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The China Edit | JD, Andrew Keith, Celebrities, Watches

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
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  • Kate Abnett

"China's Other E-Commerce Giant Follows Its Own Path" (The New York Times)
"Long overshadowed by its rival Alibaba, JD has emerged as China's other online goliath by carving out its own distinct identity."

"Lane Crawford President Andrew Keith on how to Beat China's Luxury Slowdown" (Jing Daily)
"In the midst of a dramatic China growth slowdown for luxury brands and ongoing government corruption crackdown, the Hong Kong-based fashion retailer has gone full-speed ahead."

"Op-Ed | How Celebrity Sells in China" (The Business of Fashion)
"Luxury brands are casting a wide net to find Chinese celebrity ambassadors, but some must now realise that a great catch is not always the right match."

"Chinese Market to Stabilize in 2015, LVMH's Watch Chief Says(Bloomberg)
"China's luxury watch market will stabilize in 2015 as the industry recovers from last year's decline in demand from high-end customers, according to Jean-Claude Biver, head of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA's timepiece unit."

"LVMH-backed Fund Invests $100M in China's Sasseur" (Market Watch)
"L Capital Asia, the Asian private equity business backed by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A., will on Friday announce its second largest investment ever in China, and its first investment in an outlet mall anywhere in the world."

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