Five years later, Dolce & Gabbana in China is still struggling to regain popularity
Dolce & Gabbana, a renowned luxury brand, once enjoyed immense popularity in China. However, their reputation suffered a significant blow following the release of a promotional video that was perceived as insulting and discriminatory. As a result, the brand experienced a substantial loss of customers in the Chinese market. Despite efforts to repair their image […]
Five China marketing strategies that domestic brands do better than foreign brands
Foreign brands have enjoyed a positive reputation in the Chinese market for years, but as China shifts to a consumption-driven economy, domestic brands are gaining increasing advantage. As the nation’s digital ecosystem becomes increasingly more complex and further diverges from what’s familiar to the West, Chinese companies are better able to navigate the digital world […]
How established brands continue to attract young consumers in Hong Kong
Since the pandemic, the total retail sales of consumer goods in China have been greatly affected. From January to May 2022, the total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 17.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5%. The local epidemic has spread in many places, affecting most provinces in the country, and the operation […]
The strategy behind the colossal rise of Decathlon in China
Decathlon is both a manufacturer and retailer of sportswear and sports equipment based in France. Shipping worldwide, it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world with 1,696 stores in 59 countries as of December 2020. Among them, China represents a massive market for the company. Present in China since 2003, Decathlon had 313 […]