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News on Consumers & Retail in China

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Raising the bar

Meet the ‘Hermès of ice cream’
May 28, 2021 (WiC 542)

Despite its exotic sounding name, Häagen-Dazs was founded in New York by a Polish immigrant in 1959. He reckoned that ice cream lovers would be more willing to splurge for something with a foreign name so he came up with what he thought sounded ...

Pay-to-view, in reverse

Why Tencent is giving people ‘coins’ to watch videos on its new app
May 21, 2021 (WiC 541)

“Remember that time is money. He that can earn ten shillings a day by his labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of that day, though he spends but sixpence during his diversion or idleness, it ought not to be reckoned the only expense; ...

Reviewing the reviews

Eleven Chinese brands barred from Amazon’s US site
May 21, 2021 (WiC 541)

Amazon closed its Chinese site, Amazon.cn in 2019 after failing to crack a market dominated by domestic giants like Alibaba and JD.com. But that didn’t mean the e-commerce giant had given up on China completely. In fact, Amazon has been ...

The Alibaba effect

More Chinese firms target Hong Kong shoppers
May 14, 2021 (WiC 540)

In 2013, the Hong Kong government sparked a public outcry over its refusal to give a television broadcast licence to Hong Kong Television (HKTV). Formerly known as City Telecom, the company was founded by Ricky Wong, who in the 1990s made his ...

Too good to be true

A sugar-free local brand challenges Pepsi and Coca-Cola – then apologises
Apr 30, 2021 (WiC 538)

Xu Han, who is in his mid-20s, admits that he hasn’t had a soft drink in a long time. In the past, he told ThePaper.cn, his family often served Sprite and Coca-Cola at dinner gatherings. But more recently, their choice of beverage has been ...

Chopstick maker to IPO in Shenzhen
Apr 30, 2021 (WiC 538)

Primitive forms of forks – made from animal bones – have been unearthed in burial sites in China’s Gansu province. They date back 4,000 years and predate by a few centuries the usage of chopsticks. It is not known why the ancient Chinese ...

Kohler and Max Mara ‘shamed’ in CCTV show
Mar 19, 2021 (WiC 532)

It’s called a gala – but for the companies cited in the annual ‘315’ consumer rights show – broadcast by state television channel CCTV on Monday – it is anything but a celebration. This year the primary theme was the protection of ...

Skin in the game

More deals from the thriving cosmetics sector
Mar 12, 2021 (WiC 531)

Washing your face is the most basic step of any skincare routine. But UK beauty brand Eve Lom has created a cult product that its devotees describe as turning face-washing into a ritual. Its bestselling balm cleanser, which costs $80 for just ...

China’s biggest tooth-brace brand is set for a listing in Hong Kong
Feb 19, 2021 (WiC 529)

Zia Chishti has no training in orthodontics. And yet he came up with a teeth-straightening idea that has sidelined methods relying on brackets and wires. Known as Invisalign, Chishti’s stroke of genius uses 3D printing and a series of clear ...

Fitness firms limber up in online workout boom
Jan 22, 2021 (WiC 525)

Peloton is one of an elite group of companies that has profited from the pandemic. Fuelled by demand from exercise buffs looking for safer alternatives to the gym, the US-based maker of spin bikes (the New York Times reports even Joe Biden has ...

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