China

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Why Gamers Mean Big Business

20 February 2019 • By Sam Gaskin and Zoe Suen

BoF Professional Exclusive

Why Gamers Mean Big Business

The success of recent Chinese marketing campaigns targeting female gamers suggests that fashion and beauty brands have underestimated the channel’s potential.

News & Analysis

China Puts a Pretty Face on Shiseido's Sales

17 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

17 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

Widening losses in the US and Europe and a company supply shortage caused a 29 percent slide in fourth-quarter operating profit, despite an 8.9 percent rise in 2018 sales.

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China Puts a Pretty Face on Shiseido's Sales

Widening losses in the US and Europe and a company supply shortage caused a 29 percent slide in fourth-quarter operating profit, despite an 8.9 percent rise in 2018 sales.

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What’s Ailing Mulberry?

14 February 2019 • By Sarah Shannon

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What’s Ailing Mulberry?

Chief executive Thierry Andretta is trying to turn things around, but the British heritage brand is a no-show at London Fashion Week again this season after years of sluggish sales and a slumping share price.

News & Analysis

China's Holiday Spending Slows Underlining Tough Start to 2019

11 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

11 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

Increasingly frugal Chinese consumers are sending chills through global investors, with the pullback in spending hitting the profits of companies such as Apple and Swatch Group.

News & Analysis

China's Holiday Spending Slows Underlining Tough Start to 2019

Increasingly frugal Chinese consumers are sending chills through global investors, with the pullback in spending hitting the profits of companies such as Apple and Swatch Group.

News & Analysis

Hermès Says Chinese Sales Momentum Still Strong

8 February 2019 • By Reuters

8 February 2019 • By Reuters

Sales momentum in the brand's Chinese stores stayed strong in the fourth quarter, despite investor jitters over fallout from the trade war and China's slowing economic growth.

News & Analysis

Hermès Says Chinese Sales Momentum Still Strong

Sales momentum in the brand's Chinese stores stayed strong in the fourth quarter, despite investor jitters over fallout from the trade war and China's slowing economic growth.

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China’s Best-Selling Brands You’ve Never Heard Of

6 February 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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China’s Best-Selling Brands You’ve Never Heard Of

Brands like Uniqlo and Canada Goose are making bank in China, but humble homegrown alternatives were the real winners during this year’s Spring Festival shopping sprees.

The Business of Beauty

Why High-Tech Beauty Is a High-Stakes Game

5 February 2019 • By Zoe Suen and Aijing Wang

The Business of Beauty

Why High-Tech Beauty Is a High-Stakes Game

China’s skin care-obsessed, tech-savvy millennials are a perfect testing ground for at-home beauty devices, but the country’s hyper-competitive market means there is no margin for error.

News & Analysis

Holiday Shopping Spree to Show What's Really Up With China's Economy

1 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

1 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

Premium goods are popular purchases during the festive season, and the week-long holiday will be an indication of just how resilient the biggest spenders are.

News & Analysis

Holiday Shopping Spree to Show What's Really Up With China's Economy

Premium goods are popular purchases during the festive season, and the week-long holiday will be an indication of just how resilient the biggest spenders are.

Global Currents

$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?

1 February 2019 • By Jiaqi Luo and Zoe Suen

Global Currents

$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?

A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.

News & Analysis

Chinese New Year Gives the Pig a Luxury Makeover

31 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

31 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Spring Festival celebration gives luxury brands including Gucci and Longchamp a chance to deliver capsule collections and potentially bump revenues after the holiday period.

News & Analysis

Chinese New Year Gives the Pig a Luxury Makeover

The Spring Festival celebration gives luxury brands including Gucci and Longchamp a chance to deliver capsule collections and potentially bump revenues after the holiday period.