JEWELLERY

Many mature Chinese mainland enterprises are actively capitalising on the business-friendly environment of Hong Kong to seek collaborations with established international brands. They aim to accelerate development of the rapidly growing Chinese consumer market by bringing high-end product designs to China, while “going out” to secure a foothold in overseas markets. More

High-value timepieces and jewellery are the principal items of interest in Hong Kong’s long established business ties with Switzerland but, as well as being a major trading partner of record, there is now also the possibility of new commercial relations as Swiss companies increasingly target Asia. More

Unlike emerging markets that are receptive to most fairly priced products, buyers in the mature markets, such as France have much more sophisticated requirements. How far a Hong Kong exporter can embrace France’s art of living into their offerings and adapt to the buyers’ ever-changing buying habits will determine how successfully they can compete in the French market. More

Understanding India’s income distribution and consumers’ spending patterns is a useful step to penetrate into India’s retail market. Despite the adage that India’s local markets change every ten miles one travels, given the differences in cultural and ethnic composition, it is worth taking a good look at the general trend of Indian consumers’ spending pattern, while bearing in mind the varied spending patterns in different cities. More