Policy
Will Anti-American Sentiment from the Trade War Hurt Luxury Brands?
According to ‘U.S.-China Trade Tracker’, the unfavorability of U.S. companies reached a high number that’s similar to Japanese and Korean companies. Read MoreNike Withdraws Products After Brand Partner Vexed China for Supporting HK
Nike immediately withdrew the products after its newest brand partner Undercover publicly supported Hong Kong's anti extradition bill movement. Read MoreChinese Daigou Traders in South Korea Adapt Fast to New E-commerce Law
Despite the introduction of the new e-commerce law, Chinese resellers have found creative ways to engage in daigou activities between China and South Korea. Read MoreHow Fewer Chinese Grads in the US Will Hurt the Luxury Sector
Currently, over 30 percent of Chinese grads attending college and universities in New York and Boston regularly buy luxury goods to take home. Read MoreHow Trade War Affects U.S. Consumer Goods Companies and Beyond
Here are three ways that the ongoing U.S. - China trade war can affect the profitability of the luxury and fashion sector in the mid- and long-term. Read MoreWhat a Heightened Trade War with China Would Do to US Tourism and Luxury Sales
How will President Trump’s threats to escalate the ongoing US-China trade war impact the US tourism and luxury sector, which has seen its growth flatline for the first time in 10 years? Read MoreIs Trump Affecting China’s Interest in the Met Gala?
Is President Trump's hawkish stance on the U.S.- China trade war affecting Chinese interest in attending this year's Met Gala? Read MoreEstée Lauder Companies Follows Strong Earnings with a Retail Price Cut in China
American premium beauty giant Estée Lauder Companies cut retail prices in mainland China – a move that is poised to sustain its robust growth in the market. Read MoreKeeping Up with the Daigous: an Industry in Flux
Four months after China enacted its first-ever e-commerce law to regulate daigou shoppers, we found the market is far from dead. Read MoreChinese Whispers: Louis Vuitton, Piaget, Montblanc Lower Prices in China After VAT Drop, And More
Starting on April 1st, China will reduce VAT (value added tax) for import companies from 16% to 13%, and the cross-border tax will be lowered as well. Read More