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… Read More-
China’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 More -
China’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… 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… Read More 
Luxury 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… Read More-
Interview: 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 More -
New 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… Read More -
Emporio 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 More -
Three Unmistakable China Luxury Trends
Where do the key opportunities currently lie in China's vast and largely balkanized luxury market? Read More -
Second-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,… Read More
