SPRIE's "China 2.0" conference in Beijing examines e-commerce in china

As reported by the Wall Street Journal's Loretta Chao, one of the speakers on the e-commerce panel at "China 2.0: The Rise of a Digital Superpower," Deutsche Bank analyst Alan Hellawell gave his firm's predictions on how e-commerice in China is going to shape up. By 2013, according to Hellawell, the percentage of online transactions in the retail space will go up to 7.2%, higher than the percentage of U.S. online retail commerce. Furthermore, Hellawell noted that companies wanting a piece of this business will have to meet high service standards that Chinese consumers have grown accustomed to in a short time.