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How MINISO Became a Mega-Success

May 31, 2017 By Tom Nunlist

While e-commerce giants like Amazon and Alibaba continue to rise, many physical-store retailers are dying off. MINISO is a rare exception, however. Founded in 2013 by Chinese entrepreneur Ye Guofu and Japanese designer Miyake Junya, MINISO has exploded into an emerging business empire with 1,800 stores in 40 countries, delivering an eclectic collection of affordable, curated goods, challenging the physical retail naysayers. What is the key to MINISO’s success? Through careful consideration of the customer and a unique aesthetic, it manages to do what online stores cannot: Deliver an experience.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, China, Management, Retail Tagged With: E-Commerce in China, Miniso, Retail

No Easy Rides: DCM Ventures’ Ramon Zeng on How Chinese Startups Manage to Thrive

March 29, 2017 By Deng Yuanyuan, Liu Sha

The Chinese internet industry has developed at an amazing speed with a number of tech firms becoming “unicorns” worldwide. A major force behind those fast-growing companies and young CEOs is the venture capital firms who play a crucial role in spotting and supporting innovative models. Over the past 10 years, VC has evolved from a non-mainstream form of finance to one of the hottest areas in the Middle Kingdom. Ramon Zeng, with a number of successful investments in “unicorns”, talks about his observation of the industry and what the next big trend will be.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, Entrepreneurship Tagged With: E-Commerce in China, Intellectual Property, O2O, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital

The Future of Retail in China is Both Online and Offline

August 21, 2015 By Xinlei Chen

Alibaba’s investment in Suning is a signal that companies in retail in China need a multichannel strategy: embracing both the online as well as offline worlds.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, eCommerce, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Opinion, Retail Tagged With: Alibaba, Competition, E-Commerce in China, JD.com, Retail, Slider, Wal-Mart

China’s E-commerce Consumers Wise-Up

April 25, 2013 By Engen Tham

Increasingly sophisticated online consumers are pushing China’s cyber retailers to the next level Just as clever marketers have whittled the meaning of Christmas down to the goods that are gifted on the 25th of December, festive days in China are quickly following suit. Singles Day—a celebration of bachelorhood on the 11th of November—seems to have […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Innovation, Know China, Logistics, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: 360buy.com, Alibaba, Alibaba.com, Alipay, E-Commerce, E-Commerce in China, Gome, Slider, Suning, Taobao, Tmall, Vancl, Yihaodian.com

Digital Promised Land: Retailers Look to E-Commerce to Succeed in China

April 15, 2013 By Daniel Garst

Can Western retail brands make it big in China’s e-market? In September 2012, The Home Depot announced that it was closing all seven of its megastores in China. After eight years of consumer research and a $100-million 12-store acquisition, The Home Depot called it quits in China after realizing that China isn’t a sure return […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Globalization, Know China, Mergers and Acquisitions, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: 360buy, 360buy.com, Best Buy, E-Commerce, E-Commerce in China, Home Depot, Jingdong, Jingdong Mall, Macy's, Slider, The Home Depot, Tmall, Wal-Mart, Yihaodian, Zara

Download the March 2013 issue of CKGSB Magazine: Tapping homegrown innovation

March 25, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

You are invited to download the March issue of CKGSB Magazine. You’ll enjoy articles and interviews like: COVER STORY: Innovation: Incubators tap homegrown innovation in China. With close similarities to incubators in Silicon Valley and an arsenal of China-specific tactics for start-up success, Chinese incubators are moving beyond the traditional role of incubators. They are creating […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, Best Practice, China, Chinese Economy, Connections, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Finance, Globalization, Infographics, Innovation, Know China, Private Equity, Talent Tagged With: #Sir Tom Hunter, Apple, Art of War, Baidu, Best Buy, E-Commerce, E-Commerce in China, Environment, Globalization, Haier, Huawei, Incubators, Innovation, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Jennifer Li, KFC, Lenovo, Nokia, Pizza Hut, Private Enterprise, Robert Aumann, Slider, Smartphone, Sun Tzu, Yum! Brands

Consumer Behavior 2.0

February 20, 2013 By Zhang Kaifu

Wharton’s David Bell elaborates on the possible directions e-commerce in China could take in future. The rise of online shopping in China is dizzying. With cyber consumption accounting for $36.56 billion in the first quarter of this year, purchases have risen 40.9% compared with the same period last year. Analysts predict that the country’s e-commerce […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Conversations, Demographics, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Know China, Q&A, Retail, Videos Tagged With: Consumer Behavior, E-Commerce, E-Commerce in China, Internet, Slider

Social Commerce in China Goes Beyond Sharing

January 28, 2013 By Iris Mir

Dabbling in social commerce might help Chinese e-commerce companies deal with fickle consumers and heightened competition. 11th November 2012 marked a watershed moment in the history of e-commerce in China. The date marks Singles’ Day or Guanggun Jie, a curious festival that came up to celebrate bachelorhood. Whatever its origins, today Singles’ Day has become […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Know China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, E-Commerce, E-Commerce in China, Meilishuo, Microblogging, Mogujie, Slider, Social Commerce, Social Media, Taobao, Yihaodian

Yihaodian Chairman Gang Yu on Crafting a Sophisticated e-Commerce Strategy

November 27, 2012 By Neelima Mahajan

Some time in the middle of last year, subway commuters in Beijing and Shanghai stumbled across an interesting experiment–the walls of select stations had been turned into virtual supermarkets by Yihaodian, a Chinese online supermarket. All a commuter had to do was scan the QR codes of whatever he needed on the ‘virtual supermarket aisles’ […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Consumers, Conversations, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Innovation, Marketing, Videos Tagged With: E-Commerce in China, Gang Yu, Retail, Virtual Supermarkets, Yihaodian

Yihaodian Chairman Gang Yu on e-Commerce in China

November 27, 2012 By Neelima Mahajan

At last count, China had nearly 538 million internet users–a number that is growing everyday. Out of these 538 million, 194 million have shopped online. And this number is also growing everyday. As a result, e-commerce is one of the hottest sectors in China right now. The Chinese customer is demanding–and unforgiving–and competition between players […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Consumers, Conversations, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Innovation, Know China, Marketing, Retail, Supply Chain, Videos Tagged With: E-Commerce in China, Gang Yu, Yihaodian

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