy• AdviceonIT(EPoSandInfrastructure)
Company formation and business risk services• Investmentcategorisation• Identificationofpreferredtypeofentity• Legalformation• Locationplanning• Recommendationsforholdingstructure• Adviceonfinancingmethodsincludinguseofintermediarycompanies
• Overviewofauditing,companylawandtaxfilingobligations• Insurance:property,businessinterruption,directorsandofficers,marineandinternaltransitgoods,non-claimabilityagainstcontractwarranties,PIinsurance,cashintransit,productrecallandpublic,productandemployersliability
Cross border structuring and tax• Supplychain:reviewcross-borderflowofgoodsandservicestomaximiseoperatingcashflowefficiencyandminimisingthe globaltax
• Transferpricing:documentationanddefencework• Financing:debtandequitystructures• Indirecttaxes:managingVATandcustomsdutyleakage
Accounting and treasury functions• Internalaudit• Accounting,reconciliationofsalesdataandpayroll• Adviceoncreationofaccountspayableandtreasurydealingoperations
Property• Acquisitions• Storedesignandfitout• Statutoryrequirements
Partnerships, mergers and acquisitions• Researchandidentificationoftargetbusinesses• Approachingandnegotiatingwithtargets• Developingtheoffer;includingvaluations,fundingrequirementsanddraftingofalldocumentation
• Duediligence
HR• Personaltaxplanning• HRpolicy• Disciplinarymatters• Adviceonpensions
Compliance• Companysecretarialcompliance• Nationalandlocalregulatorycompliance
E-commerce• Websitedesign• Mobileappsandservices• Webhosting• Photographyandvideoservices• Eandmfulfilmentandlogistics
OurspecialistretailteamslocatedintheUK,HongKong,ShanghaiandBeijing,togetherwithagroupofselectedassociates,haveputtogetheranewservicetohelpUKretailersunlocktheirpotentialforgrowthandestablishapresenceinoneofthefastestandgrowingmarketsintheworld.Ouradvisoryservicescovereverystageandaspectofyourcompany’sentryandexpansionintoChina.
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Barry KnightHead of Retail (London)Grant Thornton UK LLPE [email protected] +44 (0)20 7865 2150
Daniel LinHead of Retail (Hong Kong)Grant Thornton ChinaE [email protected] +852 3987 1300
Kevin ChanHead of Retail (Shanghai)Grant Thornton ChinaE [email protected] +86 21 2322 0279
Carol ChengHead of Retail (Beijing)Grant Thornton ChinaE [email protected] +86 10 8566 5365
Nick FarrHead of China Britain ServicesGroup (London)Grant Thornton UK LLPE [email protected] +44 (0)20 7728 2691
Ian Hartnell Head of Employee Benefits (London) Grant Thornton Employee BenefitsConsultancy LLP E [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7728 2691
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Grant Thornton China, headquartered in Beijing, also has branch offices in Changchun, Chengdu, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Ha’erbin, Hong Kong SAR, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xi’an and Xiamen. We have a strong foothold in all major economic centres in mainland China and Hong Kong and are continuing to build our national presence.
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