Company To Acquire Shouke Limited From Owner Adrienne Ma Shouke's flash sales include brands like Marni and Shiatzy Chen A little over one year since its establishment by Adrienne Ma — daughter of Joyce Ma, founder of the Hong Kong multi-brand retailer Joyce — the Chinese e-commerce platform Shouke Limited is set to be acquired by…
Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week Shows Beijing’s Potential, Shortcomings
Beijing Can’t Yet Rival Paris, But City Has Clear Potential MAGIC FUR at China Fashion Week (Image: Zandie Brockett for Jing Daily) When thinking of the world’s fashion epicenters, Beijing usually does not come first to mind. Although not quite to the extent it would have in the fad-laden cities of Paris and New York,…
Actress Fan Bingbing Wows Cannes In Dress By Chinese Designer Bo Kewen
Actress Wears Traditional Dress By Chinese Designer Bo Kewen Fan Bingbing on the red carpet at Cannes Following her red carpet debut last year’s Cannes Film Festival, at which she stunned in a slinky gold gown, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing stepped her fashion game up a notch this year at the festival opening in a…
Zegna Can’t Afford To Move Slowly In A Shifting China Market
Nearly 1/3 Of Stores Brand Opened In 2012 Are In China Zegna entered the China market in 1991 Following five years of blistering growth, Ermenegildo Zegna — one of the first high-end international fashion brands to enter China, having opened its first store there in 1991 — is adjusting profit forecasts amid an overall slowing…
Potential Of China’s Luxury Market “Remains Huge”, But Growing Pains Apparent
Ultra-Wealthy & “Increasingly Sophisticated And Well-Educated” Middle Class Expected To Sustain Sales China's vast population and growing economy are driving sales, but issues of customer service plague expansion efforts Despite ongoing concerns like Europe’s debt crisis and the temporary but noticeable drop in Japanese spending following this spring’s earthquake and tsunami, the global luxury industry’s…
Shang Xia Launches Second Boutique & “In/Out” Exhibition In Beijing
Hermès CEO Patrick Thomas, Shang Xia CEO Jiang Qiong’er Cut Ribbon On Second Location Jiang Qiong'er (2nd L), Paolo Roversi (2nd R) and Jean-Pierre Raffarin (Image: Ding Yu for Jing Daily) With China’s luxury goods market now well-established as a leading global player, the country continues to see the growing presence of top international brands…
Topshop Sets Date For Hong Kong Flagship Opening
British Label Breaks Into Greater China During Fast Fashion Boom Topshop is the latest fast fashion outlet to break into the rapidly expanding Greater China market. (The Style Tag) British fast fashion giant Topshop has announced June 6 as the date for its anticipated Hong Kong flagship opening, marking the brand’s first Greater China store opening…
Blanc de Chine Unveils Fall/Winter 2012 Collection In New York (Photos)
Brand Founded In Hong Kong In 1986 A model walks the runway at the Blanc De Chine F/W 2012 fashion show An early celebration of the 20th anniversary of Blanc de Chine‘s first retail shop — which opened in Hong Kong in 1993 — this week the brand unveiled its Fall/Winter 2012 collection during Mercedes-Benz…
To Succeed In China’s Fashion Market, “Wash, Rinse, Repeat”
Exposing China’s Fashionistas To New Designers No Small Task Shanghai multi-brand women's boutique, THE VILLA (Image: Erica Ji for Jing Daily) “Wash. Rinse. Repeat” – for the past three years, since opening THE VILLA, one of China’s premier multi-brand destinations for international designers, this has been my mantra. Introducing a new shopping concept, new fashion…
Luxury Briefs: Goyard In Shanghai, Bulgari In Beijing, Coach On WeChat
A roundup of recent brand news, from a special Goyard craftsmanship event in Shanghai to Bulgari’s snakes descending on Beijing, and Coach getting interactive on WeChat. Goyard Brings A Taste Of France To Shanghai Goyard in Shanghai (Image: Goyard Weibo) On January 25, famed Parisian trunk maker Goyard will hold a special customization event at…