China Luxury Panel: The Business of Beauty

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

In 2010, the New York based agency Pao Principle has recruited a proprietary panel of China beauty buyers for the purpose of understanding their attitudes and usage about beauty products. The findings from this report are helping beauty companies better understand what is needed to succeed in this market. 1,014 panelists completed the survey incentivized [...]

Interview of VIVE Shanghai founder

Monday, January 17th, 2011

VIVE’s experiment in selling premium “made-in-China” cosmetics was risky. So how has Shanghai VIVE been received since its official relaunch after 6 months existence ? Founder Demos Chiang, grandson of Chiang Kai-Shek, explains the strategy of the brand: With its 1080 yuan (US$163) “Yurong cream” and 220 yuan ($33) “Xiren” soap, Shanghai VIVE is clearly positioning [...]