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 | Strategy Subscribe now: $12 for 12 weeks FREE |  Never miss a luxury moment. Access the latest luxury business news and analysis, marketing and retail campaigns, features, special reports and live coverage during business hours. Check the $12 for 12 weeks offer for 22 percent off the annual subscription price. Entire
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 | Marketing Chinese customer a demographic concept, not geographic |  Luxury brands are usually 30 percent to 40 percent cheaper abroad than inside China, so Chinese customers love shopping abroad. But they are the same group of shoppers, no matter where they go, and brands should be aware of this reality. Entire
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