Electronics stores likely to lack spark

    While the three biggest electronics appliance retail chains in China- Gome, Suning and Paradise - have enjoyed surging growth and explosive profits in the past few years, their future plans are not winning over analysts, who suggest investors put their money to better use. "As they are now becoming more dominant, it will be harder for them to sustain the same pace of growth in large tier-one and -two cities," said Richard Cheung, associate principal at McKinsey & Co. He adds entering smaller cities requires a new strategy to cope with the lower spending power in the less- developed areas. Analysts also worry that price wars to win over customers are being waged even as the retailers bid against each other to secure land for new store sites.

Source: DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

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电器商店的发展计划可能缺少活力

    尽管中国的三大家电连锁商--国美，苏宁和永乐在过去几年里发展得很快，并获得很大利润，但他们将来的计划并没有得到分析师们的青睐。这些分析师是会建议投资者们更好得用好他们的钱的人。麦肯锡的副董事Richard Cheung表示，随着这些家电公司发展得越来越大，它们将很难保证在大城市中以和以前一样的速度发展。此外，进入小城市就需要有在不发达地区削减开销的全新战略。分析师们还担心它们为了赢得顾客大打价格战，甚至为了竞买新店址而相互间抬高价格。