Supermarkets and Hypermarkets in China: A revolution yet to come | daxue consulting
How is the supermarket and hypermarket industry in China currently performing? Supermarkets and hypermarkets in China are becoming more and more prevalent. A supermarket is a large form of the traditional grocery store: a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food and household products, organized into aisles. A hypermarket, on the other hand, differs […]
Market research: The soft drink market in China | Daxue Consulting
Continued expansion of China’s soft drink market The soft drink market in China include drinks with alcohol content of less than 0.5%. It can be classified into bottled water, soda drinks, carbonated beverages, fruit and vegetable beverages, tea beverages, milk, etc. This market analysis focuses on the development, consumers, brands and segmentation of the soft […]
The pinnacle of the Chinese luxury watch market: Rolex in China | Daxue Consulting
There is a saying in China: 穷人玩车，富人玩表, “The poor play with luxury cars, while the rich play with luxury watches”. As the Chinese earnings are increasing, their demand for luxury products is also increasing. In 2017, Swiss watch exports saw their strongest growth in more than five years according to a report by the Federation of the […]
The shampoo market in China: trends and opportunities for new entrants | Daxue Consulting
The prospects of the shampoo market in China are booming Shampoo, as a daily consumer product, has one of the highest penetration rates of personal care products in China. Most Chinese people wash their hair every 2-3 days and buy a shampoo and hair-care products every few months. The size of the shampoo market in […]
ALDI opened its first two stores in Shanghai: highlight of China’s grocery retail market | Daxue Consulting
On 7 June, German discount retailer ALDI opened its first two pilot grocery stores in China. The Shanghai debut has caused huge responses among consumers, both online and offline. In order to have a sight of the first brick-and-mortar ALDI store in China, hundreds of Chinese people were waiting outside of the stores before the […]
Podcast transcript #44: The challenges of promoting Italian products in China
Find here the China paradigm episode 44. Learn more about Carlo Dragonetti’s story in China and find all the details and additional links below. Full transcript below: Matthieu David: Hi everyone, I’m Matthieu David, the founder of Daxue consulting and the China marketing podcast China paradigm and today I’m with Carlo Dragonetti. You are in […]
China’s food and beverage market: Perceptions of Food imports into China | Daxue Consulting
There is a growing demand for overseas food brands in China Food imports into China exceed 60 billion dollars. In 2017, China imported 61.65 billion dollars worth of food, indicating a rise of 11.1% compared to 2016. The biggest Chinese imports were meat, dairy, and seafood. The meat was valued at 9.5 billion dollars with […]
Сross-border e-commerce in China: What do new CBE regulations mean for your exports business? | Daxue Consulting
How will the Chinese cross-border e-commerce market change? New CBE regulations On January 1st, 2019, China implemented new cross-border e-commerce regulations to improve the supervision of CBE retail imports. The two Circulars were issued by the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs (GAC), […]
[Podcast] China Paradigm #33: How to run a health food business in China
China Paradigm interviews Benjamin Patin, co-founder of Wheat Co. and Sailang. In this interview we learn about both his businesses, one doing China imports and one is a healthy restaurant in Shanghai. Diving deep into the business model of his restaurant, as it includes many interesting elements like meal planning and nutrition advising, we learn […]
Importing food to China: How to get foreign food products past China’s iron gate | Daxue Consulting
Importing food to China in 2019. Consumers demand for imported food in China has been growing steadily over the last several years. In 2017 China imported 53 million tons of food, up 36.5% from the year before. The value of the food imported also rose by 25%. Figure 2: Food-navigator Asia In 2017, China’s total […]