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China’s fashion industry struggles to target millennial shoppers

Shanghai - While China is on course to surpass the US as the world’s biggest clothing market this year, the future of the country’s fashion industry is still uncertain. Chinese fashion companies have yet to figure out how to appeal to millennials and succeeding generations as labor costs increase the pressure to automise production and adjust...

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Business

What do Millennials and Generation Z consumers want from retailers?

Four generations of consumers coexist today: the Baby Boomers, born between 1945 and 1968; Generation X, born between 1969 and 1983; Millennials, born between 1985 and 1993; and Generation Z, comprising those born from 1994 to 2002. Catering for the needs of younger generations is key for many businesses’ long term growth strategy, as...

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Fashion

Global luxury: Western retailers can learn from China's younger shoppers

As Western retailers and luxury brands look to attract the next generation of shoppers, they need only look to China, who’s younger consumers and millenials are snapping up luxury products faster than one can say ‘Gucci’. According to a report by Deloitte in association with Chinese companies, Secoo and Tencent, Generation Z and Millenials will...