expansion
Bytedance’s E-Commerce Ambitions Look Beyond China
In the run-up to an impending IPO, Bytedance is moving quickly to nab market share from Chinese tech incumbents like Alibaba via a pivot to e-commerce. Read More
Luxury Retailers Scale Back China Brick-and-Mortar Expansion in 2016
A new survey finds that 94 percent of retailers now have a "moderate" attitude toward store expansion in China as growth slows. Read More
Can China Fill Its Empty Shopping Malls?
New malls are going up across China at lightning-fast speed, but there may not be enough retailers ready to fill them. Read More
Luxury Brands Shift China Focus From Store Size To Service
As luxury growth slows in China, some European brands are trying to keep sales on the mainland by focusing on better customer service rather than store expansions. Read More
Ferragamo Bets Big On China’s Rapid Second-Tier Growth
The Italian luxury brand's CEO believes that Beijing and Shanghai have been "overestimated" in terms of growth potential, but is pleased with the company's lower-tier expansion plan. Read More
Why McLaren Is Racing Ahead In China Despite Luxury Market Slowdown
Ultra-luxe automakers may be scaling back their focus on China, but McLaren is just starting to shift into high gear. Read More
What Burberry is Doing Right in China
The iconic British trench coat giant continues its turnaround news with a report of 20 percent sales growth in China, which was made possible due to some digital-heavy strategizing. Read More
Marks & Spencer Steps Up China Expansion Efforts
Compared to other Western retailers that hit the Chinese market early (some of them now with hundreds of stores across Hong Kong and the mainland) Marks & Spencer is something… Read More
Versace Plans Store Expansion, Possible E-Commerce, In China This Year
Already with a strong presence in mainland China, with 26 boutiques there, Versace has big plans for the market this year despite a much-publicized luxury slowdown in formerly bulletproof cities… Read More
Luxury Retailer Lane Crawford Aims At Second-Tier China
Originally announced in 2011, the China expansion efforts of Hong Kong-based luxury department store Lane Crawford are set to gain pace with the opening of two new stores in Shanghai… Read More
