The enormous numbers of domestic Chinese travel are no secret – hotel brands are investing heavily in their China portfolio. At this point we could list the big names opening and building new hotels in China – Rosewood, W, Banyan Tree, Bvlgari, Conrad, Waldorf and more – but one stat tells the story: the total China construction pipeline stands at 2,523 hotels with 556,645 rooms. Continue reading “Domestic Luxury Chinese Travel: Uncovering the Booming Industry’s Trends”
It appears the bear is loose, as forecasts are pointing to a global recession, and to some, China is just the right size to blame. Continue reading “Sorry Apple, China Luxury Sector Remains Strong Thanks to Domestic Consumer Demand”
Joining one of China’s largest e-commerce platforms, JD.com in 2017 after a career leading both online and offline retail as VP with Nielsen, Xia Ding became President of JD International Fashion and Head of Toplife in 2018. Toplife, launched at the end of 2017, is JD’s stand-alone luxury platform which allows luxury brands to set up flagship online stores, delivering a high-end service to its users.
We spoke to Xia Ding at JD’s Shanghai base about their first year’s growth and future plans. Continue reading “5 Questions with: Xia Ding, President, JD International Fashion & Head of Toplife”
When Chinese consumers travel, of course they are still shopping. Yet this year just gone by has seen one of those ‘rapidly changing marketplace’ aspects that is the much lauded hallmark of the Chinese economy and society. Continue reading “What Increasing Domestic Chinese Spend Means for Luxury Brands”
China’s unique and continually evolving market creates exciting opportunities. Rather than try any crystal-ball predictions, here’s my summary of what this year can show us about the next, and what to look out for. Continue reading “The China Luxury Market in 2019 – 5 Things to Look For”
The Luxury Conversation is a partner to The Luxury Property Showcase Shanghai 2018, which is being held from December the 7th to the 9th, at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre on Nanjing West Rd. Continue reading “Exclusive: Attend The Luxury Property Showcase Shanghai 2018”
The second round of the China Luxury Summit in 2018 was held in Shanghai last week, with highlights including Chloe Reuter – co-founder of The Luxury Conversation – speaking on China’s next-gen luxury travellers, affluent Chinese families.
Presenting insights and learning from Farfetch in China was VP Commercial, Greater China, Alexis Bonhomme, who spoke about the consumer, the successes and the challenges that Farfetch is facing, and key trends for where the market is heading into 2019. Continue reading “Takeaways from Farfetch China – Alexis Bonhomme at the China Luxury Summit”
Earlier this month, ILTM China arrived in Shanghai. The first specifically China-focused iteration of the event came after strong demand for a dedicated Chinese version, with the market now too large to be just part of ILTM Asia. Because in case you missed it, Chinese outbound and domestic travel is booming.
There’s a high chance that, after China’s ‘Golden Week’ of national holidays at the start of October, you read that hundreds of millions of Chinese people travelled here, there and everywhere. These big numbers make for easy headlines, yet mean very little. Continue reading “How Green is the New Gold for Luxury Chinese Travellers”
A sincere thank you to everyone who made the first Luxury Conversation Nights an amazing evening, filled with energy and fun! 130 guests kept Glam jumping for hours, as everyone got into the spirit of meeting new people and making new connections.
Luxury Conversation Nights is the luxury industry mixer that brings people together to find new connections and new opportunities. Continue reading “Luxury Conversation Nights – Photo Gallery – 22 Nov at M Glam, Shanghai”
As has been made crystal clear thus far – it’s China leading luxury. China is also bossing it in the world of luxury automotive, accounting for almost 90% of the sales growth for leading luxury automakers in 2017.
China made up 27% of overall sales, three percentage points more than in 2016, and the number of luxury cars sold in China rose 17%, compared to the rest of the world according to a report from Nikkei Asian Review. Continue reading “How Luxury Car Brands Capture Their Customer with WeChat Mini Programs”
