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If There Really Is Brand Fatigue in China, Why is Burberry’s Popularity Rising?

One day, Louis Vuitton is spelling out doom and gloom for the luxury market, and the next, Burberry posted better-than-expected quarterly sales. How can two brands similar in demo...

Why Have Flagship Stores In China When Online Sales Are Soaring?

07 May 2013
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Online retail sales in China increased 55 percent to RMB 194 billion ($31.5 million) in 2012 and are expected to grow 37 percent to RMB 265 billion ($42.7 million) in 2013, accord...

The Young and Affluent Are Driving Luxury Car Sales in China

06 May 2013
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What is the state of China’s luxury car market? Depending on who you read, it can be up or down. Yet, most agree that the emerging buyers of luxury cars are wealthy and you...

Chinese Acquiring a Taste for French Cheese?

03 May 2013
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The China Economic Review points out that the Chinese have long since adapted to pungent foods like chou doufu – stinky tofu – but can they learn to love nailao, the “milk j...

Q&A: Qiu Hao’s Martin Siaw on Luxury and Building the Independent Fashion Brand

02 May 2013
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Qiu Hao, with his dramatic dimensions and minimalism, has been praised by the international fashion industry as the hottest independent designer out of China. He is also the onl...

Military Plates Banned for Porsches and Other Luxury Cars

01 May 2013
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The Chinese military’s long love affair with luxury cars could come to an end. China has banned the use of military license plates for luxury cars beginning May 1 under a ne...

The New Normal for Luxury in China

30 April 2013
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Bain & Company recently reported that China’s luxury market grew just 7 percent in 2012, compared to 30 percent in 2011. China bought a quarter of the world’s luxury produ...