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Alibaba Group’s Taobao T-Mall Now Sells More Than Mobile Phones…
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Tagged Alibaba, China Consumer, China Luxury
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Green Consumption in China – Not Today, Maybe Tomorrow
Multinational companies continue to leverage the Internet to reach Chinese consumers. These companies experiment with Chinese social media sites like RenRen (Facebook clone) and Sina Weibo (similar to Twitter) in
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Tagged China Consumer, Chinese Consumer, General Electric, Green Consumer
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Interview with FT’s Richard McGregor on The Party in Contemporary Chinese Society (Part I & II))
To many, the Chinese Communist Party seems to operate under a veil of secrecy with very few Westerners or even Chinese understanding the full scope of its power. Richard McGregor, the Financial Times’ current Washington Bureau Chief, seeks to p
Long-term Consumer Outlook for China Luxury
As investments by companies like Louis Vuitton (LVMH), Gucci and Chanel in China’s luxury market increase, McKinsey continues their ongoing series of Chinese consumer surveys. Vinay Dixit, Senior Director of Asia Consumer Centers whom I previou
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Tagged China Consumer, Chinese Consumer, Gucci, luxury, McKinsey, Vinay Dixit
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Leveraging Local Partners to Reach Remote Chinese Consumers
When I lived in Beijing, occasionally people would tell me I looked like I was from Xinjiang, the natural resources-rich province in far western China. I never quite understood why…that is until my trip to Xinji
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Tagged China Consumer, Consumerism China, Distribution, FCPA, Samsonite, Uighur, Xinjiang
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The China Observer Returns – Version 2.0
Happy Chinese New Year to all of my readers! I want to ensure that The China Observer remains a valuable resource for Chinese consumer intelligence, technology trends and Asia Pacific business insight in the year of the rabbit and beyond. … Continue reading
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Product Placement Advertising in China
One of my favorite parts about living in Beijing was using Chinese on a daily basis. Whether it was ordering a shaobing for breakfast, presenting to clients in the afternoon, or catching up with Chinese friends fo
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Where Do China’s Luxury Purchases End Up? The Answer May Not Be As Clear As Black or White.
China is the world’s second largest luxury goods consumer market. All it takes is one visit to Shanghai, and even an inexperienced visitor will feel that he or she has arrived at the epicenter of Chinese luxury purchasing. Ye
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Tagged Alibaba, China Consumer, China Luxury, Geely, Gucci, Netease
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WSJ Ranks China’s Top Companies in 2010
For those of you who have not yet stumbled upon the Wall Street Journal’s Asia 200 Interactive map, please check it out here. The interactive map all
China’s current online war and why it will create a safer Internet for the Middle Kingdom – RWW
“While the dispute between Tencent and Qihoo 360 was not ideal for Chinese Internet users as the event unfolded, they will be better off for it. Just as Chin