A Foreign Firm’s Guide to Collaborating with Retail Distributors in China
In China, the retail distribution market is characterized by a fast-moving ecosystem, composed of a complex network that ties together different market players such as manufacturers, Chinese wholesale suppliers, trading companies, distributors, agents, and retailers. This network presents a landscape filled with untapped opportunities that many foreign companies are eager to discover and leverage for […]
A brand’s guide to Chinese gifting habits
Gifting in China goes beyond just products and special occasions. It includes everyday life and meaningful experiences that can strengthen harmonious relationships. To uncover how gifting habits are being shaped, we conducted in-depth desk research and social listening on major gifting platforms including Taobao (淘宝) and Liwushuo (礼物说) and social media platforms such as Xiaohongshu […]
Chinese New Retail giants are going global and social | Daxue Consulting
Chinese new retail Alibaba, JD and Tencent are well-known Chinese tech giants. They’re also Chinese New Retail giants What is New Retail? It’s a consumer-centric, data-driven approach that merges online and offline interactions as well as elements of traditional retail, social media and entertainment in the shopping experience. It not only improves shopping for customers […]
Shopping Malls in Shanghai: Enter the Shoppertainment Era
«Sometimes I cannot sell even one dress in a day »: this is the testimony of the owner of a dress shop in the Di Mei shopping center located in downtown Shanghai. In one of the most shopping-mad cities in China, shopping malls are starved of customers, vacancy rates are rising, and rents are plummeting, leading […]
Retail for Cosmetics in China
Retail Channels for Cosmetics Currently, the most frequently seen retailing terminals of cosmetics in China are: special counters in malls, supermarkets, exclusive shops, beauty parlors, online stores, direct selling and drugstores. The traditional retailing terminals like counters and supermarkets have developed steadily since its beginning, and new terminals like online stores and chain stores are […]