Three major trends are shaping China’s luxury market today: expansion of luxury brands into everyday categories, increased attention towards niche brands and personalization, and “normalization” of online sales of luxury goods.
China online luxury consumption trends
Deloitte released the “2017 China Whitepaper on Luxury Consumption online”, hoping to answer two questions: Who are the consumers buying luxury goods in China, and what are their consumption habits?
High-end retail should focus on high-value-added goods and services in China
China’s retail market has seen huge shifts in consumer preferences and buying habits over the past decade, a trend which has only accelerated in the past few years. To cope with the changes, retailers are rushing into the high-end market and integrating on- and offline retail experiences into a seamless package, selling experiences and quality […]
Powers of luxury goods 2017: China vs. Global
US dollar-adjusted prices for equivalent items are on average over 50 percent higher in China than in Italy and France.The price difference can vary widely across countries, eg. between China and France. Both Mainland China and Hong Kong experiences a slowdown in luxury goods spending continually, with economic uncertainty dampening consumer confidence. Background on Luxury […]
INSIGHTS Chinese fashion KOL pivot from marketing to direct sales
China’s fashion bloggers maximize their business value – from sashaying down the fashion walkways as models, designing their own clothing line, acting as brand ambassadors and now to even doing direct sales of luxury goods. Besides engaging influencers (commonly known as KOL) as brand ambassadors or design collaborations, luxury brands now can sell their bags […]
KOL marketing rising in China’s luxury fashion industry
With the engagement of Internet celebrities and key opinion leaderships (KOLs), a new way has been paved in luxury brand marketing in China. Other than inviting online celebrities and KOLs to endorse the products and sometimes collaborating with them to produce new designer items, luxury brand companies have also started to sell their designer products […]
French beauty brand L’Occitane to open its first Café in China
Recently, French beauty product retailer L’Occitane is opening the first Café in mainland China (Nanjing). As the brand competition becomes more and more fierce, skincare brands have to develop various by-businesses to attract and maintain more customers.
Top 3 categories for digital purchase in China are food, fashion, and household items
Retailer websites or apps are the first digital information source in all countries – most notably in the USA, UK, Germany, France and China according to a survey by Digitas.
Shifting demographics leading the changes of retail in China
Chinese millennial shoppers are shifting toward an emphasis on life experiences, convenience, and a healthier lifestyle according to a PwC report on China’s retail and consumer products sector.
Japan and Korea Still Hot Destinations for Chinese Travelers in 2016
The number of Chinese tourists traveling abroad increased 19.5% YoY to 120 million in 2015 and the number was 13 times higher than that of 1998 according to China National Tourism Administration. Data of Feng Li & Fung Group Research Center showed that consumption of Chinese tourists totaled US$229 billion in 2015.
45% Chinese Consumers Prefer to Know New Luxury Products via Videos
45% consumers prefer to watch videos to get new luxury products information, 27% prefer to watch products photo gallery, and 14% prefer articles or special visits to know products according to the latest research of Mintel.
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.
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 Hotel Search Behavior Overview 2015
With the policy of “internet +” in China today, a large number of consumers tend to research the hotel information through online search engines, book or reserve hotels in OTA and hotel official websites, and share the experience in the social networking platforms. Chinese consumers’ demands are showed on the Internet; therefore internet data become […]
Over 100 Million Chinese Travelled Abroad in 2014
Recently Hotels.cn released the fourth ” Survey on Chinese tourists traveling abroad in 2015″, which reveals that the sustained and steady growing China’s overseas travel market has brought enormous business opportunities to the global tourism and hotels. In 2014, the number of Chinese traveled abroad exceeded for the first time 107 million, with an increase […]