Hey, in three years after they said it would open, and after five times what they said it will cost, the first of these will open and we'll find out if they are as successful as the Soviets' so well named ГУМ...
(Главныи Универсалныи Магазин, stands for "Main Department Store")...
The Soviet system worked great for the Cadre. The rest is just whining from the Little People. Leona Helmsley would have loved it, same as most multi-national corp execs do now re Red China.