CONVERSE’s recent controversy in China and Chinese sneaker brand‘s comeback
The sneaker market in China On the 1st April 2019, a CONVERSE store in Jining, Shandong province, released an announcement and has triggered lots of criticisms among Chinese consumers. In the announcement, the retailer published the put-on-sale date as well as the requirements for purchasing the CONVERSE Chuck 70 High Top: consumers need to wait […]
Sanitary pads, tampons: everything you need to know about the feminine hygiene market in China
The market for feminine hygiene in China is difficult to understand. Between the open-mindedness of younger consumers and the old beliefs of older women, preferences differ. In 2017, China’s female population was 679 million. This leaves many opportunities for feminine hygiene brands. However, the obstacles are numerous. Daxue Consulting gives an overview of the obstacles […]
How can international brands successfully use Live-Stream Shopping to advertise in China?
Live-stream shopping is currently the biggest craze in China’s e-commerce industry, but what is it? Live-stream shopping has been compared to TV shopping on American QVC channels, but it is live, spontaneous, interactive, and sometimes gamified. Hosts broadcast in real time, videoing themselves modeling clothes or other goods, and viewers can then immediately purchase that […]
Localizing international swimwear for Chinese consumers’ preferences
The demand for swimwear in China has increased considerably in recent years, adding to an already formidable Asian swimsuit market. China is the fastest growing swimwear market in Asia, with an average of 9.6% annual market growth. This flourishing market is driven by the increase in disposable income that accompanies the ongoing Chinese economic boom. […]
New retail in China: Redesigning the consumer journey
Retail is now at a crossroad. Driven by digitalization, the development of the omnichannel and new customer requirements, trade, and retail have undergone profound changes in recent years. In China, Alibaba has taken the leadership of this revolution by unveiling its new retail project in a 2017 letter to shareholders: New Retail. In this article, […]
Advertising trends in China: How do brands occupy metro space? | Daxue Consulting
Metro systems worldwide are beset by advertisements, and China is an exception, with some of the largest metro systems in the world. Daxue Consulting deciphered the strategy to advertise in the Chinese metro, including positioning, targeting, advantages, innovations, everything you need to know! Tips for one of the most active advertising methods in China: Metro […]
Fashion and Fitness: Licensed sports merchandise market in China 2019 | Daxue Consulting
Licensed sports merchandise market in China in 2019. With a growing interest in sports, health, and fitness, and a keen eye for fashion, Chinese society has demonstrated a high demand for sports merchandise in the recent Chinese market. Licensed sports apparel, footwear, and other sporting goods have been on the rise since the Reform and […]
An exemplary cross-industry collaboration example in China: What do lipstick and China’s most popular mobile game have in common? | Daxue Consulting
M.A.C successfully collaborated with China’s biggest mobile game to boost brand awareness Cross-industry collaboration in China. Last month, the Canadian cosmetics brand M.A.C and the most popular Chinese mobile game Honor of Kings released five co-branded lipsticks, featuring the lip colors of 5 well-known game characters. This cross-industry collaboration has become a huge success and […]
What international brands must know about the domestically dominated healthy snacks market in China | Daxue Consulting
Healthy snacks market in China. How to eat healthy without sacrificing taste is more or less a worldwide concern. This is certainly the case with Chinese consumers. Chinese consumers are on the search for healthy snacks to fill their stomachs. In China, traditional Chinese recipes provide a solution to this conundrum. Many healthy snacks are derived […]
Beverage market research: Mineral water industry in China
Chinese people used to get groundwater from the pump, but nowadays, most people drink boiled tap water. Sometimes consumers also buy mineral water, distilled water or purified water. With the growing demand for bottled water, so many water producers are active in the water industry with specific market strategies and distribution channels. Thus, water becomes […]
Comparing smart speakers available on the Chinese market in 2019 | Daxue Consulting
Daxue Consulting always strives to look at the product or service through the consumers’ eyes. Thus, our team systematically conducts different big and small (like this one) experiments in order to come across all the pros and cons of the goods or services in the Chinese market. Since one of our aims is to perform […]
The expanding Chinese lighters market provides diverse opportunities for international entrants | Daxue Consulting
China is now the largest producer and exporter in the world， with an enormous population of smokers, and thus a huge domestic demand for lighters. In addition, some luxurious and innovative types of lighters are now considered as new gift options and hence broaden the demanding spectrum of lighters in the domestic market. The continuously […]