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The growing strength of global and local brands: What is driving China’s eye makeup market

eye makeup market in China

Chinese beauty standards are constantly evolving, driving shifts in makeup trends that resonate with evolving tastes. Women are increasingly embracing and showcasing their unique beauty, propelling the continuous expansion of the beauty market. Forecasts suggest that the market size of China’s cosmetics industry in 2022 stood at approximately RMB 393.6 billion, with an anticipated growth […]

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce: Decoding the USD 99.5 billion market

Southeast Asia e-commerce market

Southeast Asia is a diverse market situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The region comprises 11 countries: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. With a population of 679.35 million in 2023, Southeast Asia represents around 8.67% of the total population. Added to the […]

Shein’s market strategy: how the Chinese fast-fashion brand is conquering the West

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Shein is now the largest Chinese cross-border fast fashion e-commerce company. The e-tailing brand reaches consumers in the United States, France, Russia, Germany, and over 150 other countries. In 2023, the app had over 261.9 million downloads, with over 53 million users worldwide. The e-commerce platform stands out as one of the most rapidly expanding fashion retail websites in the […]

The changing dynamics of Double 11 in China

double 11 in China

Double 11 in China (双十一), the equivalent to “Black Friday” in the United States, is China’s largest e-commerce shopping festival. It was first organized in 2009 by Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group (阿里巴巴) to celebrate “Single’s Day”. Other e-commerce brands like Pinduoduo (拼多多) and JD.com (京东) have followed suit over the years. Brands made a significant portion of their annual turnover […]

B2B marketing in China: The Chinese business culture embrace online strategies for procurement

B2B Marketing in China

The extensive and lucrative Chinese market presents B2B companies with an abundance of opportunities. According to the Analysis of B2B e-commerce industry in China by the Chinese market research company Gonyn, China’s B2B e-commerce transaction scale reached 29.95 trillion RMB in 2021, with a year-on-year growth of 11.34%. In 2022, China’s B2B e-commerce transaction scale […]

How Single’s Day 2021 was different from all previous Chinese shopping festivals

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Single’s Day is the largest online shopping event in the in China. It started in 2009 by Alibaba on the Taobao Mall (Tmall) platform, and has since then, been held annually. 2021 became the largest year for Single’s Day in China, with 290,000 brands participating in Tmall. However, Single’s Day 2021 was different from every […]

What made Double 11 2020 break records: Sales stats and new trends

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November 11th, also known as “Guang Gun Jie”, was invented at first to celebrate singles’ day, as opposed to Valentine’s Day. In order to boost sales, Alibaba turned it in to a shopping festival in 2009, in which year it earned a total revenue of 50 million RMB. From then on, each year brought more […]

Second-hand e-commerce in China reaches demand from a new generation of consumers

second-hand e-commerce market in China

Under the Chinese context, the word “Second-hand” (二手货) does not have a positive perception, as the previous generation of consumers do not take pride in consuming used product. It is a stereotype from the last consumer era in China when people were looking for “brand-new”, “luxury” and “possessions”. However, as the economy has matured, growth […]

The craze for e-commerce gamification in China, from charity to double 11

e-commerce gamification in China

E-commerce gamification in China was one of the top marketing strategies during Double 11 2020. Consumers are exposed to more stimulation than ever before. Thus, the traditional marketing tools like TV commercials don’t work like they used to. Companies have found more creative and engaging ways to capture consumers’ attention, which lead to the rise […]

The complete guide to Clothes Distribution in China

clothes distribution in China

Clothes distribution in China is shifting from offline to online. Online platforms are increasingly sophisticated, and brands must evaluate which platforms have the highest return on investment. Luxury, fast fashion, foreign and domestic brands all have unique needs which can be met by different distribution channels. Despite consumers turning more to online channels, offline channels […]

Daxue Talks 63: The evolving user experience on Bilibili during COVID-19 in China

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Evolving user experience on Bilibili covid-19 in China In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, many online users have been changing their behavior on the video-sharing website Bilibili. And how are brands targeting their Gen Z consumers on the platform? Miro Li, founder of CHINable Academy and Double V Consulting, provides her insights.  Jump to the […]