Capital Of Liaoning Province Surpassed Hangzhou To Become China’s Third-Largest Luxury Market In 2010 Shenyang Charter Shopping Center As the largest city in northeast China, with a population of nearly 8 million, and a key transportation and trade hub owing to its proximity to Russia and North Korea, Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, has seen…
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Hong Kong Fashion Pioneer I.T Celebrates 10 Years In Mainland China
I.T Group Controls Brands Izzue, b+ab, I.T and i.t I.T's 10 year anniversary in mainland China (Image: Fashion Trend Digest) Coming at the tail end of Shanghai Fashion Week and overlapping with Fashion Week in Beijing, recently Hong Kong’s I.T Group — owner of titular multi-brand boutiques I.T and i.t, as well as independent labels…
Three Trends Seen At China Fashion Week In Beijing
Tailoring, Simplicity And Traditional Elements Seen At Ongoing Event Gioia Pan Running through November 3, the ongoing 15th China Fashion Week in Beijing continues to showcase established players and up-and-coming names in Chinese fashion design. From newer designers like Chu Yan and Wei Hua to fixtures like NE-TIGER’s Zhang Zhifeng, the Mercedes-Benz-sponsored event continues its tradition…
Hermès Opens Largest China Store In Guangzhou, First To Carry Furniture Line
371 Square Meter Location At Taikoo Hui Brand’s Second Location In Guangzhou Photos from opening of new Hermes boutique, via Grand Hyatt Guangzhou’s Sina Weibo This week, Hermès opened the doors of its largest store in China at Guangzhou’s Taikoo Hui, a two-story, 371 square meter location that is the first in mainland China to carry…
Coming Soon: Topshop Cracks China With First Hong Kong Flagship
12,000 Square Foot Store To Launch Next Month Topshop will land in Hong Kong in May 2013 In partnership with LAB Concept, May will see the launch of the first Greater China Topshop flagship in Hong Kong. The prime location, announced late last year, will comprise 12,000 square feet across two floors in a prime…
Zara Jumps On China’s E-Commerce Bandwagon
Inditex-Owned Brand Entered Mainland China In 2006 The Zara mainland China online store launches this week Now with more than 100 brick-and-mortar locations in more than 40 cities in China, on September 5 the Spanish fast fashion juggernaut Zara will launch its mainland Chinese online store, jumping on the country’s multibillion-dollar e-commerce bandwagon. Having entered…
Designer Gao Tian Of JNBY: Creating Luxury Apparel For The Smallest Clientele
Click:Glass bottles Gao Is Chief Designer Of JNBY Kids’ Clothing Line jnby by JNBY While the main clientele of the Chinese fashion chain JNBY, which was founded in Hangzhou in 1994 and now has boutiques in China, Canada and the U.S., remains white-collar women, it has more recently expanded to a much smaller (literally) consumer…
Faster Fashion: Uniqlo To Launch Largest Global Flagship In Shanghai
Fourth Global Flagship For Japanese Retailer Uniqlo hopes to have as many China locations as it has in its native Japan by 2020 Largely spared the backlash against Japanese brands that hit automakers operating in the Chinese market in the second half of 2012, Japanese fast-fashion juggernaut Uniqlo is set to open its largest global…
Ralph Lauren Faces Tough Road Ahead In China
Brand Expected To Launch E-Commerce In China This Year Ralph Lauren's 4D show took place in New York and London in 2010 Plagued by several marketing missteps, damaged by rampant counterfeits, saddled with a less-than-ideal retail partner for two decades, since 2010 Ralph Lauren has been retooling its China strategy to rehabilitate its brand image…
Sergio Rossi Offers Pre-Order Perks For Chinese Online Shoppers
Italian Brand Bought Back 5 China Franchises From Local Partner Last Year Shoppers can get 20% off their purchase by pre-ordering before August 17 As home-grown and international players continue to battle it out in China’s booming luxury e-commerce market, one domestic retailer, Shangpin (尚品) recently scored a victory with the launch of an official pre-order…