China’s high-end retail emporium

Business & Technology

Walmart's Sam's Club in China targets a somewhat broader demographic than in the U.S., offering $1,700 bottles of Lafite and $295,000 diamond rings in addition to bulk groceries and other discount products.

Sky Canaves
Credit: A customer looks at a mobile handset as an employee weighs durian fruit in a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. owned and operated Sam's Club store during its opening day in Tianjin, China, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. China's 2016 retail sales may grow by 10.3%, with the country's economy expected to keep a steady and upward trend through year-end, according to the China General Chamber of Commerce. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Sky Canaves previously reported for The Wall Street Journal in Beijing and Hong Kong, where she covered media, culture, social issues, and legal affairs, and served as the founding editor and lead writer of the WSJ’s China Real Time site. Prior to becoming a journalist, Sky worked in the China corporate law practice of Baker & McKenzie, and she has also taught journalism and media law at the University of Hong Kong. She speaks Mandarin and has accumulated more than a decade’s experience living, studying and working in China. Read more

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