One upmarket store is Xinghuo Furniture Square, which stocks merchandise of more than 80 brands, including interior decorations from Guangdong and Hong Kong. According to manager Gao Qingyu, business is so good that the company plans to open a third store with an area of 10,000 sqm in early 1999. Meanwhile, department stores are abandoning the practice of running a furniture department. Instead, they are operating specialised stores. Specialised furniture stores in Qingdao mainly sell furniture made by factories in northern and southern China.
Some local manufacturers use European equipment and technology to make their products.
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