The DeepSeek founder wiped almost $600 billion from Nvidia’s market value in a day. His story shows how constraints can force teams to do more with less.
Daniel Fletcher’s Spring 2027 collection mines 1980s nightlife for a label that wants European margins without losing its boutiques at home.
The skincare and makeup heavyweights shaping China’s market, from household names to the labels challenging international competitors.
For TUMI, expanding the brand’s boundaries is only the first step. The goal is to ensure that every move into new products, occasions and audiences reinforces its core strengths.
The country’s August cosmetics sales is rewarding premium skincare, homegrown makeup and stronger retailers, revealing increasingly selective spending beneath the headline growth.
Chinese Gen Z are resurrecting the high-saturation Y2K pop culture aesthetic: the antidote to quiet luxury.
John Lee’s 2026-2030 blueprint skips the sector entirely, yet its push on gold trading, listings and wealth management touches categories and clients brands depend on.
Premium activewear claims retail space once reserved for fashion houses, while Hoka, Fila and Lululemon deepen community, hospitality and Tmall plays across the country
US’ largest beauty retailer taps Chinese brands for newness, skincare innovation and long-term consumer relevance.
With organic sales down 2.8% and a stake sale looming, the Milan group bets Prada-trained Dario Vitale can lift high-margin handbags and reboot its entry-level luxury line.
For luxury, the question is whether early exposure builds lasting emotional connection or normalizes the premium before it has meaning.
Shipments rose 9.1% in August on Chinese and Japanese demand.
A Chinese apparel brand outpaces Hermès on gross margin, leather shoes lose their status symbol, celebrities head into the wild, and Hyrox faces a defining controversy.
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Kering’s crown jewel lowers prices in China as cautious consumers question luxury value, wait for further reductions and favor gold.
Former Gucci designer will show his debut collection for Fall/Winter 2027-2028, five months after Kering took a minority stake in Icicle’s parent.
C-Suite Visionaries: The Munich-born house’s Chairperson and Chief Visionary Officer on how it is betting on collaboration, mobility, and a generation that expects purpose from luxury.
At Homo Faber in Venice, 28 mainland artisans made the case that funding independent institutions builds more durable corporate capital than another designer partnership.
Huawei straps a ski label onto its flagship smartwatch, Anta opens a Shanghai fitness club, On honors Federer, and Topsports takes Sierra Designs to the mainland.
From Douyin’s educational youth mode to three-year-old content creators amassing millions of followers, social media is shaping what childhood looks like in China in increasingly visible ways.
From Guangdong dialect dramas to Sichuan animation, local authorities are converting perishable box-office attention into restaurant footfall, tourism bookings and merchandise sales.
The Chinese brand pairs milky cuteness with comfort and quality, turning everyday womenswear into a Gen Z fashion fandom.
Swiss label lowers its entry point to court younger shoppers, risking the exclusivity that made it desirable.
Indonesia, China and South Korea are tightening cosmetics oversight, and compliance costs now decide which labels can afford to stay.
From branded spas to WeChat retail, beauty companies are testing whether hotels can turn prolonged product trials into measurable customer acquisition.
Increases plus rising bullion have opened room for independent labels from Singapore to Shenzhen.
Activewear label generated $1.5 million in one minute during pre-sale, capping months of groundwork across WeChat, Xiaohongshu and Shanghai community events.
More than a fad, Y3K and other cyber aesthetics are forcing brands to rethink the future of fashion, retail, and storytelling.
From Gentle Monster to Chanel, global brands are winning over Chinese netizens with innovative and creative retail activations.
The couturier reveals how ditching wholesale has led to unprecedented business success and an A-list roster of clients.
CEO Céline Talabaza reveals how the brand’s Nobel Prize-worthy chemistry translated into a global beauty strategy.
The Majid Al Futtaim exec reveals how retail hubs like Mall of the Emirates are integrating cultural touchpoints like Chinese New Year into their year-round strategy.
Manolo Blahnik’s CEO shares how craftsmanship, cultural curiosity, and family values are shaping the brand’s expansion.
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