Gemma A. Williams
Will Gucci’s Digital Bag Disrupt Luxury?
An experience engineered between Gucci and the online gaming platform Roblox has proven to be a valuable experiment for Kering’s jewel in the crown. Read More
Dior’s Embrace of China’s Adored Transgender Icon Is A Win
While other luxury brands are struggling with their ambassadorial announcements, how did Dior’s appointment of transgender icon Jin Xing work? Read More
China Says No to Bitcoin
China continues to clampdown on virtual currencies other than its own digital yuan. This latest refusal to accept digital tokes has sent shares plummeting. Read More
Luxury’s Next Frontier: Live Action Role Playing
Society's appetite for true crime content has snowballed. China’s youth are now taking the next step, live action role playing real life murder games. Read More
Why Victoria’s Secret Body Positivity Spin Won’t Work in China
Don’t bank on Western strategies working in the China market is the latest takeaway from the brand ambassador announcements by Victoria’s Secret. Read More
Is Childrenswear The Growth Engine Of China’s Luxury Market?
Can luxury turn the heads of China’s millennial parents or is it down to local brands to dress their little princes and princesses? Read More
Adidas and Nike Sales Plummet Following Boycotts
What happens when an icon can’t wear your clothes? No one wants them. Nike and adidas both reported a plummet in sales on China’s e-commerce channel, Tmall. Read More
Move Over C-Beauty, C-Pop is Up
Tencent’s reality show, Produce Camp 2021, has produced China’s latest boy band sensation, INTO1. But can it wow global audiences? Read More
Everybody Wants To Be The Next Li Jiaqi
China forges ahead in the creation of a sophisticated, regulated livestreaming sector that now tops the wish list of young Chinese jobseekers. Read More
China’s Travel Sector Taps Blind Boxes
The gamification of retail purchases is shaking up domestic travel as confident Chinese consumers overdose on blind boxes for Labor Day. Read More
