Beijing is Chic goes China (IX)

Now while many smaller shops are privately owned, most larger stores along Wangfujing (the most famous shopping street in Beijing), for example, are state-owned. Several of the larger stores, as goods for sale range form average to better-than-average quality, and the artes and crafts are usually genuine. Prices are as marked -there is no bargaining except on large quantity or big-ticket purchases- and vary little from store to store.