China’s personal care online shopping market included goods as oral hygiene products, hair care products, body care products, facial cleaning products, cosmetics, perfumes, etc. Transaction values of China’s personal care online shopping market was 206.88 billion yuan (US$32.60 billion) in H1 2015.
Chinese Women: Rising Force for Travel Market
Tourism-related consumption in China in H1 2015 totaled 1.65 trillion yuan (US$0.26 trillion), an increase of 14.5% YoY with over 2 billion person-trips. 61.9 million Chinese traveled abroad in H1 2015, an increase of 16.11% YoY.
China FMCG Market Grew 4.7% in Q3 2015
Kantar Worldpanel reported 4.7% growth rate in China’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market for the last 52 weeks ended September 11th 2015. The overall market in the third quarter increased by only 2.7% in sales volume which decreased to a record low in recent three years.
China Cross-border E-Commerce to Exceed $1 Trillion in 2016
China Cross-border e-business in China is estimated to reach 6.5 trillion yuan (US$1.02 trillion) in 2016, with an increase of 30% growth rate and 20% in the ratio of China’s total import and export trade according to China Ministry of Commerce. In the first half of 2015, the e-commerce transactions totaled 7.64 trillion yuan (US$1.20 trillion), […]
Alitrip and Weibo to Provide Personalized Travel Service
Alitrip has cooperated with Sina to launch a tourism product Qingtingke during this year’s Double 11. This product provides resources and support to Weibo WeMedia owners and influencers in travel industry to enrich tourism product categories and improve destination tourism resources.
China’s Mobile Apps Market Insights in Q2 2015
China’s mobile internet users reached 657 million and smartphone users 601 million in Q2 2015 according to iiMedia. Smartphone penetration in China is expected to reach 38.6% by the end of 2015 and mobile apps is becoming an important part of Chinese life.
China to Become Largest E-commerce Market in 2015
China’s e-commerce retail sales are expected to increase by 42.1% to US$672.01 billion, accounting for over 40% of the global e-commerce retail sales in 2015 estimated by eMarketer. The e-commerce market in 2018 is expected to reach US$1.57 trillion according to eMarketer. China has become the world’s largest e-commerce market.
WeChat Increasing Efforts for Chinese Travelers Usage
WeChat’s urban heat map function was formally launched on September 25. WeChat users could check real-time traffic of attractions in China and get alerts for crowded places to help with travel planning. As China is investing more in tourism, this feature could be helpful to avoid visiting crowded places during holidays.
1/4 China Smartphone Users Install Foreign Apps
Mobile apps have covered all aspects of our life, including social communication, life services, information and entertainment and other. By 2015 Q3, 3.1 million smartphones have installed foreign applications according to TalkingData, accounting for about one-quarter of the overall mobile internet users.
The Top 10 Fashion Websites in China in August 2015
In August 2015, the average daily reach of fashion websites in China was 13.24 million users. The top ten websites by daily reach accounted for 3.8% of total internet users in China according to iResearch.
China Tier-3 & Tier-4 Cities: 58% of Total Smartphone Market
China’s third-tier and fourth-tier cities account for 58% of the country’s smartphone market. China’s first-tier cities only account for 13% and second-tier cities 28%, which is out of expectation.
WeChat Payment to Charge Service Fee
WeChat Payment has recently updated its fund transfer policy. Fund transfers or face-to-face payment using WeChat Payment is still free if the total monthly transfer is no more than 20,000 yuan (US$3,143.1). The excess part would take 0.1% transaction fee. However, WeChat red envelope is still free of charges.
Chinese Prefer Imported FMCG Products at Promotions
Chinese online shoppers prefer to take advantage of the occasional promotions to buy imported goods; and, they also prefer imported goods at promotions, accounting for 65% of online FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) sales according to Bain & Company and Kantar Worldpanel research.
China’s Top 10 Finance Websites in August 2015
The monthly effective browsing time of China’s finance websites was 200 million hours in August 2015, much lower compared with 280 million hours in July 2015.
China’s Mobile Search Market Insights in Q3 2015
The number of China mobile search engine users reached 590 million in Q3 2015 and the ratio of lower educated users have increased.