Media Mogul Hong Huang And TV Anchor Rui Chenggang Duke It Out Online Rui Chenggang’s latest target is luxury consumption (Image: ifeng.com) Recently, Rui Chenggang, a regular publicity stunt instigator and anchor of the prime-time television CCTV (China Central Television) program BizChina, posted a series of messages on his Sina Weibo haranguing major global luxury brands…
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Yoox China x Naomi Campbell: Fashion With A Cause
Click:motorcycle helmet E-Tailer Taps Campbell & Five Major Designers For Campaign Yoox China x Fashion For Relief To commemorate its launch in China, Milan-based designer discount e-commerce site Yoox recently teamed up with British supermodel Naomi Campbell and her not-for-profit charitable initiative, Fashion for Relief. To benefit the cause, five leading names in global and Chinese fashion…
Coach Takes To Weibo With Year Of The Dragon E-Cards
Coach Recently Debuted Collaboration With Artist Zhang Lan Coach launches "Greeting Red Pocket" program through its website (Image: Weibo.com) Continuing its Year of the Dragon collaboration with artist Zhang Lan, Coach recently launched a special e-card feature on its official Chinese-language website, designed to let people share Chinese New Year greetings with friends. The latest…
What Gucci’s New Tiered Model Could Mean For China’s Luxury Market
“The Key Is Being Able To Vary Our Product Offering In Line With Your Customers’ Aspirations” Gucci flagship in Chongqing Industry experts have long known that the Chinese market is far from homogeneous. With a tiered socioeconomic landscape, an aspiring middle class, and varying levels of taste, sophistication, and connoisseurship, hitting the Chinese target is…
Reversing 2012 Slowdown In China, Burberry Is Back
Double-Digit Sales Growth For Hong Kong and Mainland China Burberry currently has over 60 stores in China and sees scope for up to 100 Rebounding from a global sales slowdown in September of last year that sent tremors through high-end brands across the Chinese market, this week British luxury brand Burberry reported optimistic tidings for the…
Chinese Luxury E-Commerce Sites Hitting Wall As Foreign Competitors Close In
Neiman Marcus Recently Announced US$28 Million Investment In Glamour Sales Holding The Outnet recently launched in Chinese Despite booming demand and strong sales, the shakeout in China’s luxury e-commerce market that Jing Daily predicted we’d see at some point in 2012 is already starting to become apparent. Due to a raft of poor fundamentals, including…
7 For All Mankind Launches In Macau As China’s Premium Denim Market Heats Up
Levi’s, Gap, Japanese Brands Localizing For China Market Singer Li Yuchun with 7 For All Mankind president, Barry Miguel (Image: Fashion Trend Digest) As a luxury shopping destination, Macau is often overlooked in favor of nearby Hong Kong, but it appears that the city’s promotion of non-gambling entertainment may be attracting more brands to set…
10 Minutes With…Shanghai Avant-Garde Tastemaker Yin Jiasheng
More Shanghai Shoppers Turning Away From Mass Market Labels Image: Erica Ji for Jing Daily From Front Row to Alter, Le Lutin to THE VILLA, The Olive Shoppe to Dong Liang, Triple-Major to B.Y., in recent years Shanghai has become the epicenter of China’s growing independent multi-brand boutique scene. Since opening its doors nearly three years ago, SPACESHIP by TIPS has staked out…
For Luxury Brands, Raising European Prices To Offset China No Long-Term Fix
Price Tags Remain Significantly Higher In China, Despite Rising Yuan Regular price increases will not push a significant number of Chinese consumers to shop at home, at least in the short term The yawning price gap between luxury goods sold in China and Europe has hit record highs, turning into quite the chronic headache for…
Shanghai Tang Previews New Collection On Pinterest
China Sales Rising, As Brand Pushes Global Campaigns Though China has no shortage of Pinterest clones, from Mogujie to Meilishuo and Fa Xian, the Richemont-owned, Hong Kong-based brand Shanghai Tang decided to go with the original to preview its S/S 2013 collection. Along with men’s and women’s lookbook boards, the brand’s official Pinterest page includes the…