The market strategy of Prada in China: digitalization and localization
Prada is an Italian luxury brand founded by Mario Prada in Milan, Italy in 1913. The company entered the Chinese luxury fashion market in 2011 with a fashion show called “Prada RTW Spring 2011” to build its influence in the country. In the second half of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, Prada became one […]
Five steps to future-proofing for luxury brands in China
China’s luxury market accounted for 20% of the global luxury market in 2020 and it is expected to become the largest luxury market by 2025, thereby surpassing the regional share of the Americas and Europe. According to the report jointly released by Ruder Finn & Consumer Search Group, consumer confidence has been restored as 41% […]
Keeping up with the shifting Chinese luxury consumer demographics: What to expect when luxury embarks to lower-tier cities
The Chinese luxury market is a major source of revenue for many global brands and will become the largest in the world. However, Chinese luxury consumer demographics is changing. While it remains obvious for luxury brands to primarily target tier 1 cities in China first, there is much opportunity for growth and expansion in lower […]
Yin jewelry, redefining the gold jewelry market in China
Yin jewelry (隐) is a Chinese jewelry brand created in 2014 by two Chinese women. Starting out as a niche independent designer studio on Taobao at first and then Tmall, Yin jewelry is now working towards a mass-market brand. The brand’s concept is to create and sell “timeless, subtle and gold jewelry”. Download our report […]
5 men’s fashion trends in China
Chinese male consumers are increasingly keen to spend money on clothes. Between 2009 and 2019, the men’s fashion market in China grew steadily, reaching 594.9 billion RMB in 2019, recording a year-on-year increase of 4.07%. Moreover, male consumers spend on average more than 1,500 RMB on clothing. According to Euromonitor, Chinese male consumers’ top three […]
Little emperors: A glimpse into China’s luxury childrenswear market
According to a report jointly released by Bain & Co. and the TMall Luxury Division, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, several luxury brands in China ended the year 2020 with a two- or three-digit growth rate. Considering these figures, nowadays Chinese consumers undoubtedly play a major role in the global luxury market and their importance is […]
The Chinese Daigou industry explained | The future of surrogate shopping in China
Daigou (代购) is a form of surrogate shopping in China as a means to receive cheaper luxury goods from duty free shops and foreign countries. Along with the growth in tourism, the luxury market, and increased disposable income, the Daigou market in China has developed rapidly in the past ten years. Until 2014, the market […]
Black pearl for the masses: The caviar market in China finding ground just behind production’s explosive growth
Ever since 2006, the first home-made can of caviar has triggered a hyper-growth of caviar production in China. Within two decades, China’s caviar industry witnessed an incredible escalation from 0.7 tons to 135 tons a year, a nearly 200% growth in the total amount produced. Accredited by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) statistics […]
Fashion Industry in China: Analysis of the world’s largest fashion market
Overview of the Fashion industry in China China surpassed the US as the world’s biggest fashion market in 2019, according to McKinsey. The fashion industry in China has been flourishing and evolving over the past decade. Currently it is continuing to expand at an exponential rate. With the rapid urbanization and the increasing spending power […]
Personalization and customization in China: Is it worth the effort and how to create a campaign
China is on the path to becoming the largest luxury market in the world. According to a McKinsey report, China will contribute 40% of the world’s consumption of luxury goods by 2025, and it has already become the biggest market for many luxury brands. At the same time, foreign apparel brands have been expanding rapidly […]