All China articles – Page 3
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AnalysisCoupang: What can UK retailers learn from the Amazon of South Korea?
Coupang has turned industry heads around the world, with many claiming the Korean platform has even managed to ‘out-Amazon’ Amazon. So what sets it apart? And what might UK retailers be able to learn from its example?
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NewsBurberry pins sales slowdown on Covid disruption in China
Burberry has reported a slow growth in sales over Christmas as a result of Covid-related disruption in China.
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Retail VoiceThree lessons to learn from beauty brands’ success in China
The beauty sector is soaring to new levels of brand engagement in China, but what is the key formula to success and how can UK retailers emulate it? Alibaba’s Kristina Hui investigates.
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Retail VoiceThree ways retailers can learn from China’s ever-changing beauty market
The Chinese beauty market is one step ahead with its innovative and exciting approach. Alibaba Group’s Zarina Kanji examines how UK retailers can learn from key players in this industry.
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Retail VoiceHow UK retailers can learn from China
Chinese shopping and media consumption habits are very different to the rest of the world, says BAV Group’s David Roth, and UK retailers can learn plenty from the innovative ways in which businesses present and communicate
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Opinion'Shein is the epitome of mindless consumption'
Shein is now a major force in the fashion world and should clean up its act, argues Natalie Berg
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NewsExclusive: Shein web traffic jumps despite poor working conditions documentary
Shein has enjoyed surging site traffic despite recently being embroiled in a scandal over illegal working conditions.
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NewsShein faces backlash over supply chain working conditions
Working conditions at Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein are under scrutiny after an investigation found evidence that people in its supply chain are working 18-hour days for as little as 3p an hour.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you need to know about beauty B Corp Natura
The Body Shop’s parent company Natura &Co has been through a tumultuous few years since it acquired Avon in 2020
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NewsShein mulls fresh fundraising round at $100bn valuation
Chinese fast fashion operator Shein is mulling a fresh fundraising round that could value the business at close to $100bn (£76.2bn) after shelving IPO plans.
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Opinion'From the pandemic into war – long-term disruption looks like retail’s new normal'
The Keynote: From the pandemic into war – long-term disruption looks like retail’s new normal
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NewsNRF 2022: The time is right to break into the Chinese market, says Alibaba exec
Alibaba’s head of Tmall Global in Americas Tony Shan urged retailers to make moves in the Chinese market, when speaking at NRF 2022 in New York this weekend.
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GalleryIn pictures: Amazon, Lego and Ikea – the top 10 store openings of 2021
Retail Week speaks to a panel of industry experts to determine which executives will be in charge of the UK’s biggest retailers in the next five years.
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NewsAlibaba Singles Day sales growth slows to lowest ever rate
Alibaba has posted an increase in sales at its annual Singles Day shopping extravaganza, but growth slowed to its lowest rate since the festival began more than a decade ago.
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OpinionLook East: What we can learn from the Chinese market
As travel restrictions ease, retailers should seek inspiration from around the world and especially from the ever-innovative Chinese market, says senior partner at Bain & Company Jonathon Ringer.
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AnalysisTourism to localism – how retailers in prime cities are shifting strategies
Following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, “freedom” may have arrived in the UK – but tourists have not. Indeed, it could take years for the volume of visitors, particularly those from Asia, to return to pre-pandemic levels. So how can prime cities like London adapt and innovate to win more spend from domestic consumers?
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GalleryStore gallery: Ikea’s new ‘interactive and intuitive’ Shanghai store
Ikea has unveiled a new store format in Shanghai as it adapts to changing consumer demands.
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NewsRetailers warn of Christmas stock crisis as Chinese port closes
The closure of a Chinese port has exacerbated the shipping crisis, meaning stock may be in short supply this festive season.
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AnalysisBuilding a video mega-mall: How livestreaming could revolutionise Western retail
As more retailers trial livestream shopping in the UK, Retail Week explores what it could do for Western retail and what can be learned from the Chinese phenomenon.
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InterviewInterview: Kingfisher’s Thierry Garnier on building a new mindset at the DIY giant
With the pandemic prompting an acceleration in-store and online innovation, Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier talks us through the group’s new retail formats, its test-and-learn approach and how that has shaped a new way of thinking throughout the business.