Altavia Travel Retail managing director Hugo Vanderschaegh discusses the appetite among Chinese millennials and Gen Z for their rediscovered heritage and how this shapes travel retail’s strategies to …
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How luxury brands are courting the new Chinese consumer as shopping tourism resumes
Luxury brands are revamping connections between online and offline shopping channels ahead of high-spending Chinese tourists’ return to the world’s fashion hotspots, said industry executives.…
The Fragrance Edit: Chapter VIII –Revamping Digital Engagement in Fragrances
Fragrances, a highly sensorial category, was one of the winning beauty and personal care categories of the Covid-19 pandemic. The post-2020 resilience of fragrances was achievable thanks to its abilit…
How did elaborate mooncake packaging become a problem in China?
It is undeniable that the packaging of Chinese products are more elaborate compared to similar products in Western countries. In some cases, consumers have to unwrap four or five layers of intricate w…
The Beauty Edit: Chapter IV – What are C-beauty brands doing to storm Douyin: Key takeaways for global brands
China’s accustomization to the dynamic zero-Covid policy has allowed its beauty market to gradually recover following two years affected by the pandemic. The recovery was first observed in July 2022 a…
The growing demand for pre-made meals over takeout among Chinese consumers
Chinese diners are saying goodbye to takeout and hello to home-cooked – with a pre-made twist. Meal kits, which arrive chilled and can be heated for consumers to enjoy at their leisure, have become a …
The China Files: What Chinese consumers want in 2021
In 2021, ever-changing consumer tastes, coupled with the recent impact of Covid-19, has made China a challenging retail landscape for foreign brands to navigate, as consumers adapt the way they like t…
Tmall Global aims to boost China’s imports of international brands
Tmall Global unveiled two key initiatives that further Alibaba’s plans to bring $200 billion worth of international goods into China over the next five years and help businesses of all sizes enter the…
Tmall targets to open 1000 new beauty stores in 2019
Alibaba’s Tmall said it expects international and domestic cosmetics brands to open 1,000 shops this year to meet burgeoning demand from Chinese consumers.…
Connecting Australian suppliers with Chinese consumers
AuMake, a company that specialises in connecting Australian suppliers with Chinese consumers, has launched Australia’s first dedicated retail hub for ‘daigou’ shoppers.…