Laurie Burkitt

The Biggest IPO You Haven’t Heard Of

Loretta Chao and Laurie Burkitt, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 16, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

A Chinese company few Americans have heard of is gearing up for what could be the largest Internet IPO in U.S. history.

Made in China: Fake Stores

Laurie Burkitt and Loretta Chao, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on August 3, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

In China’s “fake world,” consumers can shop for furniture at an imitation IKEA store, eat a six-inch sandwich at an outlet strikingly similar to Subway, and then grab dessert at “Dairy Fairy.”