consumption
Book Preview: “The End Of Cheap China” By Shaun Rein
Hitting stores in March of next year, The End of Cheap China by Shaun Rein sheds valuable light the important trends currently taking shape in China that will reshape not only the country, but the world itself, in the years ahead. Read MoreChina’s Menswear Market (Quietly) Booming
As some of the more ambitious home-grown Chinese menswear brands start to look overseas for new markets, international brands are finding ever greater success in China. Read MoreChina’s Health-Obsessed Middle Class Going Nuts For…Nuts
China's emerging middle class isn't only becoming a key consumer demographic for automotive, fashion, jewelry and cosmetic brands, it's proving a booming market for one very specific industry: US-grown tree nuts. Read More“Black Gold” Fueling Luxury Demand In Third-Tier Daqing
Founded in 1959 to house workers from the Daqing oilfield and as a model industrial center, the city of Daqing in northeast China's Heilongjiang province remains focused primarily on one thing and one thing only: oil. Read MoreLuxury News Roundup: Audi Breaks China Record, Prada Sales To Triple, BMW’s Next China-Only Car
A roundup of this weekend’s top stories from the Chinese luxury market, from Audi breaking yet another sales record to Prada's forecast that sales in China will triple within two to three years and BMW leaking details about its next China-edition vehicle. Read MoreInterview: Warrior Shoes Renovator Ye Shumeng
What started out for Ye as a personal interest has ignited a movement in the world of Chinese-made sneakers, bringing vintage style into the international spotlight and attracting new investment. Read MoreNew Study Shows China To Overtake Japan In Luxury Demand
This week, an article in The Wall Street Journal addresses that China will overtake Japan in terms of the appetite for luxury goods this year, based on HSBC's recent study released last week. Read MoreEmporio Armani Celebrates 30th Birthday With New Guangzhou Boutique
The grand opening of Emporio Armani's new 300 square meter boutique indicates the importance major brands are placing on the once-barren Guangzhou luxury market. Read MoreThree Unmistakable China Luxury Trends
Where do the key opportunities currently lie in China's vast and largely balkanized luxury market? 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, capital of Anhui province, will get its very own high-end department store. Read More