Welcome to Jing Daily’s China Luxury Brief: the day’s top news on the business of luxury and culture in China, all in one place. Look below for the top stories for December 11, 2013.#
1. China: This Week In Digital Luxury Marketing#
"A roundup of recent and ongoing campaigns in China through December 31, featuring Max Factor, TAG Heuer, Lexus, Timberland, and L’Occitane en Provence."
2. China’s Largest Funeral Provider Is Trying To Make Death A Luxury Event#
"Custom sculpted tombstones, celebrity-studded cemeteries, and funeral packages that cost up to 500,000 yuan ($82,356) are the new must-have luxury items in China—at least if the country’s largest 'death care services' provider has anything to say about it."
[Quartz]
3. Can Leo Give Electric Cars A Boost In China?#
"The American actor announced earlier this week that he is forming his own team to participate in a new electric-car racing circuit that will kick off its inaugural season in Beijing next September."
4. China’s Retail Sales Accelerate As Factory Output Slows#
"China’s retail sales unexpectedly accelerated in November while industrial output rose less than estimated, giving a mixed picture of growth as leaders gather in Beijing to set economic policies for the coming year."
5. Beijing’s Top Restaurants For Wine#
"The old capital is now seeing a small explosion in the number of restaurants with exclusive wine lists, which makes the dinning experience even more exciting."
6. A Wedding In Aisle 3? Why Ikea Encourages Chinese To Make Its Stores Their Own#
"The Swedish retailer, in fact, elicits surprising reactions here. Ikea is proof that in China luxury labels aren't the only aspirational brands, said Camilla Hammar, Ikea China's marketing director."
[Ad Age]
7. Work Starts On Shangri-La’s New Yangon Hotel#
“The new hotel will be located close to the new Shangri-La Residences Yangon, and will operate alongside the existing 334-room Traders Hotel Yangon, which has been running since 1996."