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Consumers Seek Online Retail Therapy Amid Virus Winter
Marketing techniques like organizing WeChat flash sales act as “retail therapy” to many anxious minds looking for distractions and hope. Read More
Hong Kong’s Swire Shortlisted To Buy French Labels Sandro & Maje
Following other high-profile fashion acquisitions by Hong Kong companies, Cathay Pacific owner Swire is shortlisted to buy French fashion labels Sandro and Maje. Read More
Brand To Watch: Nisiss
Known for its stripped-down approach to fashion and eye-popping price tags, Nissis currently operates boutiques in some of the country's leading shopping hotspots, among them Xintiandi Style in Shanghai, Beijing's Sanlitun Village, and Guangzhou's Taikoo Hui. Read More
Dior Digs In Heels In China, Holds Events in Guangzhou & Chengdu
With China's millionaire population expected to more than double to 2.4 million by 2016, according to Credit Suisse estimates, major luxury brands continue to dig in their heels for long-term expansion and consumer education efforts. Read More-
Nicolas Cage Makes Cameo At Guangzhou’s New Montblanc Store
It's not quite as random as Kobe Bryant's cameo in Smart's "Big, in China" television campaign, but this week, actor Nicolas Cage joined the Chinese actress Tang Wei for the opening of Montblanc's new store at Guangzhou's Taikoo Hui. Read More -
Hermès Opens Largest China Store In Guangzhou, First To Carry Furniture Line
The opening of the all-new Taikoo Hui location comes about three months after the company re-launched its first Guangzhou store at the city's La Perle shopping mall, originally opened in 2004. 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 -
Hotel News: HK’s Cheng Buys NY’s Carlyle; Swire’s Largest Property Deal; Grace Hotels Buys Beijing’s Yi House
A roundup of this weekend's hotel news, from billionaire Cheng Yu-tung's purchase of hotels including Manhattan's Carlyle, the upcoming relaunch of Beijing's Yi House Hotel, and Swire's $2.4 billion sale of the Festival Walk complex in Hong Kong. Read More -
Hermès Optimistic About Guangzhou Luxury Market
Unlike other brands that see their investment in Guangzhou amount to a few beautiful boutiques that function, essentially, as showrooms, Hermès seems to be bucking the trend. Read More -
Gucci’s Low-Key Return To Guangzhou: Missed Opportunity? Or Shrewd Move?
For a brand that's been absent from a fast-growing and important city for seven years, the opening of Gucci's new Guangzhou boutique shortly before the May 1 holiday came not with a bang but with a whimper. Read More
