Beijing news and archive

Uniqlo presents ‘Tomorrow Wonderland’ at China Import Expo

Japanese retailer Uniqlo has occupied a 1,000 square meter space at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), showcasing the brand’s LifeWear concept through technology, innovation and design. Spread across eight zones, the Tomorrow Wonderland exhibition is one of the largest displays at the event, presenting its products to global...

Retail

Uniqlo to open first Beijing flagship store

Japanese retailer Uniqlo has announced it will be opening its first flagship store in Beijing in November this year. The new flagship will showcase the brand’s consistent range of The Art and Science of Lifewear, referring to the typically practical and scientifically enhanced designs Uniqlo is well known for. It will offer a wide range of the...

Fashion

Tibetan fashion hits the Beijing runway

Face painted yellow and white with long braids draping her shoulders, a model in voluminous grey robes walks down the runway -- an image of Tibetan grace in the heart of China's political power. It was the first appearance of an ethnic Tibetan designer's creation at Beijing's twice yearly fashion week, now in its 20th year. Aj-Namo, who hails...

Management |REPORT

London: the #1 International Retail Market

London - Despite fears of a BREXIT, the city of London has managed to hold onto its title as the global retail powerhouse for international retailing. London beat out competition from other cities such as Hong Kong by retaining the highest presence of international retailers, making it the number one retail market in the world. London ranks as...

Business

Swiss watch exports plunge on Hong Kong, US slowdown

Global exports of Swiss watches plummeted in March, amid a dramatic contraction of sales in main markets Hong Kong and the United States. Exports fell 16.1 percent from March 2015 to 1.5 billion Swiss francs (1.5 billion US dollars, 1.4 billion euros), the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS) said. In 2015, watch exports recorded their...

Fashion Featured

The differences between Chinese and Western beauty standards

Tall and stereotypically thin, Chinese fashion model Xu Naiyu exudes a happy optimism but is matter-of-factly realistic about the fickleness of her chosen career, and how conventions of beauty change around the world. The 21-year-old has been a frequent sight on the runways of China Fashion Week, which concludes Thursday, showing off everything...

Business

Beijing beats New York as world billionaire capital

Beijing has surpassed New York City to become the "billionaire capital of the world" with 100 resident billionaires to the US business and cultural capital's 95, a survey showed. The number of Beijing billionaires rose by 32 from last year, while New York's tally rose by just four, according to the Hurun Report, a China-based publisher of luxury...

Fashion

Sex tape filmed in Uniqlo changing room angers Chinese watchdogs

London - A 60 second sex tape filmed within the changing room of Uniqlo's flagship store in Beijing has gone viral and been condemned by the Chinese watchdogs, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). The x-rated footage, which depicts a man dressed in black engaging in sexual intercourse with a naked woman in a Uniqlo changing room has...

Fashion Featured

Behind the veil: China's policies in Xinjiang hurt minority businesses

The Silk Road trading centre of Kashgar has been Muslim for centuries, but despite hordes of people thronging the main bazaar, Gulnur's headscarf shop had barely any customers. As violence increased last year in China's far western region of Xinjiang, home to mostly Muslim Uighurs, authorities banned veils and other Islamic coverings -- wreaking...

Fairs |REVIEW Featured

Chic looking to attract International buyers, exhibitors searching for Chinese partners

In hindsight, it seems almost ironic now that one of the organizers behind China’s largest fashion trade fair Chic Shanghai biggest fears following the event’s move from Beijing to Shanghai for its 23rd edition to run simultaneously with Intertextile, trade fair for apparel fabrics and Yarn Expo, the Chinese trade event for fibres and yarns,...

Business

Inditex aims to roll out integrated online and store model in China

Spanish fashion conglomerate Inditex has its sights set on becoming an apparel powerplayer in China, as its chairman and CEO, Pablo Isla, met with Zhong Shan, China's International Trade Representative to reaffirm the group's commitment to the Asian market. Isla shared plans with Zong to roll out the group's integrated online and...

Fashion

CHIC move cements Shanghai's role as fashion capital

The rivalry between Beijing and Shanghai reaches back decades and the fashion world just added fuel to the fire: popular China International Clothing and Accessories fair CHIC has confirmed its move from Beijing to Shanghai. In 2015, it will be held from 18th to 20th March at Hongqiao exhibition center that is currently being built. It will run...