Fashion China: 35 Independent Chinese Designers to Watch in 2024 – A Report by Ashley Dudarenok, Gemma A. Williams and ONEWAYX
China, often associated with technological advancements and manufacturing achievements, is also a fertile ground for creative minds in fashion. Despite being relatively young, China’s fashion ecosystem has demonstrated remarkable resilience. “China’s undergoing a transformation—post-COVID reopening, the natural slowdown of economic maturity, demographic changes, and more. These shifts are mirrored in fashion, with unique, homegrown designers […]
How Chinese Companies are Creating Engaging and Social Gaming Experiences in 2023
In the fast-changing digital world, China leads the way in combining gaming and social media. The importance of being adaptable to digital innovation, especially given the context of Chinese consumers has been foreseen from experts in the industry. It’s not just in China, the global gamification market is set to grow over USD 34 million […]
Let’s Celebrate: China’s Non-stop E-commerce Shopping Festivals
If you want to tap into China’s e-commerce market, the first thing you need to know about are the online shopping festivals. You may have heard of Alibaba’s very successful Double 11 Shopping Festival, which is two and a half times bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. But that’s not where it ends […]
Inside the Alibaba Ecosystem and the Alibaba Zoo: What Tech Companies Need to Know
What foreign tech companies aspire to do, Alibaba often does better. Alibaba is unique from foreign tech companies in that it ascribes to an ecosystem. Like other Chinese Big Tech, it has created a community where different businesses and consumers can interact with one another all in the same Alibaba ecosystem. The Alibaba ecosystem consists […]
5 Major Trends of Double 11 Festival, the Biggest Shopping Event in China
November 11th is Double 11, also known as 11.11 or Single’s Day. It’s the single biggest shopping event in the world and things kick off in late October with pre-orders. So, what were some major trends in 2020? Let’s take a look.