Harrods retreats from Shanghai as private colleges face degree of reckoning
British retailer Harrods is pulling out of China, just five years after launching its luxury lifestyle brand in the market. Why is it leaving, and are other luxury brands going to follow? And university campus operator XJ International has been selling assets as college education loses its luster. Why are less Chinese interested in such secondary education these days?
XJ International learns financial lesson as heavy debt prompts school asset sales
A prolonged downturn in China’s private higher-education sector has weighed heavily on the debt-heavy company, which is selling assets in a bid to survive Key Takeaways: XJ International’s latest asset…
XJ International gets lesson on perils of zero-coupon bonds
The vocational educator said holders of its zero-coupon convertible bonds due in 2026 are asking for a permitted early redemption Key Takeaways: Holders of all of XJ International’s $315 million…
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