China remains #1 global shopper market

London - Chinese global shoppers are to remain a lucrative market for international retailers, despite the recent turbulence witnessed, reports tax free shopping provider Global Blue. March 2016 saw Chinese tax free shopping spend drop 24 percent year-on-year, after a period of slow growth in the first two months of the year. This decline, which draws a stark contrast to the overall increase of 58 percent for 2015, comes against the backdrop of a number of factors according to the report: Globe Shopper Report: China Edition.