China retail
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China's gold jewellery shops close as buyers favour bars and coins
Gold jewellery retailers are shutting stores across China as high but volatile prices and falling marriage numbers curb demand, with sales down by a third in the first half of the year.
China's discount boom squeezes premium brands as Sam's Club and Costco lift share to 2%
Membership clubs, discount chains and private-label goods are winning a larger slice of China's consumer spending, with Sam's Club and Costco raising their combined channel share to 2% in 2025 while overall urban consumer goods value slips.
NikeSKIMS Signals Mainland China Debut With Shanghai Hoardings
NikeSKIMS, the women's activewear brand from Nike and Kim Kardashian's SKIMS, has teased its first mainland China store with hoardings in Shanghai reading 'Coming Fall 2026'.
Staged Marriage of Sticker Characters Drives Record Sales at Nanjing Mall
Chinese sticker IP Siam Lip and Japanese character My Friend Rabbit staged a mock wedding at Jingfeng Center in Nanjing, leading to a pop-up store that sold out many of its 200 limited-edition products within days.
China's Private-Label Foods Outperform National Brands in Margins
Private-label products in China are generating gross margins 12% to 15% higher than national brands in food, and 8% to 12% higher in daily goods, according to the Private Label Shanghai Council. Retailers are embracing house brands as a core profit strategy.