New Strategies Emerge As Consumers’ Preferences Evolve Fan Bingbing poses with a logo-free version of Louis Vuitton’s Alma bag. The actress is an official Louis Vuitton brand ambassador. (Louis Vuitton) According to a new Financial Times article, several experts believe that LVMH’s less-than-impressive first-quarter growth numbers are due to the fact that the company underestimated the rate…
Month: March 2019
Louis Vuitton Latest Brand To Partner With Jiepang, “China’s Foursquare”
Location-Based Service Has Worked With Burberry, Puma, And Beijing’s Strawberry Festival Jiepang’s LV virtual badge Following recent collaborations with Burberry for the grand opening of its new Beijing flagship and the Strawberry Music Festival, the Chinese location-based service Jiepang (often referred to as “China’s Foursquare”) today announced its newest partnership, a tie-in with Louis Vuitton…
To Play Ball In China, Mulberry Needs To Up Its Game
Strategies That Brands Relied On In Past In China Won’t Cut It In Future Mulberry's one and only mainland China location in Beijing Much like larger British peer Burberry, whose recent slowdown sent shivers down the spine of the luxury sector, a profit warning posted this week by leather goods maker Mulberry has created a similar…
DKNY’s China-Facing Mahjong Set: The Art Of Subtle Localization
Brands Getting More Creative With Holiday Gifting DKNY Mahjong set As the holiday season and Chinese New Year approach, brands are getting more creative with gifting ideas for Chinese shoppers. While some are sticking with go-to zodiac embellishments — such as Vacheron Constantin’s Legend of the Zodiac 2013, the Dartz Motorz SS (Snake Skin) Bentley GT, the…
Photo Op: JOYCE Spring/Summer 2013 Private Preview
Partners With Bentley And Mandarin Oriental, HK For Fashion Exclusive JOYCE S/S 2013 Preview Warming up for Spring/Summer 2013, expanding Hong Kong fashion mini-empire JOYCE recently held its bi-annual exclusive private preview of the upcoming season for the city’s fashion elite. This year’s preview took place at JOYCE’s flagship in Central, which was transformed into a…
Louis Vuitton’s Inland (China) Empire Set To Grow Even Larger
French Luxury Giant Recently Inaugurated First Mainland China “Maison” In Shanghai Workers put the finishing touches on Hefei's Louis Vuitton store Fresh off the opening of its first mainland China “Maison” at Shanghai’s Plaza 66 — its fourth location in the city and 39th nationwide — Louis Vuitton is set to open its first Anhui…
Jing Picks: Eclectic Fashion Mix At “Intersection” Pop-Up In Shanghai
Looks from Beijing’s Danle Ding, Hong Kong’s Book of Deer, and Hangzhou’s NAHAN BY LIN Book of Deer (Image: Time Out Shanghai) Through March 28, three young designers on the Greater China fashion scene — Beijing-based Danle Ding, Eilidh Ho of Hong Kong’s Book of Deer and Hangzhou’s NAHAN BY LIN — come together for the “Intersection”…
Fratelli Rossetti Takes Footwear “Museum” To Shanghai & Hong Kong
Luxury Shoemaker Created Special Edition “Asia” To Celebrate Events Fratelli Rossetti Museum launch Running through October 24 at the brand’s new boutiques at Hong Kong ifc and through the 26th at Shanghai’s Plaza 66, luxury shoemaker Fratelli Rossetti is giving audiences outside of Italy a glimpse of its footwear “museum” for the first time. Presenting archival…
Top Beijing Couturier Guo Pei Launches First Shanghai Boutique
Debut Of “Guo Pei Xi” Follows Participation In Singapore’s Digital Fashion Week Guo Pei's designs have found fans worldwide This week, Beijing-based couturier Guo Pei (Jing Daily interview) launched her first Shanghai boutique on the city’s historic Bund, offering her newest semi-couture line, Guo Pei Xi, with a focus on wedding and special occasion attire. Widely renowned…
As China Luxury Tax Debate Drags On, Luxury Brands Raise Prices
Click:辦公室出租 Euro Depreciation, Rising Raw Material Costs Partly To Blame Beijing's Shin Kong Place shopping mall Over the past several months, the debate about whether China will reduce its notoriously high luxury tax in order to spur more domestic consumption (and increase tax receipts) has reached fever pitch. While some officials have hinted that reductions…