What happens to luxury if Chinese consumers cut back?

Published: November 15, 2021

China’s slow growth is changing consumption patterns and delaying the government’s dream of transitioning the country away from an investment-driven growth model and towards a model focused on domestic consumption.

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Why water is not just water when it is Chanel

Published: July 20, 2021

The more familiar something is – in other words, the less differentiated it is – the closer that brand should gravitate around the reference price. But does that apply to luxury?

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The smell of success: How niche perfumes perform in China

Published: February 16, 2021

Foreign brands dominate in China, and the big beauty companies you would expect to see are all leaders in the arena: LVMH, Chanel, Coty, L’Oréal and Estée Lauder. Yet, Mintel predicted that those brands should face big challenges after the pandemic once consumers seek more personalized and intimate scents.

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