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How Far Off Are Local Chinese Luxury Brands?
Following the release of the Chinese government's 12th five-year plan, we've seen a significant rise in the number of Chinese-language articles asking: just how far off are actual home-grown Chinese… Read MoreTop Marques Luxury Exhibition To Debut In Chengdu
Top Marques Chengdu will see many high-end brands make their debut in western China, with 50 companies expected to exhibit more than 400 products, from automobiles and fashion to jewelry… Read MoreCartier’s Nigel Luk: Chinese Consumers Give Luxury Orientalism The Cold Shoulder
Luk points out many attributes unique to Chinese consumers: a focus on iconic products, a cool reception to overt Orientalism by foreign luxury brands, and a love of traditionally Asian… Read MoreStore Opening: Charlotte Ronson At Harbour City, Hong Kong
Ronson now has three China locations, and is planning additional boutiques in Beijing and Guangzhou next summer. But these stores are only the tip of the iceberg. Read MoreParis Sees Chinese Tourist-Shoppers Inject Life Into High-End Market
Following the lead of the Japanese, Korean and Hong Kong tourists who came before them, many mainland Chinese tourist-shoppers choose Paris as their first overseas destination, mainly because of the… Read MoreChina To Stay Montblanc’s #1 Market: CEO
Considering Montblanc's key demographic is middle-aged men, and middle-aged men remain the defining force in the Chinese luxury market, it's only taken about a decade and a half for China… Read MoreShanghai VIVE Brings Back 1930s Glamour; But Will Chinese Consumers Bite?
Wang Zhuo, vice-president of Shanghai Jahwa, said that the high-end Shanghai VIVE brand hopes to tap into the lucrative middle-class, 30+ female market through a combination of "branding power" and… Read MoreSecond-Hand Luxury Market On The Rise In China
While consignment stores that specialize in high-end second-hand goods have been a fixture in Western markets and Japan for decades, they're still in their infancy in China. However, online and… Read More“Made In China — And Sold There Too”
The rise of the Chinese consumer class is not new, but an interesting development we're seeing become far more ubiquitous is more cultural acceptance of the conspicuous consumer in China. Read MoreJing Book Review: Chocolate Fortunes By Lawrence L. Allen
Lawrence L. Allen's Chocolate Fortunes -- a masterfully written journey into the "Chocolate Wars" of the '80s and '90s -- should be required reading for anyone even remotely interested in… Read More