SHANGHAI: Brands looking to prosper in China need to tap into the nation’s cultural trends and position themselves in a way that resonates with key demographic groups a new study suggests. The 2017 Brand Relevance…
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China detains nine for selling fake fruit brand stickers
Nine suspects have reportedly been detained in China for selling fake stickers for brands including New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri, news site Shanghai Daily reported. Police seized more than two million stickers in recent raids…
‘Brands need to move at the speed of modern Chinese cultures’, report reveals
Chinese brand consultants, RTG Consulting Group, surveyed 5,000 consumers in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu, and conducted qualitative interviews with 45 China industry experts and select consumers as part of its annual survey. The resulting…
Regulator to fast-track reform of registration-based IPO system
China’s securities regulator is set to speed up the reform of registration-based IPO system, enhancing the proportion of direct financing, China Business News reported. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) will speed up the establishment…
China’s HNA taps Goldman for planned Pactera U.S. IPO: sources
The sprawling conglomerate has seen its banking relationships come under scrutiny in recent weeks, as Beijing reins in what it sees as excessively splashy deals by China’s top dealmakers. One of the sources said Pactera…
Hong Kong rejects IPO application of Morgan Stanley-backed insurance broker
China Everbright Capital Ltd and China Merchants Securities had been hired as joint sponsors of the IPO, according to the IPO prospectus. Under Hong Kong’s tightened rules, the regulator names IPO sponsors and issuers whose…
The Key for Brand Success in China is a Strong Digital Presence
Digital ad spending in China keeps rising, despite a minor slowdown in the world’s second-largest ad market. In fact, 57% of advertising spending in China will be directed to the internet in 2017, according to…
China’s debt specter could haunt Fed’s policy meetings
HONG KONG (Reuters) – In September 2015, the U.S. Federal Reserve cited risks from China as a key reason for delaying its first interest rate hike in a decade. A wall of Chinese debt maturing…
China’s budding online-grocery market a huge opportunity for Canadian food producers
The first time Matthew Bragg tried to sell Atlantic Canada wild blueberries in China, he sent 1.5-kilogram bags … an Oxford, N.S.-based family business that is the top global producer of wild blueberries. “They don’t…
China approves 9 IPO applications
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) — The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the country’s top securities market regulator, has approved IPO applications from nine companies. They will raise no more than 4.4 billion yuan (652.8 million…
Scaramucci Still Has Unfinished Business in China
Anthony Scaramucci, the Trump administration’s new communications director, finally made the leap from Wall Street to the White House. Selling his hedge-fund firm to a Chinese company will take longer. The sale of SkyBridge Capital…
Abercrombie Is Still Hip in China and Wants to Cash In
Retailer’s namesake and kids brands arrive at Tmall on July 26 Company seeks to reverse cooling international sales Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is looking to shoppers in China, where its brand still has prestige, to…
Louis Vuitton Joins E-commerce Rush in China
PARIS — Louis Vuitton has launched e-commerce in China, adding to a growing list of Western luxury brands cultivating the world’s most advanced digital market. Vuitton joins the likes of Burberry, Gucci and Michael Kors…
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