Comments on: how to dig yourself into a (donut) hole in china http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/04/17/how-to-dig-yourself-into-a-donut-hole-in-china/ A China law blog covering issues in Chinese law, business, and society Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: nuttikarn http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/04/17/how-to-dig-yourself-into-a-donut-hole-in-china/#comment-3043 nuttikarn Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:09:26 +0000 http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/04/17/how-to-dig-yourself-into-a-donut-hole-in-china/#comment-3043 I am interested to your aticle about Krispy Kreme. I have doubts what the root cause of failures in Hong Kong. I saw few donut shops in Shenzhen, but I realized that very few customers bough it. Around 5 pieces per hour, how they can servive? I am interested to your aticle about Krispy Kreme. I have doubts what the root cause of failures in Hong Kong. I saw few donut shops in Shenzhen, but I realized that very few customers bough it. Around 5 pieces per hour, how they can servive?

]]> By: T Chow http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/04/17/how-to-dig-yourself-into-a-donut-hole-in-china/#comment-335 T Chow Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:45:49 +0000 http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/04/17/how-to-dig-yourself-into-a-donut-hole-in-china/#comment-335 Not that it can't at all. Anything can happen in China. I just agree with Silicon Hutong that unless it is prepared to have a business plan and compete, it is likely going to do as well as other chains which have had some fast exits from China. (chains like Jack in the Box or Wendy's) Maybe KK knows what it is doing as a whole. But to think an HK person is trying to start KK in Shenzhen makes very little sense to me. Not that it can’t at all. Anything can happen in China.

I just agree with Silicon Hutong that unless it is prepared to have a business plan and compete, it is likely going to do as well as other chains which have had some fast exits from China. (chains like Jack in the Box or Wendy’s)

Maybe KK knows what it is doing as a whole. But to think an HK person is trying to start KK in Shenzhen makes very little sense to me.

]]> By: a.m. young http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/04/17/how-to-dig-yourself-into-a-donut-hole-in-china/#comment-334 a.m. young Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:24:55 +0000 http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/04/17/how-to-dig-yourself-into-a-donut-hole-in-china/#comment-334 Who says a business like Krispy Kreme can't move gradually into a local market on mainland China? Is that a rule? --- Capitalism is still fairly new on the mainland, which has about 90 cities of 1 million people or more. Any business track record in a market this new and this large will not be long enough or broad enough from which to draw cookie cutter conclusions about what constitutes a good business model. ---It is just possible that Krispy Kreme, which has franchise operations in more than a dozen countries, knows what it is doing. Who says a business like Krispy Kreme can’t move gradually into a local market on mainland China? Is that a rule? — Capitalism is still fairly new on the mainland, which has about 90 cities of 1 million people or more. Any business track record in a market this new and this large will not be long enough or broad enough from which to draw cookie cutter conclusions about what constitutes a good business model. —It is just possible that Krispy Kreme, which has franchise operations in more than a dozen countries, knows what it is doing.

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