The monthly active devices of China mobile internet has held steady at over 1 billion units, seeing slow growth in 2017. The year-on-year growth rate also shows the gradual step-down trend. China’s mobile payment transaction value has already reached US$5.5 trillion in 2016, which is estimated to reach US$15.4 trillion in 2017. The number of […]
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Growth in the number of stores vs sales by retail store type 2013-2015
Convenient stores are historically the best performing type in China’s traditional retail market as you can see from the chart below of different types of retail stores in China.
Tmall vs JD.com on social media buzz
Chinese New Year is the most important festival in China. Shopping is an integral part of Chinese people’s celebration, and naturally, e-retailers were engaged in fierce battles to compete for attention, and hence preferences, of consumers in the days leading up to Chinese New Year (February 15 in 2018). JD.com (partly owned by Tencent) and […]
Evolving cultural values in China and how brands can use them to switch on growth
Evolving cultural values and how brands can use them to switch on growth. Trend 1: Time lost and gained Cultural observation The last couple of decades have been defined by a sudden increase of the social and personal pace of life: from society passing to modernity, to early loss of carefree childhood and rise of […]
China’s FMCG spending grew by 4.3% in 2017
Spending on fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) in China grows by 4.3% from a year ago, which is 0.7 percentage point higher than that in 2016 and the fastest in three years.
Understanding China’s Retail Trends in 2018
China retail giant Suning held its annual spring conference this month; as the largest O2O retail enterprise in China, this meeting does not just announce Suning’s strategy and development goals for 2018, but also serves as a bellwether for the whole retail industry in China. Looking back at Alibaba and Suning’s 2017, it is possible […]
China e-commerce market (B2B, B2C, mobile) in Q3 2017
China’s e-commerce market is already the world’s largest, and its growth, while slower than in years past, is still more rapid than that of any other large economy in the world. The following is an overview of several e-commerce sectors in Q3 2017. SME-oriented B2B Platforms B2B platforms serving small-to-medium enterprises saw slower revenue growth […]
Black Friday continues to be a revenue driver for cross-border e-commerce platforms in 2017
With “Black Friday” falling just two weeks after this year’s 11.11 promotions, it was probably inevitable that consumer fatigue and diminished enthusiasm (not to mention diminished wallets) would sap the strength of the latter. Though cross-border e-commerce platforms introduced various discounts and promotions in the week leading up to Black Friday, most of them failed […]
Top 10 iOS app publishers in China in Nov 2017, led by Tencent, NetEase
NetEase rose to the second place right after Tencent in November 2017 by total number of iOS app downloads with two mobile games, Knives Out and Rules of Survival according to App Annie.
Uniqlo’s Secret Recipe to Success on Alibaba Double 11
Uniqlo has been a sales leader on Tmall during Singles’ Day (Nov. 11th, or Double 11, major Chinese e-commerce event comparable to Cyber Monday in the US). This year’s 11.11 marks the 9th one held by Taobao and Tmall, and the 8th in which Uniqlo has participated; this year Uniqlo launched its 11.11 promotions in-store […]
Yu’E Bao users 50 year-old and above grew by 40% in Q3 2017
Alibaba recently released a report entitled “Mom and Dad’s Mobile Internet life” which shows that the national middle-aged preferred 3C and home appliances when shopping online.
Singles Day (Double 11) Consumer Report 2017 – Hottest physical goods are apparel, shoes and food
About 10 years ago, Chinese young people jokingly named each year’s November 11 as “Singles Day” because all digits for this day are the lonesome “1”. Alibaba Group saw a commercial opportunity and in 2009 launched an online sales festival to “celebrate” the Singles Day. Now it has become the world’s largest e-commerce as Alibaba’s […]
China Double 11 Shopping Festival Sales Statistics 2017
In the ninth year of the world’s largest 24-hour shopping event, this year’s Tmall Double 11 2017 will showcase:
REPORT E-economy: China vs. the U.S.
China, in just a few years, has made the leap from a nearly unwired country to one of the most wired on earth. This incredible transformation has resulted in one of the most internet-driven economies, and because of China’s sheer size, its e-finance and e-commerce companies are among the world’s largest. Users and economic activity […]
REPORT China Digital Payment Study 2017
Digital or electronic payments have become the go-to method for many consumers in China to pay for purchases and transactions, online or offline. Coming into the digital age with only a limited credit and debit card infrastructure outside major cities, China leapfrogged straight to mobile payments from cash, pushing the trend further than is seen […]