Optimism for the future is declining in China, Southeast Asia, and Japan, according to a new report by Bluebell Group, Asia’s premier brand distributor and operator. Asia’s luxury consumers shift shopping priorities: Bluebell Group. – Gentle Monster The fifth annual edition of its “Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile” offers a detailed look at how luxury consumers across…
By Reuters Published April 16, 2025 The rapid rise of ultra-fast fashion retailer Shein has been so key to the fortunes of a group of urban villages on the outskirts of China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou that they have been colloquially dubbed “Shein villages”. Reuters Shein was able to become a behemoth selling over $30…
One month, two contrasting views on how retail footfall performed in March compared to both February and 12 months ago. Photo: Pexels And prepare for more confusion for April with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) telling us to expect the later shift in the timing of this Easter holiday (18-21 April) distorting year-on-year comparisons for…
