Coach in China: A fast-growing affordable luxury brand
Coach’s history dates back to 1941. It started as a family-run workshop in New York City with a simple goal—to make beautiful, functional items in modern shapes from the finest leathers. In 1979, Lew Frankfort joined the company and came up with the concept of an “affordable luxury brand.” In the late 1980s, Coach began […]
Sam’s Club in China: Case study on successful Digital Marketing
Carrefour SA sold 80% of its operations in June 2019 after more than two decades in China, Tesco Plc folded its business into a joint venture in 2013, and Metro AG sold majority stake in METRO China to Wumart (物美) in Oct. 2019. While many foreign firms complain that China is a difficult market, Walmart-operated […]
Guide to discover the most popular sports in China
Although the Chinese have their favorite traditional sports like table tennis and badminton, the sports market in China is becoming in rich with a variety of activities. [Source: La Croix, China’s team at Olympic Games in 2016] Some sports in China have a particularly high media profile and influence among the population. The West still […]
China’s soap market is dominated by foreign brands
Overview of China’s soap market: which opportunities for foreign brands? In China, where the population has reached 1.4 billion in 2020, 23.68 units of soap are consumed annually per person. The market is subject to a consumption upgrade as the disposable incomes of Chinese rise and consumers look for quality. Other trends include the increasing […]
The adult toys market in China: untapped economic potential
Over the past 20 years, China has become more and more open. Sex is still a sensitive subject but consumer attitudes and the policies of the Chinese government are more flexible. The adult toys market in China is unfolding and is largely untapped. Download our report on China’s adult toys market E-commerce, brand image, strong consumer […]
The Cooking Oil market in China
Most Chinese dishes use more cooking oil than western ones. However, different regions of China have different cooking oil consumption habits. Currently, this market is controlled by big companies and WFOEs which build up enormous market share in previous years. The world’s second largest economic entity transferred from the largest producing country to the largest […]
The toilet paper market in China
The toilet paper market in China had experienced a stable growth in the last decade. According to Statista, from 2012 to 2019, it had a stable annual growth rate of 5.5% on average. By the end of 2019, the revenue reached 15,625 million USD. In the foreseeable future, it is expected that the revenue of […]
Hello Kitty in China: Case study of an iconic character
Hello Kitty, a well-known Japanese character that is enormously popular in China. Today it appears on every conceivable product, ranging from pencil cases and chainsaws to passenger jets. The phenomena of Hello Kitty in China is worth studying because of its success and popularity among women and children. Hello Kitty’s history Hello Kitty is a […]
Ferrari in China
Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the Italian sports car manufacturer sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947. Throughout its history, the company has been noted for its continued participation in racing, especially in Formula One, where it has had great […]
Chinese daily life during the Coronavirus outbreak: Facing boredom with humor and digitization
How are Chinese people entertaining themselves during the Coronavirus outbreak? The 2020 Lunar New Year will be remembered for more than just the year of the rat. In addition to celebrating the New Year with family, China also had its hands full containing the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. The economic impact of the Coronavirus […]
The Luxury Watch market in China: Status, sophistication and counterfeiting
Luxury Watch Market and Consumers in China Rolex, Omega, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Channel, Longines, Tissot, Rado, Blancpain and Piaget are the top ten luxury watch manufacturers ranked in the Chinese market in 2019. The luxury market in China has been soaring from 2017 to 2018 with a compound growth rate at 40%, which makes China […]
China’s winter apparel market is taking off with winter sports and winter tourism
With a middle class that is growing by the tens of millions, China is home to many size-able and burgeoning markets. Some of these markets are powerhouses in themselves when measured in comparison to those of other nations. Over the years, China’s various markets have doubled, tripled and even quintupled in size. Some have however […]