consumer trends
Top 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 and watches. Read More-
PricewaterhouseCoopers Report: China Ripe For Online Retail “Explosion”
As one would expect, China features heavily in this new report on retail and consumer trends, with PricewaterhouseCoopers bullish about the country's nascent online marketplace and red-hot luxury market. Read More -
CEO Of Swiss Watchmakers Hublot: China Offers “At Least 30 Years Of Growth”
Like many other high-end Swiss brands, Hublot has found the Chinese fixation on watches as a means of status communication, plus the increasing spending power of consumers, the perfect equation. Read More -
Influence Of China’s Growing Upper Class “Just The Tip Of The Iceberg”: Peninsula Exec
Peter Borer of Peninsula Hotels said today that business has been strong at the Peninsula's historic flagship Hong Kong location, "driven in large part by the increase in Chinese travelers from the mainland, who have overtaken European travelers to become a mainstay." Read More -
Levi’s Launches Asia-Focused dENiZEN Brand In Shanghai
Initially targeting younger consumers in China, Singapore and South Korea, Levi's officially launched its new brand, dENiZEN, today at a press event in Shanghai. Read More -
Will Chinese Luxury Shoppers Embrace The “Logo-Less” Trend?
Although luxury shoppers in older, recession-stung markets may gradually be lured back into stores by understated collections, will this trend appeal to potential buyers in emerging (and lucrative) markets like China, where garish still equals good? Read More -
Chinese Shoppers Changing London’s Luxury Landscape: Interview With Linda Pilkington Of Ormonde Jayne Perfumery
Last week, the Jing Daily team had the opportunity to speak with Linda Pilkington, the founder of the London-based perfumery Ormonde Jayne, about the changes she's seen in the British luxury retail landscape as more Chinese tourists have headed to London. Read More -
Luxury Giants “Burning Bridges” With Chinese Partners
Last month, Burberry became the latest fashion house to buy out its Chinese franchises in an effort to unify its brand identity, and in recent years top brands like Dunhill have ended partnerships with local retail partners to assume direct control over company direction in China. Read More -
Will We Soon See “Real Luxury Localization” In China?
With China projected to have 65 million potential luxury consumers by 2020 and set to be the world's largest single luxury market by 2015, luxury brands know they can't afford to ignore the demands of Chinese luxury shoppers. Read More -
Will L’Occitane’s China Strategy Pay Off? (Video)
This week, Shaun Rein spoke to CNBC's Oriel Morrison about L'Occitane's long-term prospects in mainland China and his thoughts about Chinese female consumer trends in 2010. Read More
