About 53.6% of Chinese outbound tourists take shopping as primary objectives of free and easy trips in 2015, according to a research of Mafengwo and TouTiao. At least half of their travel budget will be spent on shopping.
Top Tmall Stores on Double 11 2015
The annual online shopping banquet Double 11 2015 finally ended under the rush of advertising in the subways, buses, elevators, mobile phones, pop-up ads, WeChat, Weibo… Compared to previous years, the Double 11 2015 was held by both online and offline companies, including Alibaba, Suning, Tencent, Jingdong, Amazon, Yihaodian and others, which has become a […]
55% China Online Shopper Are Male
Women are born to love shopping. However, more male shoppers shop online than the female in China according to research data from Nielsen.
China Mothercare Online Shopping Market in H1 2015
Transaction value of China’s mothercare products on the online shopping platforms reached 190.24 billion yuan (US$29.67 billion) in the first half of 2015, including products such as infant formula, supplementary foods, diapers, baby supplies, baby clothing, toys, pregnant women supplies and so on.
22% Online Shopping Spend Are Newly Created Demand
78% online shopping consumption in China are alternatives to the traditional consumption, and 22% are new demands stimulated by online shopping market in 2014 according to China National Bureau of Statistics. Over 80% online shoppers got satisfied shopping experience.
Chinese Mothers spend 1/3 Online Time Shopping
Chinese mothers spend one-third of their online time on shopping in 2015 according to CTR Market Research. In comparison, Chinese moms’ time on social media is only one third as much as on Online.
China Top 10 News Websites in September 2015
Average daily reach of Chinese news websites totaled 58.776 million users in September 2015, and the overall effective browsing time reached 110 million hours according to iResearch.
China Personal Care Online Shopping Market in H1 2015
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.