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Forget 2020: Here Are 21 Luxury Projections for 2021 and Beyond
Key Takeaways: Following a once in a lifetime crisis, the next decade of luxury growth is likely to be impressive, though brands should...
MAP Asia Pacific Ltd
Feb 1, 20212 min read


Understanding The Power Of Luxury’s Iconic Products
Key Takeaways: The debate on luxury products should not be so much about logos or no logos or about carryover versus seasonal products...
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Feb 1, 20212 min read


Why Sports Collaborations Could Be A Goldmine For Luxury
Key Takeaways: Chinese consumers want sportswear collabs to succeed in fashion and functionality, but they have fewer expectations about...
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Jan 29, 20211 min read


Is The European Luxury Stock Rise Real Or A Mirage?
What Happened: The European luxury stocks of LVMH, Hermès, and Kering have risen “to record highs” during the global pandemic and have...
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Jan 29, 20211 min read


How Are Luxury Brands Juggling the Paradox of Exclusivity and Inclusivity?
Following the recent online debut of their collaboration on the Prada Fall/Winter 2021 menswear collection, co-creative directors Raf...
MAP Asia Pacific Ltd
Jan 28, 20212 min read


Chinese cities to advance trial of digital currency in 2021
Beijing will accelerate the building of innovative demonstration zones for fintech and professional services this year and promote the...
MAP Asia Pacific Ltd
Jan 28, 20211 min read


Why Luxury Brands Must Radically Rethink Sustainability
Key Takeaways: Traditional customer groups for luxury brands — baby boomers and Gen Xers — focus less on sustainability. But younger...
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Jan 28, 20212 min read


Shipping costs quadruple to record highs on China-Europe ‘bottleneck’
The cost of shipping goods from China to Europe has more than quadrupled in the past eight weeks, hitting record highs as a shortage of...
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Jan 20, 20211 min read


PayPal now the sole owner of a payments firm in China
US tech giant PayPal is the first foreign firm to fully own a Chinese payments firm after its acquisition of GoPay on Dec. 31. Why it...
MAP Asia Pacific Ltd
Jan 19, 20212 min read


Worldwide ecommerce will approach $5 trillion this year
Despite a challenging year for retail in 2020, we estimate that worldwide retail ecommerce sales posted a 27.6% growth rate for the year,...
MAP Asia Pacific Ltd
Jan 19, 20211 min read
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