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Fierce Competition In China’s Hotel Industry Spreads To Second-Tier Cities
If there's one major distinguishing factor about the current state of China's luxury hotel market, it's the contrast between saturated top-tier cities and "blank slate" cities further inland. Read MoreLuxury Hotelier Mandarin Oriental Targets Second-Tier China
Rising high-end consumption and wealth creation in second- and third-tier Chinese cities isn't only attracting brands like Zegna or multi-brand luxury retailers like The Swank, it's enticing some of the… Read MoreTargeting Second-Tier Cities, Hong Kong Luxury Retailer Set For China Expansion
Multi-brand retailer The Swank, which currently operates four boutiques in its native Hong Kong and one in Beijing, is set for a a mainland China expansion that should see its… Read MoreZegna Opens National China Flagship In Second-Tier Shenyang
Coming off its 20th anniversary in the China market, this past weekend the premium Italian brand Ermenegildo Zegna held the grand opening of its fourth China flagship in the northeastern… Read MoreSecond-Tier Brands Using Old Strategy To Learn China Market: Trade Shows
With an ever-increasing number of large mid-range retailers poised to enter the China market via Hong Kong in 2012 and 2013, and China retail sales expected to rise 15 percent… Read MoreBentley Debuts In Second-Tier Luxury Magnet, Zhengzhou
Following the lead of luxury houses like Gucci and Louis Vuitton, this week the British ultra-luxury automaker Bentley launched its first dealership in Zhengzhou, capital of north-central Henan province. Read MoreSecond-Tier Spotlight: Nanning A Blank Slate For Luxury Brands
Often referred to as the "Green City," owing to its tropical climate and abundant foliage, Nanning, like many other provincial capitals, is fast becoming a magnet for some of the… Read MoreSecond-Tier Spotlight: Luxury (Finally) Coming To Hefei
It's not well known outside of China, and certainly isn't known within China as a very luxurious city, but at the end of this year, the eastern city of Hefei,… Read MoreSecond-Tier Spotlight: “Rich Second Generation” Fueling Ningbo Luxury Market
Slipping mostly under the radar of international observers, the eastern city of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has quietly become one of the China's most promising single luxury markets. Read MoreSecond-Tier Spotlight: Golf “Green Opium” In Wuhan
"China now just has two types of rich people: those who play golf and those who don't," one worker at Wuhan's Tianwaitian Golf Club recently told Xinhua. Read More