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American Fashion Brands Hitting “Emotional Sweet Spot” In Hong Kong

Since American traders moved to Hong Kong in 1842 following the First Opium War, American brands hav...
L2 Digital Index: China 2012

Beauty Brands Shine In New L2 Digital IQ Index: China

Supplanting the auto brands that led the way in last year’s ranking, beauty, fashion, and watches ...
Osiao has been developed over the past four years

Estée Lauder’s Osiao May Send Chinese Shoppers Mixed Signals

With 12 of its 28 brand offerings already selling in the Chinese market, American multi-brand cosmet...
Watchmakers hope for a rebound in mainland Chinese demand next year

Luxury Brands Count Chinese Among Best Customers, But Misreading Can Be Disastrous

It's becoming common knowledge in the luxury industry that relatively young, cashed-up Chinese consu...
ArtTactic's new reports are available for HK$550 (US$71)

ART HK Commissions ArtTactic For New Contemporary Art Market Reports

Indicating the importance of new Asian collectors in general and new Chinese collectors specifically...
China's retail market is poised for an explosion in the next five years (Graph: PricewaterhouseCoopers)

PricewaterhouseCoopers Report: China Ripe For Online Retail “Explosion”

As one would expect, China features heavily in this new report on retail and consumer trends, with P...
Asian middle class spending is expected to grow to $32 trillion by 2030

New Study Sheds Light On Spending Habits Of Asia’s Middle Classes

Among other findings, the report by the Asian Development Bank forecasts that the spending power of ...
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Which Luxury Brands Are Connecting, Digitally, With Chinese Consumers?

Despite concerted efforts by a handful of brands, according to a new "Digital IQ" study by the L2 Th...
China's luxury boom has created a luxury mall construction boom, but the country's high luxury tax has led many shoppers to buy abroad (Image courtesy Monocle)

How Can Luxury Brands Entice Mainland Shoppers To Buy Locally?

China's comparatively high luxury tax has been something of a double-edged sword for the government ...
Many luxury brands, like Gucci and Chanel, are banking on continued growth in China

China “Saves The Day” For Struggling Luxury Industry

This week, the Boston Consulting Group released the results of their survey of over 2,500 Chinese co...