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There are periods when industries are forced to rethink how they market to their customers, and for the luxury property industry, this is one of those moments. Reporting on the crisis facing international property developers in New York, the Financial Times highlighted that wealthy Chinese investors have been pouring $5.4 billion into luxury property since […]

Any lingering doubts about how prominent a role K11 MUSEA will play in Hong Kong’s cultural scene can be set aside with the news that the waterside Kowloon development will host The Festival de Cannes Film Week from 12 to 17 November. Although Asian directors from Akira Kurosawa to Kim Ki-duk to Chen Kaige (陈凯歌) […]

Under the new leadership of creative director Hedi Slimane, the French luxury brand Celine is slowly rolling out its digital strategy for China. After opening a WeChat account roughly two years ago, the brand finally launched its first-ever WeChat Mini Program on July 8. But unlike other luxury brands that utilize a WeChat Mini Program […]

Virtual try-on makeup is not a new concept. The technology has long been used by retailers like Sephora, but to do so a store visit was required. Now, however, a new technology breakthrough from a WeChat app allows consumers the same virtual “try-on” experience anywhere through their mobile phones.   Photo: Armani beauty & WeChat. […]

Virtual try-on makeup is not a new concept. The technology has long been used by retailers like Sephora, but to do so a store visit was required. Now, however, a new technology breakthrough from a WeChat app allows consumers the same virtual “try-on” experience anywhere through their mobile phones.   Photo: Armani beauty & WeChat. […]

Supreme‘s devoted hypebeasts, who can be found lined up outside its New York City store daily, serve as a constant reminder that, when done right, there’s something unarguably enticing about drop retail. In a bid to appeal to Gen-Zers, luxury brands in China have been taking a page from Supreme’s book by orchestrating their own […]

A necklace was recently sold by a luxury brand for $400,000 — an impressive feat by any measure — yet that necklace wasn’t sold in a high-end jewelry store in Shanghai, Paris, Monaco or New York, but, surprisingly, on the online luxury retailer Moda Operandi, according to a report in Vogue Business. This is remarkable […]

A full-blown trade war between the United States and China is rattling nerves throughout the entire American business community. And the New York-based, acclaimed diamond retailer Tiffany & Co. — as a symbolic luxury player from the States — is no different from any other business that is currently enduring this stress. When the brand […]

Ever since brands like Tom Ford and Chanel started launching male cosmetics lines, discussions about whether man makeup would be the next big thing have been nonstop. Both the Guardian and BBC have reported on the rise of male beauty, but both have put a question mark on its commercial viability among Western men. In […]

In “Chinese Whispers,” we share the biggest news stories about the luxury industry in China that have yet to make it into the English language. In this week’s edition, we discuss: Huawei’s marketing solution Paid Presentation Service (PPS) Designer brand Jean Paul Knott to open a flagship store in Beijing Chaumet’s first-ever Chinese brand ambassador, […]