consumer trend
Topshop Arrives Late in China With First Retail Store
Topshop is entering the retail market in China. How successful it is will depend on three main factors: pricing, social media marketing, and exclusivity. Read More
Online Shopping is China’s “National Pastime”: KPMG
It's hard for brands to help Chinese people “enhance who they really are” if who they really are can only be described as online shoppers. Read More
Third- And Fourth-Tier Cities China’s New Luxury Battleground
Having followed domestic Chinese brands first into second-tier provincial capitals over the past several years, many international brands are looking more seriously at expansion into third- and fourth-tier Chinese cities. Read More
“The Chinese Consumer Is Very Much There And Alive”
Countering recent fears among some observers about a potential slowdown in China's red-hot luxury industry, strong earnings reports from Hugo Boss and Burberry this week have reassured China retail analysts. Read More-
China 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 More -
Shanghai 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 More -
For All The (Cheese) In China: Brave Cheesemongers Target Chinese Palates
Despite the relative novelty of cheese in mainland China and the stereotype that Chinese epicures turn their noses at the stuff, some brave entrepreneurs are working to educate consumers on… Read More
