Author Archives: CLD-Admin

Following high-profile openings (and closings) in 2011 and 2015, Coach hopes the third time is a charm on Alibaba’s Tmall marketplace. Long-time Jing Daily readers will remember Coach’s initial foray on Tmall, which was launched to great fanfare and closed with a whimper less than eight weeks later after disagreements about a “counterfeit crackdown arrangement,” as […]

GANNI, a Danish mid-market contemporary label, has risen to prominence in the past decade thanks to its cult Instagram following of swipe-happy “cool girls.” The brand now leverages a following of over 600k and turns over an estimated $100 million in sales. GANNI’s success is the result of a tight strategy that includes its effortlessly […]

Luxury brands should count their blessings. Compared to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment, which has been suffering negative, flat, or low single-digit growth rates, the luxury market has been outperforming non-luxury sectors for nearly two decades now, growing at a high single-digit growth rate globally — with China’s growth rate projected to be around an […]

The ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute is claiming more victims in the form of U.S. universities and retailers who have, in recent years, come to depend on big-spending Chinese international tourists and students. As of the 2017-2018 academic year, U.S. universities had more than 360,000 Chinese international students, a demographic that contributed an estimated $13.9 billion […]

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: Louis Vuitton to hire additional 1,500 employees to meet strong demand in China Top 50 most influential KOLs in China by Forbes Chinese supermodel […]

This post originally appeared on Azoya, our content partner site. China is expected to have the world’s largest retail market by year-end, but many major beauty brands have refused to sell in the market due to the country’s outdated animal testing requirements. Now things are changing and the government is easing some of its requirements. […]

With only an eight-year official presence in mainland China — opening its first stores there in 2011 — Ralph Lauren is both a relative newcomer and a well-established brand among Chinese consumers. Having developed strong name recognition initially via trips to Hong Kong taken by mainland businesspeople and tourists in the 1980s and ‘90s, for […]

Who says no to a tasty cake delivered in a gorgeous gift box? The correct answer: no one. On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated on September 13 this year, many Western luxury brands have created their own specially designed mooncake gift boxes for valued customers and business associates. As part of […]

The e-commerce market is growing globally, but in China, the expansion is even more remarkable. Motivated by low prices and convenience, Chinese buyers have fully embraced online shopping in a country where Alibaba, Amazon, JD, and Zalando are the big players. Yet the focus is often on the world’s two largest e-tailers, Alibaba and Amazon. […]

The Jing Daily team is pleased to introduce the Jing Daily Fashion Week Score, which evaluates a range of parameters to assess how a brand’s collection resonates with the Chinese audience. For NYFW Spring 2020, Jing Daily looks at a range of brands who have a stake in the Chinese market: from powerhouse Ralph Lauren […]