Key Growth Engines of Internet retail in China
Internet retail in China has experienced exponential growth, with a current value CAGR of 58.58% from 2010 to 2019; the highest among all channels in retailing in the country. Internet retailing attracts a large consumer base in China, especially the digital-savvy young and middle-aged consumers, with the penetration rate of over 70% in 1st tier […]
Sephora in China
Sephora: legend of beauty Sephora is a world-famous chain cosmetic store. It was established in 1969 in Limoges(里摩日) France. The name “Sephora” comes from Moses of the Holy Bible, a beautiful, wise, brave and generous young man, standing for elegance, joy, and freedom. Moses’ ideals match perfectly with the operational strategy of the company. At […]
Food delivery in China: A rapidly expanding tech battleground
The size of O2O catering market in China is growing as more Chinese order delivery for their meals. In 2018 revenues of online food delivery in China reached over 34 billion USD. The same year, online food sales rose by 36.8%. According to a recent report from the Qianzhan Industry Research Institute, the size of […]
Chinese daily life during the Coronavirus outbreak: Facing boredom with humor and digitization
How are Chinese people entertaining themselves during the Coronavirus outbreak? The 2020 Lunar New Year will be remembered for more than just the year of the rat. In addition to celebrating the New Year with family, China also had its hands full containing the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. The economic impact of the Coronavirus […]
How brand independence can maximize profits | workshop in Shanghai
One-Day Training and Workshops On Brand Independence 🗓️ Date: March 5th, 2020, from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm (including breakfast and lunch) 📍 Location: Jiaotong University 🎓 Within one day, learn how to: ✅ Gain independence from marketplaces like Tmall, JD, and others; ✅ Define a Unique Positioning for your brand website; ✅ Develop your […]
What is brand independence in China? | Workshop by daxue consulting
One-Day Training and Workshops On Brand Independence 🗓️ Date: March 5th, 2020 from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm (including breakfast and lunch) 📍 Location: Jiaotong University 🎓 Within one day, learn how to: ✅ Gain independence from marketplaces like Tmall, JD, and others; ✅ Define a Unique Positioning for your brand website; ✅ Develop your […]
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 #12: From WeChat to Douyin, how to master China’s e-commerce landscape
Matthieu David, founder of China Paradigm, interviews Jenny (Tingyi) Chen, Co-founder and COO of WalkTheChat, a WeChat marketing agency and software platform specialized in China’s e-commerce landscape. Chen describes how strong shared values allowed solidified the cross-cultural partnership with WalkTheChat’s other co-founder Thomas Graziani. Though neither of the co-founders are developers, they were able to […]
[Podcast] China paradigm transcript #1 : How to switch from an agency to SaaS model with Thomas Graziani
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Thomas Graziani, founder of WalkTheChat. The podcast explores how he switched from an agency model to a SaaS product model in China, how to build a business in China, and what the product WalkTheChat can bring to e-commerce businesses to get access to the Chinese market […]
Singles’ day shopping festival: 11.11 is Over, What Comes Next?
Now that the crazy shopping spree of the singles’ day shopping festival is over and 1.07 billion parcels have traveled all over China, let us step back a bit to take an objective look at this event. After all, it’s not the single period of the year when retail sales increase. Singles’ Day shopping festival: […]
Overview of the E-commerce Market in China
Overview of the E-commerce Market in China China has a very dynamic ecommerce sector, where you can buy almost everything online: Food, cosmetics, and even cars and diamonds ! Then, most products are sold online at lower prices than in normal stores. Internet in China China had 591 million internet users in July 2013, but […]
Market study: China has the most online shoppers in the Asia-Pacific
A recent market study showed that China now has the largest number of online shoppers in the Asia Pacific region. These figures were published by Mastercard in its 2012 study about consumers’ tendencies about online shopping. Mastercard created an index to measure the amount of online shoppers in each country, China got a score of 102, […]