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Japan Stages Record Retail Comeback as Chinese Shoppers Return
Price-savvy Chinese tourists return to Japan at full force after a massive setback from 2012's boycotts. Read More
Shanghai To Open First Downtown Duty-Free Shop This Summer
In response to low luxury sales on the mainland due to high tariffs, a new duty-free shop will open this summer in downtown Shanghai. Read More
Net-A-Porter May Find It Difficult To Cross The Great (Tax) Wall Of China
Net-A-Porter's China expansion efforts illustrate the complexities of the country's labyrinthine tax policy. Read More
China’s Expected Luxury Tax Cuts May Not Spur Domestic Consumption
One of the big stories this week in China's luxury market was the possibility that Beijing may soon lower China's notoriously high luxury taxes, which can tack upwards of 30-40 percent onto the price of imported high-end goods. Read More-
Targeting Local Globetrotters, Kunming Launches Pilot Duty-Free Program
Following a three-month trial run, this weekend Kunming, capital city of southwest China's Yunnan province, launched its first duty-free store. Read More -
Beijing Still Dragging Feet On Luxury Tax Reform
After heated debate this spring and early summer, the issue of China's notoriously high luxury taxes seemed to cool off over the past few months. However, it appears that the Chinese government may be dusting it off in preparation for a long-delayed tax reform scheme. Read More -
Getting To The Bottom Of China’s Luxury Price Discrepancy
With the growing economic power of urban Chinese consumers and the increasing popularity of luxury goods throughout mainland China, the issue of the discrepancy in prices between China and overseas markets like Europe has come to the forefront. Read More -
China May Lower Luxury Tariffs By 10%: What Will It Mean For High-End Consumption?
China's notoriously high luxury tax, which adds a 30-40% premium to a wide (and ever-changing) array of goods -- from the usual suspects like handbags and jewelry to some sporting goods like golf clubs -- is a source of constant frustration for many luxury brand marketers. Read More
