China Consumer « Week In China - Part 3

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China Consumer

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Will made-in-China synthetic gems drag down diamond prices?
Mar 15, 2019 (WiC 444)

For decades, moissanite has been a popular diamond substitute. Although the two have different chemical properties, moissanite looks diamond-like. Unscrupulous sellers in China have cheated less expert local consumers by charging them a real ...

Yeshu coconut drink criticised for its misleading and erotic marketing style
Mar 8, 2019 (WiC 443)

The practice of using erotica in marketing to lure customers dates back as least far as the 1870s. That’s when Pearl Tobacco featured a nude female figure reminiscent of Botticelli’s Venus on its posters. Pears Soap, likewise, pictured a ...

Lee Man-tat
Mar 1, 2019 (WiC 442)

There is an old Chinese saying that “wealth does not last beyond three generations”. But the adage clearly does not apply to the Lee family behind the century-old LKK Group, which controls sauce brand Lee Kum Kee and health supplement giant ...

Hong Kong’s Wanchai Ferry stands tall amid African swine fever outbreak
Feb 22, 2019 (WiC 441)

The African swine flu epidemic continues to spread across China. The major livestock production province Shandong reported new cases of the contagion this week, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 100 across 27 regions since last ...

China cracks down on ‘cosmeceutical’ products
Feb 8, 2019 (WiC 440)

“In their eyes we are still gullible sheep waiting to be killed.” So wrote Chinese blogger Hao Yu, also known as Dr Big Mouth, in a critical post about Crème de La Mer face cream last autumn. Hao subsequently sued the Estee Lauder-owned ...

Why e-commerce platform Pinduoduo won’t honour “hacked” giveaways
Feb 1, 2019 (WiC 439)

When Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific sold a batch of first-class tickets between Vietnam and North America at economy-class prices last month it tried to make the best of its mistake. Cathay even promoted the error on Twitter with the hashtags ...

Could Luckin Coffee be the next Ofo?
Feb 1, 2019 (WiC 439)

It was one of the stellar ‘unicorns’ in China’s bicycle-sharing industry. During its heyday, the start-up attracted as much as $2.2 billion in funding from internet giants like Alibaba and Didi Chuxing. Its business model was hailed as one ...

Canadian clothing brand and NetEase face counterfeit claim
Jan 25, 2019 (WiC 438)

Founded over 60 years ago, Canada Goose has a reputation for coats that keeps you warm in the most extreme climates, like the summit of Mount Everest. Few of its customers will be climbing that legendary peak any time soon, of course. More likely ...

Hong Kong’s Vitasoy soaks up fast-growing soymilk sales across the border
Jan 25, 2019 (WiC 438)

Folklore suggests it was Liu An, a prince and an advisor to the emperor during the Han Dynasty, who discovered soymilk when tending to the needs of his ailing mother. Knowing that the nutritious legume needed a lot of chewing, he soaked it and ...

Fashion house’s Chinese New Year ad campaign baffles locals
Jan 18, 2019 (WiC 437)

For retailers, the Lunar New Year is a time when the culture of gift-giving reaches its peak. Most luxury brands put out products that commemorate that year’s animal in the Chinese zodiac (a pig this time around in 2019) and they launch ...

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