Click:vanilla prepaid card balance Sina The Latest To Join The B2C Luxury Online Retail Fray Sina Luxury (Image: TechWeb) Following the lead of competitors like Netease, Alibaba and Tencent, this week the largest Chinese-language news portal, Sina (新浪) launched its new luxury e-commerce platform, Sina Luxury, in the hopes of tapping the country’s increasingly young and free-spending…
Month: March 2019
Bulgari’s Shanghai Flagship: A Lesson In Localization
Figure Eight Chandelier, Serpentine Decor Bulgari's Shanghai flagship launch (Image: Bulgari Sina Weibo)Having closed for renovations last month, this week Bulgari opened the doors of its all-new Plaza 66 flagship in Shanghai with a blowout attended by a bevy of local celebrities and featuring a distinctly serpentine theme. Centered around the lighting of a massive…
Profile: Up-And-Coming Fashion Designer Liu Lu
New York-Trained Designer Returned To Beijing In 2007 Designer Liu Lu (Photo: Luvon) She may be young, but Beijing-based fashion designer Liu Lu (刘璐) has quickly made waves in the Chinese fashion world since completing her studies at New York’s Parsons School of Design in 2006. Launching her own labels after returning to the Chinese…
In Hangzhou Luxury Market, “The More Expensive, The More Popular”
Luxury Sales At Hangzhou Tower Approaching 1 Billion Yuan In First Seven Months Of Year Hangzhou Tower Hangzhou might not have the same reputation as a critical luxury market as nearby Shanghai, but the city of 9 million boasts something that larger cities like Guangzhou and Shenzhen can’t: a consumer base that actually prefers to…
Korean Cosmetic Brand Sulwhasoo Debuts In Beijing, Sets Out China Strategy
Korean Cosmetics Brand Sulwhasoo Opens First Counter In Beijing, With More To Come Sulwhasoo’s Parkson Department Store opening in Beijing Last week, Korean cosmetics brand Sulwhasoo opened its first make-up counter in China at Beijing’s Parkson Department store. With the goal of becoming one of Asia’s top premium brands, Sulwhasoo parent company Amore Pacific plans…
Met Gala 2013: Chinese Stars Hit The Red Carpet
Click:This year the latest Vape Click:小型辦公室 Lane Crawford Guests Show Off Young Designers Hong Kong department store Lane Crawford made a major mark at last weekend’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala by inviting mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, Canadian, and American stars to attend and walk the red carpet wearing pieces by both established…
Lane Crawford, Vogue China Set For Fashion’s Night Out
Hong Kong Retailer To Roll Out Video Campaign This Month Fashion's Night Out Currently celebrating the release of its Nick Knight-lensed Autumn/Winter 2012 campaign, leading Hong Kong retailer Lane Crawford is set to partner up with Vogue China next month, bringing the annual fashion extravaganza Fashion’s Night Out to its native city for the first time, hitting all Lane…
Report: Look For Second-Hand Luxury Boom In China This Year
Ultra-Wealthy May Cut Back On Luxury This Year, But Middle- And Upper-Middle Class Should Open Wallets Fickle gift recipients or regular shoppers have contributed to the rise of the luxury second-hand shop in China According to the newest China Luxury Report by Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), 2012 should be another good…
Let’s Be Real: This Is Not The End Of China’s Luxury Market
Burberry’s Slowdown Be More Complex Than Many Expect Burberry currently has over 60 stores in China and sees scope for up to 100 Over the past several months, the compounding financial woes of leading British luxury house Burberry has become the go-to sob story in business and luxury media alike. Experiencing a global sales slowdown,…
Jing Daily’s Best Of 2011: China-Only
Our 10 Favorite Brand Localization Posts Of The Year Nike Zoom Nike Goes Local With China-Only Zoom Kobe VI (January 13) M3 Coupe BMW Unveils China Edition “Frosted” M3 Coupe: Only 40 Up For Grabs (March 3) Airbus “Phoenix” Airbus Announces New Sales Goals, Details China-Version “Phoenix” Cabin (April 6) China Edition…