Chinese shoppers are drawn to online retailers like Taobao for lower prices and greater selection

China’s Female-Driven Luxury E-Commerce Market To Surpass $3 Billion In 2012

According to a new study by Taobao, luxury e-commerce purchases in China surpassed 15 billion yuan (...
The End of Cheap China by Shaun Rein

Book Preview: “The End Of Cheap China” By Shaun Rein

Hitting stores in March of next year, The End of Cheap China by Shaun Rein sheds valuable light the ...
Next stop: China

Moët & Chandon’s “Spirit Of 1743″ To Make China Debut

This September, the LVMH-owned champagne brand Moët & Chandon will kick off a host of events in Chi...
Rado spokeswoman René Liu (Image: Hexun)

Swiss Luxury Watchmaker Rado Opens Beijing Flagship

At the opening of the new Rado flagship in Beijing, China VP Michael Wan said a sea-change has occur...
Xi'an's Zhongda International Shopping Mall

Second-Tier Spotlight: Xi’an’s Young Luxury Consumers

It might not be as cosmopolitan as Shanghai or as culturally relevant as Beijing, but Xi'an, capital...
Seibu, one of Chengdu's top luxury malls, where women are the top consumers

Women The Driving Force In Chengdu’s Luxury Market (Jing Archives)

From the archives: The rising spending power of wealthier women has convinced many in the Chinese lu...
A guestroom at the new St. Regis Lhasa

High-End In High Places: St. Regis Opens Tibet’s First Luxury Hotel

St. Regis will be the first of several international luxury hotel chains to set up shop in Lhasa in ...
Montblanc has 98 stores in China, including its largest location in the world

China To Stay Montblanc’s #1 Market: CEO

Considering Montblanc's key demographic is middle-aged men, and middle-aged men remain the defining ...
One of the faces of "he fashion" in China: athlete Liu Xiang (Image: 163.com)

A Chinese Demographic Not To Neglect: Trendy, Big-Spending Men

The flashy sense of style being fostered in some of China's wealthier cities presents an opportunity...
Companies like Coach are already adopting a more female-centric marketing strategy in China, hoping to cash in on increasing financial independence of urban females

Want To Sell To Women In China? Start With TV

One of the gradual shifts we've been watching as the Chinese luxury industry matures is that of adve...