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 […]
International luxury brands meet Chinese Lunar New Year 2019 | Daxue Consulting

How foreign brands can leverage Chinese elements to approach the consumers For the rest of the world, it might already be a brand-new year, but not for Chinese people. The Chinese Lunar New Year is on the 5th of February in 2019. It is the most important traditional Chinese festival, which is also known as […]
International brands should enter the Chinese perfume market before it is too late | Daxue Consulting

Chinese perfume market shows fast growth, the market size reached RMB 15.2 billion (USD 2.2 thousand million) in 2017. Yet the Chinese perfume market is far from mature and therefore holds great potential. The history of perfume in China Many people believe that perfume is a new thing in China, however, this is far from […]
[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 […]
How China’s digital landscape shapes the thriving luxury footwear market

The luxury footwear market in China reaps the benefits of the overall luxury industry’s success As an important category in luxury, the footwear market in China is closely associated with the performance of the overall China luxury market. Despite some slowdown in previous years, the luxury market in China still appears to be very prominent […]
The Chinese Fashion Accessories Market Is Facing Unprecedented Growth

The fashion accessories market in China is showing a high-speed growth. For example, China has been the second largest jewelry market in the world in 2017 (around 671 billion RMB market size). As estimated, the sales revenue of fashion bags and accessories in China will be doubled from 2016 to 2019. Not only the market […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #5: How to start a successful apparel brand in China with Vivian Chang

In this week’s episode of China Paradigm, Daxue Consulting CEO Matthieu David interviews Vivian Chang, founder of apparel brand Crush Collection, to learn first-hand what it takes to start a successful apparel brand in China. Mrs Chang studied fashion design at FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) in Los Angeles before moving to China […]
Leisure Market In China: a changing Lifestyle

The following is a research on the leisure market in China. Economic development and social evolution have led to leisure activities becoming the necessities. The “need to escape” is enjoyed in different ways across cultures and is closely related to daily lifestyles, working life, and cultural patterns. As the Chinese society has experienced great changes over […]
Market Segmentation Strategy in China

Market Segmentation Strategy in China proved to be necessary China has been recently attracting major foreign brands in many different sectors. Zara, H&M, Swatch and others internationally loved companies have already settled in China. From their experience, it becomes apparent that tastes and preference of Chinese consumers differ from the Europeans. Therefore, before entering the […]
Branding Strategy: Fast Fashion in China

Fast Fashion in China refers to low to middle-cost clothing brands which focus on supplying their clients with fast changing collections that reproduce the current fashion trends seen on each season’s international designer shows. Fast fashion in China has strong attractiveness for young citizens The appeal of fast fashion in China is undeniable for the […]