Retail
October 17, 2017
China's consumers lean heavily on social media to discover new products. Image credit: Knight Frank
By Danny Parisi
NEW YORK – As Chinese and Chinese-Americans continue to develop into the world’s largest luxury-buying demographic, understanding the social aspect of how this segment shops is key to marketing to them in the future.
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