Whois & Analysis for swireproperties.com

The Swire Group is a diversified conglomerate, headquartered in Swire House in the City of Westminster, London.

Many of its core businesses can be found within the Asia Pacific region, where traditionally Swire's operations have centred on Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Within Asia, Swire's activities come under the group's publicly quoted arm, Swire Pacific Limited.

Elsewhere in the world, many businesses are held directly by parent company, John Swire & Sons Limited, in Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Africa, Sri Lanka, the USA and UK.

Swire controls a large property empire in Asia - mainly Hong Kong.

The current chairman is Barnaby Swire.

Taikoo (太古) is the Chinese name of Swire.

It serves as the brand name for businesses such as Taikoo Sugar and Taikoo Shing.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) is a stock exchange located in Hong Kong.

It is East Asia's and Asia's third largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange, and the sixth largest in the world before Euronext.

As of 31 October 2016, SEHK had 1,955 listed companies, 989 of which are from mainland China, 856 from Hong Kong and 110 from abroad (e.g. Taiwan, Malaysia, United States, Singapores, etc) Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing owns SEHK and is itself listed on SEHK.

Commerce is the activity of buying and selling of goods and services, especially on a large scale.

The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural and technological systems that are in operation in any country or internationally.

Retail markets and shops have a very ancient history, dating back to antiquity.

Retailing involves the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit.

Retailers satisfy demand is identified through a supply chain.

Retailers typically make a variety of strategic level decisions including the type of store, the market to be served, the optimal product assortment, customer service, supporting services and the store's overall market positioning.

Once the strategic retail plan is in place, retailers devise the retail mix which includes product, price, place, promotion, personnel and presentation.

In the digital age, an increasing number of retailers are seeking to reach broader markets by selling through multiple channels, including both bricks and mortar and online retailing.

Digital technologies are also changing the way that consumers pay for goods and services.

Retailing support services may also include the provision of credit, delivery services and a range of supporting services.

A residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.