The retailing globalization is becoming a trend in the world.The America n and European retailers take the lead in going globally.The paper describes the characteristics of global trend in retailing and the motiuati on to go global.Also the paper describes the characteristics strategy which the global retailers make.China has pro mised to open the retail market in 2004after e ntry into WTO.Chinese retailers must get themselves into the globalization process with no delay,either competing with the global retailers or goin g out for the transnational business.