China’s cashless revolution – Arnold Ma
2019-11-18
Arnold Ma, CEO of London-based Qumin dives into China’s cashless revolution and then dives further into the country’s subcultures among its youth.Read More →
Arnold Ma joins the China Speakers Bureau
2019-11-18
Arnold Ma, CEO of the London-based marketing agency Qumin, has decided to join the China Speakers Bureau.
His focus is on China’s opening up to global markets, with a specialty on the country’s millenniums and subcultures that are becoming key for global companies trying to finetune their China operations.Read More →
Single’s Day: consumers waited for bargains – Ben Cavender
2019-11-12
China’s Single’s Day broke several records, but that is deceptive. Consumers waited for bargains and delayed purchases till Single’s Day, says retail analyst Ben Cavender to Reuters. Reuters: “What’s happened is that you’ve had a lot of consumers this year being a little bit more careful about their purchasing becauseRead More →
Can Costco succeed where other foreign competitors gave up? – Ashley Dudarenok
2019-08-30
US discount retailer Costco made a blast this week in Shanghai with the opening of their first flagship store. Can it succeed where Carrefour, Amazon, Tesco, and others give in to domestic and online competition, wonders branding expert Ashley Dudarenok.Read More →
Costco looks to China consumers for trade war support – Sara Hsu
2019-08-29
The US discount retailer Costco made a blast when it opened its first flagship store in China this week. Business analyst Sara Hsu see it as a way to keep costs down when tariffs go up during the ongoing trade war, she tells the Vancouver Star. Solid sales to Chinese consumers could keep costs in check for US consumers too. If they succeed in China.Read More →
Starbucks competitor Luckin struggles to hold on – Ben Cavender
2019-08-15
The first quarter of China’s coffee maker Luckin after it’s US IPO earlier this year proved to be a rough one, as shares dropped. Luckin has a of work to do to catch up with competitor Starbucks, says retail analyst Ben Cavender to Reuters.Read More →
New retail: changing the shopping mindset – Ashley Dudarenok
2019-07-31
New retail is changing the mindset of both the Chinese consumers and the retailers, writes marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok. Some brands are finally getting the idea, but for traditional retailers, there is still a lot of work to be done, she says in the China Economic Review.Read More →
New retail: a mobile is essential for consumers – Shaun Rein
2019-07-17
Mobile has become a key tool, even to buy food on the street. Business analyst Shaun Rein takes NBC’s Richard Engel shopping, even to Alibaba, the front running when it comes to the new retail. How China equals the Post Second World years in the US.Read More →
How digital change hits purchases in China – Jim Rogers
2019-06-20
Investor Jim Rogers tried to buy an ice-cream in Beijing but discovered you cannot buy it for money, you need a mobile. Alibaba and Tencent have become giant technology firms that have changed day-to-day life.Read More →
Visiting Alibaba’s Hema supermarket – Ashley Dudarenok
2019-05-28
Marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok visits one of Alibaba’s Hema supermarkets, based on AI and data-collection, paving the way for new retail. She even finds a fish with QR-code so you can track where it is coming from.Read More →
Retail: the mirror of China’s AI revolution – Ashley Dudarenok
2019-05-16
China’s retailers, with Alibaba’s Hema at the helm, are leading the AI revolution in online and offline space. Consumer expert Ashley Dudarenok explains how AI, online and offline retail combine at a dazzling pace, at CFOinnovation.Read More →
All marketing in China has to be playful – Ashley Dudarenok
2019-04-17
What content works in China in 2019? All retail in China has to be entertainment, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok. Everything has to be playful.Read More →