Pet food market in China: the forecast is expecting Chinese pet food expenditure to get heavier
Raining cats and dogs in China China is ranked among the top three countries with the most cats and dogs with the total number of pet owners equalling 73.55 million in 2016. Among this number, 33.9 million were dog owners and 22.58 million owned cats. This clearly shows a preference for dogs among the Chinese […]
International brands are in demand on China’s prenatal care market | Daxue Consulting
Two factors responsible for the high-speed-growth of the prenatal care market in China Babies from the baby-boom back in the 1980s have become parents themselves in the last decade. They have caused another, bigger baby boom, because of the cancellation of the one-child-policy. In 2016, the universal two-child policy came out, meaning that every couple […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #14: How to run a creative brand consulting company in China
Mattieu David, founder of China Paradigm, interviews Qin Guo, managing partner of the branding agency BSUR. Guo took a different entrepreneurial path, rather than starting her own company, she brought an international company to China. In this China podcast, Guo tells her story of establishing the Shanghai office of the branding company BSUR. She organized […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #12: From WeChat to Douyin, how to master China’s e-commerce landscape
Matthieu David, founder of China Paradigm, interviews Jenny (Tingyi) Chen, Co-founder and COO of WalkTheChat, a WeChat marketing agency and software platform specialized in China’s e-commerce landscape. Chen describes how strong shared values allowed solidified the cross-cultural partnership with WalkTheChat’s other co-founder Thomas Graziani. Though neither of the co-founders are developers, they were able to […]
[Podcast] China paradigm episode #11: How to successfully increase the number of retail shops in China by five-fold
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David, CEO of Daxue Consulting, interviews Stephane Torck, the President and CEO of Asian Markets Development Company LTD, about his experience advising and supporting companies with retail shops in China in penetrating China’s markets. Torck explains how he took over a not profitable 80-store company and made it […]
Chinese Characters Found on Formula Packaging in Canadian Walmart Exposes Shopping Scandal
Another Scam of Chinese Oversea Shopper (Daigou). A Weibo (China’s biggest microblogging platform) post on Oct. 9 has been reposted 13,000 times and got almost 4,000 comments: Someone found Chinese characters written on the bottom of several Enfamil formula packagings in a Canadian Walmart. Why is this seen as a scandal in China? This article […]
Beverage market in China – What do Chinese people drink?
Do you need to be regularly updated on the Chinese market? Follow us on LinkedIn here The beverage market in China is one of the fastest growing markets in the Chinese food industry. According to Jihong He, the Chairman of China’s food circulation association, the beverage market in China will become the biggest worldwide by 2015. Production […]
Outdoor Equipment Market in China – Speeding Up
Outdoor equipment retailers in China have seen a significant growth in these last few years. As the Chinese are getting more aware of the importance of a healthy body, practicing sports outdoors is becoming increasingly popular. Before 1990, outdoor equipment retailers didn’t really exist in China, but last year the total sales for retail outdoor […]
Security Market in China – Improving Security or Control?
The Chinese security and public safety market is the largest in the world. The industry is on the rise, with significant opportunities in homeland security and public safety. In China, people attach a lot of importance to safety as it is the top priority, along with health. This desire for safety is common in China and […]
Console Games in China – The Next Level Up?
Over the next three years, the international games market will pass US$100 billion, and is expected to be reaching US$102.9 billion in 2017 according to some reports. Annual growth is taking place at the high-speed of +8.1%. The expansion is essentially attributed to the development of the Asian markets coupled with the rising mobile market. […]
Market of chocolate in China
For more information and insights on China’s market, follow us on LinkedIn and on Wechat by scanning the QR code below Market of chocolate in China Chocolate has been considered as an exotic product to Chinese consumers until 1970’s. Segregated for decades from the global market and brands, China shaped up to be the pivotal market for the […]
Champagne market in China
Promotion Strategy of Champagne on Domestic Market Champagne importation still booming in China? According to statistics from the Comité Champagne (CIVC), the Chinese mainland has imported a total of 1,633,146 bottles of champagne in 2013, with a decrease of 18.35% over 2012, ranking 15 worldwide. The total imports value is 24,390,461 euros. The same statistics […]