CKGSB Knowledge

China-focused leadership and business analysis

  • Know China
    • Chinese Economy
      • Airline Industry
      • Agriculture
      • Automobile Industry
      • Business Conditions Index
      • Logistics
      • Manufacturing
      • Movie Industry
      • Real Estate
      • Retail
      • Tourism
    • Society
      • Consumers
      • Culture
      • Demographics
      • Sports
    • Economics
    • Employment
    • Environment
    • Policy and Law
    • Resources
  • Finance
    • Internet Finance
    • Banking
    • Stock Markets
    • Private Equity
  • Digital Economy
    • eCommerce
    • Technology
    • Digital Marketing
    • O2O
  • Connections
    • Economy
    • Emerging Economies
    • International Trade
    • Globalization
  • Winning in China
    • Multinationals in China
    • Joint Ventures
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Best Practice
    • Marketing
    • Management
    • Creativity
    • Branding
    • Social Good
      • CSR
      • Social Entrepreneurship
      • Sustainability
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Innovation
    • Strategy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Supply Chain
    • Talent
  • ExpertSpeak
    • Conversations
    • C-Suite
    • The Thinker Interview
    • The Chinapreneurs
    • Invisible Hand Revealed
    • Opinion

VANCL: China’s Clothing Giant Stumbles Back From the Brink

September 12, 2016 By Yuanyuan Deng

VANCL China: The IPO is over. Can the company make a comeback?

China’s apparel market is now one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Euromonitor statistics show many foreign brands doing well: Uniqlo currently holds 1.6% of the market for specialist apparel; and Danish company Bestseller Fashion Group China, which operates brands like Only, Jack & Jones and Vero Moda, is holding 2.3% of the market share. Where are the local apparel brands? VANCL, a Chinese ecommerce clothes retailer, is almost a forgotten name. It used to have a 4.5% market share in 2011, but its dream of IPO lie in ashes—how did the once mighty retailer become China’s diaosi (loser) brand?

Filed Under: All Articles, Branding, Consumers, eCommerce, Marketing Tagged With: Apparel, Chinese Consumers, Marketing, Online retail

An All-Click-No-Mortar Approach to China’s Fast Fashion Market

May 7, 2015 By Li Hui

Chinese fast fashion brand Handuyishe is beating well-established rivals by focusing exclusively on e-commerce. Why is that a good strategy?

Filed Under: All Articles, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Infographics, Know China, Retail Tagged With: Apparel, Branding, Business Models, eCommerce, Entrepreneurship, Online Shopping, Slider, Tmall

New highs for Peak and Chinese Sportswear ahead?

March 31, 2010 By CKGSB Knowledge

This December, Peak Sport Products Co, a leading sportswear-maker and distributor in China, signed endorsement contacts with basketball players CJ Watson of the Chicago Bulls and Sam Young of the Memphis Grizzlies for a total of 12 National Basketball Association spokespersons. The company traces its roots to a start-up led by the 55-year-old Xu Jingnan […]

Filed Under: 2010, All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Know China, Marketing, Retail, Sports Tagged With: Adidas, Apparel, Nike, Peak, Peak Sports Products Company, Sportswear

About

Information, analysis, and interviews about the Chinese economy and doing business in China, from the people who know it best. Presented by the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China's leading business school.


The Knowledge Newsletter

Keep up with CKGSB Knowledge: Subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

Read the Knowledge Magazine

RSS CKGSB News & Events

  • Professor Erica Li comments on IMF’s latest ‘Global Financial Stability Report’ and talks about China’s economic outlook and the role it plays in the global economic recovery post-COVID.
  • CKGSB Economist Develops Dynamic Model for Reopening Strategies amid COVID-19
  • Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Launch Dual Degree Master’s Program
  • What 500 years of history tells us about the long-term economic impact of pandemics
  • CKGSB Convenes Global Opinion Leaders to Advance Gender Equality

About Us

  • CKGSB Knowledge Reader Survey
  • Contact
  • Copyright Statement
  • Know What’s Next for Business in China and Beyond
  • Publications
  • The CKGSB Knowledge team

Follow us

RSSTwitterFacebookLinkedinYoutube

Search

Magazine

Newsletter

Keep up with CKGSB Knowledge: Subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

RSS CKGSB News & Events

  • Professor Erica Li comments on IMF’s latest ‘Global Financial Stability Report’ and talks about China’s economic outlook and the role it plays in the global economic recovery post-COVID.
  • CKGSB Economist Develops Dynamic Model for Reopening Strategies amid COVID-19
  • Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Launch Dual Degree Master’s Program
  • What 500 years of history tells us about the long-term economic impact of pandemics

Copyright © Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. All Rights Reserved. ICP1057951