The Basics On China Retail — Creating Your Own Customers Is The Key
The following is a re-post of an article I wrote for the China Law Blog a year ago. You can see the original at http://www.chinalawblog.com/2010/02/the_basics_on_china_retail_cre.html. Everything...
View ArticleHotPot’s Sage Brennan moderating China Technology Summit at South by Southwest
Sage Brennan will be participating in the frenetic mishmash of South by Southwest for the third time. This year he is moderating a panel on China Technology on March 17th at 11am. Participants will...
View ArticleKappa’s investment in Mecox Lane further evidence of growing e-commerce...
Chinese media platform, Sina, and sports apparel brand, Kappa (DongXiang), recently announced large investments in public Chinese e-commerce player Mecox Lane (http://bit.ly/hz5XCH). Mecox Lane has...
View ArticleChina trademarks: Proceed quickly and with caution; expect many headaches
A recent post by our friend Dan Harris from the China Law Blog (http://bit.ly/hnumKu) got me thinking about the process of trademarking in China. As someone who has filed more than 50 trademark...
View ArticleChina’s Indie Music Scene: What’s the corporate sponsorship payoff?
Although we are by no means China music experts (for the best perspective on the China music industry head over to China Music Radar (www.chinamusicradar.com), HotPot’s recent trip to the South by...
View ArticleEnovate’s “We all want to be young in China video”
Consumer insights agency Enovate just released a great video introduction to youth in China today. Totally worthwhile three minutes! From the Enovate post: “We all want to be young. But what’s it like...
View ArticleGap, meet Taobao. Holy $%#$, Taobao, you’re humongous.
Gap Inc. opened an online storefront on China’s leading e-commerce site, Taobao, this week. If you’re unfamiliar with Taobao — think of it as China’s eBay + Amazon + Walmart.com + [insert whatever...
View ArticleLOHAS brands in China – How, when and why to enter the market
Do Chinese consumers care about sustainable products? What types of products are they demanding, and where do consumers shop for them? Sustainable companies are increasingly entering the second largest...
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HotPot Consulting at the LOHAS Forum in Boulder
We are looking forward to the LOHAS Forum next week in Boulder. We will have a China contingent there with a booth for our upcoming China LOHAS Insight Tour in September. Look for Renee from HotPot,...
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Chinese consumers are more LOHAS than you think they are
US media coverage of China frequently focuses on environmental problems, but rarely investigates how Chinese consumers incorporate environmental concerns, health and nature into their lifestyles....
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