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Armani: Expanding Customer Reach from Retail to E-Tail in China
The Armani Group designs, manufactures, distributes and retails lifestyle and fashion products around the world. Armani first entered China with its 1,100 square meter Shanghai flagship store in 2004, and has since opened boutiques in more than 40 major Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Case Studies
Tagged Armani, China Consumer, China Luxury, Chinese consumers, e-commerce, luxury
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8 Trends to Watch in China’s Luxury Sector
Posted in Consumer Intelligence, Data & Facts
Tagged China Luxury, Chinese Consumer, Chinese consumer trends, Chinese consumerism, Gucci, luxury, LVMH, Middle Class, second-tier, trends
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China’s Top 10 Wealthiest Provinces
According to this past year’s Hurun Wealth Report, the provinces with the largest concentration of wealthy residents are as follows: Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Liaoning, Sic
Posted in Consumer Intelligence, Data & Facts
Tagged Beijing, Chinese consumers, Fujian, Guangdong, Henan, Hurun, Jiangsu, Liaoning, luxury, province, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, wealth, Zhejiang
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INTERVIEW: Starbucks to Open 1,500 Outlets in China by 2015
Walking down the streets of Shanghai, you don’t have to look far before you might see a young female professional dangling a luxury handbag from her arm, while holding an Apple iPhone in one hand and sipping a venti Sta
Posted in Inside Observer Intelligence, Interviews
Tagged digital marketing, iPhone, localization, luxury, Marie Han Silloway, NASDAQ:SBUX, starbucks
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Chinese Consumers Discover Luxury Brands Through Magazines
According to Fortune China’s recent consumer study, involving over 3,500 respondents, the most influential channel Chinese consumers leverage to discover new luxury brands is through magazines. The following graph breaks down the different ways Chi
Posted in Consumer Intelligence, Data & Facts
Tagged advertising, Chinese Consumer, luxury, media, trends
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China’s Luxury Consumption Exceeds 1/4 of Global Total
This past year’s World Luxury Association (WLA) and China Trade Development & Cooperation Center (CCPIT) report found Chinese luxury consumption from February 2010 to March 2011 reached 10.7 billion USD – equivalent to more than a quarter of
Posted in Consumer Intelligence, Data & Facts
Tagged CCPIT, Chinese Consumer, luxury, World Luxury Association
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INFOGRAPHIC: China as a Global Consumer of Luxury Goods
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Tagged China Luxury, e-commerce, luxury, netizen, online
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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
Posted in Consumer Intelligence, Data & Facts
Tagged China Consumer, Chinese Consumer, Gucci, luxury, McKinsey, Vinay Dixit
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Interviewed By British Chamber of Commerce on Luxury Consumerism in China
The British Chamber of Commerce recently interviewed me on the topic of luxury consumerism in China for the Spring-Summer issue of their business publication, the ChamberEy
Posted in Inside Observer Interviews
Tagged Chinese Consumer, Doctoroff, Interview, luxury
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The Relative Youth of China’s Wealthy
I came across this chart in The Wall Street Journal last week. It summarizes the results of HSBC’s “Affluent Asia Tracker.” According to the survey, th












