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Chengdu’s ‘Shrine To Shopping’: A Peek Inside The World’s Largest Building
With an indoor beach, aquarium, mall, hotel, and more, it's hard to comprehend the sheer immensity of the New Century Global Center. Read More
Luxe Brands Take Strategic Approach to China’s Lower-Tier Cities
Although some fashion companies are holding back from expanding too quickly into China's second- and third-tier cites, their presence is inevitable with the rapid growth occurring beyond Beijing and Shanghai. Read More
Lane Crawford Launches Luxury Menswear Online
Hong Kong-based luxury department store Lane Crawford opens an online menswear shop as 2013 shapes up to be a turning point in consumer menswear sales in China. Read More
Luxury Retailer Lane Crawford Aims At Second-Tier China
Originally announced in 2011, the China expansion efforts of Hong Kong-based luxury department store Lane Crawford are set to gain pace with the opening of two new stores in Shanghai and Chengdu by the end of this year. Read More
Three Down, One To Go: Mandarin Oriental Opens In Guangzhou
Following previous mainland China openings in Beijing and Shanghai, this week Mandarin Oriental unveiled its much-anticipated Guangzhou hotel. Read More
China’s Luxury Malls Still Struggle With High Vacancy Rates
As new shopping center construction slows in saturated top-tier cities, second-tier Chinese cities continue to present opportunities for domestic and international property developers. Read More
Luxury Automakers Target China’s “Wild West”
With demand rising steadily in inland China as consumers in top-tier cities on the country's wealthier east coast cut back, luxury automakers are looking to expand in second-, third- and even fourth-tier Chinese cities in the hopes of pushing sustainable long-term growth. Read More
Riding Fixed In Beijing
Emerging over the past two decades as a trend among big-city bike messengers, recent years have seen the popularity of fixed-gear bikes grow exponentially around the world. Read More
“China Is One Of The Most Exciting Places To Be An Architect Right Now”
Jing Daily recently exchanged a Q&A with John Puttick of Make Architects, covering his firm's plans for expanding in second-tier Chinese cities, the current state of the architecture scene in China and the country's greater consciousness of sustainable construction. Read More
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 More
