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(Infographic) What’s Made from a Barrel of Oil ?
From the gasoline in our cars to the plastic in countless everyday items, crude oil is an essenti...
China’s Crackdowns Could Make Luxury Marketing a Lot More Boring i...
Beijing's increasingly heavy hand may curtail creative luxury marketing efforts in the year ahead...
80+ Companies Shaping The Blockchain Landscape
Blockchain tech has never been hotter. From crypto to DeFi to NFTs, here is how top-funded privat...
(Infographic) Bitcoin: Once A Diamond In The Rough, Now A Treasure
By mid-February 2021, Bitcoin hit an all-time high of over $53,000 — To understand where cryptoc...
TikTok Overtakes YouTube for Average Watch Time in US and UK
TikTok users are now spending more time watching content than YouTube users are, according to a n...
China's Mobile Payment Adoption Beats All Others
More than half a billion people in China will be paying with their phones at a point-of-sale this...
(PDF) Mckinsey - China’s Uneven Travel Recovery: Long Road to Inte...
There is a silver lining to continued barriers to China’s outbound travel—the domestic market i...
Venture Capitalists Bet Big On Luxury
Even before COVID-19, VC funds were betting on the personal luxury goods market. But its resilien...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Automakers Can Succeed in a Post-Pandemic China
A new McKinsey survey shows that Chinese consumers have drastically changed their vehicle prefere...
China Wind Turbine Maker, Envision Group to Launch EV-Charging Moch...
Envision Group eyes potential in mobility, hydrogen and weather forecasting. Envision Group's Moc...
The Future According To SoftBank
After suffering heavy losses in 2020, SoftBank Group has seen record profits in 2021 and is on pa...
(PDF) Mckinsey - How Live Commerce is Transforming The Shopping Exp...
Blending entertainment with instant purchasing, live commerce offers retailers, brands, and digit...
(Infographic) Lessons From The Most Valuable Luxury Brands In 2021
BrandZ/Kantar just published a list of this year’s most valuable luxury brands, and the leaders...
SoftBank Makes First Africa Bet on OPay at $2 Billion Valuation
Investment marks Vision Fund 2’s first bet in Africa. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $400 million...
A Startup is Developing a Glove That Translates Sign Language into...
The glove incorporates bendable sensors in each finger which track the position of each finger. A...
Is China’s Curb on ‘Excessive Income’ Actually Good for Luxury ?
China wants to curb “excessive” incomes and focus on moderate wealth for all. What does this me...
Where Make-Up Routines Take the Longest
Known for their effortless chic, the French need the least time for their everyday make-up routin...
What Brands Need To Know About Young China’s Surgery Boom
Unlike the West’s focus on individuality, a unified standard of beauty haunts Chinese women, so...
Amazon vs. Walmart
The tech giant is officially the biggest retailer outside of China, but Walmart is stepping up it...
As Idol Troubles Continue, Brands Still Bank On Crazed Fans
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, brands can’t afford to lose their idol ambassadors.[Despite the slew of...
(PDF) BCG - What Happens When ‘If’ Turns to ‘When’ in Quantum C...
Confidence that quantum computers will solve major problems beyond the reach of traditional compu...
Which Investors Have Backed The Most Billion-Dollar Companies
CB Insights rank the top 10 investors based on unicorn portfolio companies (worth $1B+) and score...
This Company Recycles Shipping Containers Into Backyard Swimming Po...
This company recycles shipping containers into backyard swimming poolsSome shipping containers ar...
Musical Tastes Around the World
Music might be a universal language but what sounds like music to one’s ears differs between peo...
TikTok Overtakes Facebook as World's Most Downloaded App
China's TikTok was the most downloaded social media app in 2020 -- ahead of Facebook and three ot...
Will Luxury Brands Get Tangled Up in China’s Gaming Crackdown ?
Louis Vuitton has infused gaming into its global strategy since debuting a League of Legends coll...
(Infographic) Companies Going Public in 2021 : Visualizing IPO Valu...
The beginning of the year has been a productive one for global markets, and companies going publi...
(PDF) Mckinsey - BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) : 5 Business Models to C...
Financing at the point of sale may be a small share of unsecured lending in the United States tod...
Luxury Brands Shouldn’t Resist China’s Outdoor Opportunity
Moncler has been at the forefront of the luxury outdoors trend, breaking ground with its Genius d...
(PDF) BCG - The Surprising Resilience of Emerging-Market Consumers
Although anxiety over health and finances is high, attitudes remain surprisingly resilient. And s...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Hainan’s $40 Billion Prize : The New Battleground...
This popular vacation destination is likely to capture a growing share of Chinese luxury spending...
