In the West, women’s suits have had cultural momentum during the 1970s’ feminist movement. In 2019, the Chinese TV series “All is Well,” featuring actress Yao Chen dressed in a suit most of the time, underlines China’s suit trend. There are now over 4,600 posts under the hashtag # Su...
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Social e-commerce platform Pinduoduo is expanding into China’s booming cross-border e-commerce business in an effort to meet growing consumer demand for quality goods. The expansion comes as Chinese e-commerce giants are raising stakes in their globalization initiatives, aiming to bring in more imported products – seen as higher quality – to...
WeChat Mini-Programs took off in 2018, with thousands of brands and retailers diving in to explore business opportunities. This article summarizes survey results from 8,000 WeChat Mini-Program users and links use habits to implications for brands and retailers. Nearly 70% of users are optimistic about Mini-Programs future development, and over...
Beijing is tightening it's cyberspace controls. This also means short video app operators are required to more heavily censor their content. Perhaps as a result of that, ByteDance, the company behind Douyin and Tiktok, is developing a more serious side to its business that the fun-loving younger generation may not...
Online versus offline was an “either-or” retail equation not long ago. The popularity of new retail is creating a more favorable third option that combines both in-shop and online experiences. All major Chinese tech giants including Alibaba, Tencent, JD, Xiaomi, and Meituan have made similar moves. And now Kaola from Netease,...
We’ve prepared a list of internet platform trends for those who have digital presences in China, are contemplating digital presence, or just interested in tech generally. This list is part of a Predictions Mini-Series in which we also cover travel and consumption trends for the coming year. Before we dive...
A few months ago RED opened up the shopping cart features, and now it has taken a step towards encouraging partnerships between brands and KOLs. It opened a platform for verified brands and KOLs to search for and find each other. Companies and MCNs can now find influencers by searching...
China’s ecommerce (cross-border & domestic) market continues to see high double-digit growth year on year. A recent publication from the Chinese government mentioned that between January and October 2018 retail imports of cross-border ecommerce reached 67.2 billion yuan in China, up 53.7% year-on-year. Additionally, data provided by the Ministry of...
Earlier this month, Douyin opened its shopping cart feature. It's rival short video app Kuaishou following up, upgraded its e-commerce services, giving preference to domestically produced goods and partnering with Chinese e-commerce giants services such Alibaba-owned Taobao and Tmall, as well as mobile e-commerce platform Youzan in the hope of...
The growth rate of Singles’ Day has been slowing since 2015. This year, Singles’ Day GMV grew 23.7%, compared to last years’ 43.5% growth. But growth figures aside, Singles’ Day has changed China’s retail landscape as it continually introduces new brands and products from different countries. For some overseas retailers,...