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One of the slowest luxury houses to go digital, Chanel topped WeChat article view numbers in 2022, beating Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Prada, Hermès, and Fendi. Read MoreAre Hard Luxury Brands Doing Enough To Engage China’s Gen Z?
Chinese luxury consumers, in particular the younger demographic, are placing a much higher value on brand experience, services and design than ever before. Read More‘It’s An Addiction’: Over 60 Million Chinese Netizens Are Playing Sheep A Sheep
China’s latest craze is a tile matching passthrough challenge — Sheep A Sheep. The mini-game’s popularity is no coincidence, but the result of a shrewd strategy of user engagement. Read MoreStruggling In The West, Livestreaming E-Commerce Is A Luxury Sales Driver In China
While it has struggled to gain a strong foothold in the West, e-commerce-enabled livestreaming is already big business in China. Read MoreHow Ubras Became China’s Top Selling Underwear Brand
In six years, homegrown underwear label Ubras consolidated its position as the No. 1 digitally native lingerie brand on Tmall. What’s its strategy? Read More