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Sourcing Strategies by Tom Russell

Tom Russell
Associate Editor

I’m Tom Russell and have worked at Furniture/Today since August 2003. Since then, I have had covered the international side of the business from a logistics and sourcing standpoint. Since then, I also have visited several furniture trade shows and manufacturing plants in Asia, which has helped me gain some perspective about the industry in that part of the world. As I continue covering the import side of the business, I look forward to building on that knowledge base through conversations with industry officials and future overseas plant tours overseas. From time to time, I will file news and other industry perspectives on-line and, as always, welcome your response to these Web postings. (to view or add public comments click on "Add your Comment" below each blog post)

Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Zou Wenlong helps U.S. companies tap growing Chinese market

The last thing most industry folks want to hear about is another big furniture show. But that’s exactly what Chinese furniture retailer and real estate developer Zou Wenlong is talking about. His proposed Shanghai market could be one of the largest in the world by buildout in 2010.


Mr. Zou, who owns at least eight retail furniture malls in Shanghai and other cities, has proposed a $380 million Global Housing & Furnishings Purchase Center in Shanghai. The complex would have about 7.5 million square feet of showroom space, as well as several hundred thousand square feet of offices, a furniture museum, an information center and design club.


The plan also calls for a 200-room hotel plus onsite dining and entertainment. A 2 million-square-foot logistics center would be about two miles away from the main complex.


Zou plans his first fu...Read More

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