online shopping

This summer, a Shanghai official announced that the city's residents were China's top online spenders, beating out shoppers in Beijing, Shenzhen and Hangzhou. Read More

Over the past few years, as Chinese consumers have embraced e-commerce, online retailers specializing in European luxury goods have become wildly popular with shoppers looking to sidestep China's heavy luxury taxes. Read More

This week a Shanghai official, Sha Hailin (沙海林), announced that the city's residents outspent the rest of the country on online shopping, parting ways with some 352 billion yuan (US$51.55 billion) last year. Read More