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The China Edit | Dior Bags on WeChat, Tech Trailblazers

This week, Dior became the first luxury brand to sell via WeChat, while the West wakes up to China's technology revolution.
Marion Cotillard in Dior's "Lady Dior" campaign | Source: Dior
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  • Helena Pike

"Dior in First With Luxury WeChat Handbags" (China Daily)
"France's Christian Dior has become the first luxury brand to sell top-end bags on WeChat, the most popular messaging and social network in China, offering its iconic Lady Dior bag on the platform."

"China's Tech Trailblazers" (The Economist)
"The Western caricature of Chinese internet firms needs a reboot."

"Luxury's Pain as Others Gain in Hong Kong and China" (The Wall Street Journal)
"Consumers are simply not as interested in spending on luxury goods as they once were."

"Jack Ma Is Opening His Wallet to Europe But Not to Europeans" (Bloomberg)
"China's biggest third-party payments platform Alipay, is seeking to add extras to its mobile wallet app for Chinese travellers in France, the U.K., Germany and Italy, though it has no plans to offer its services to consumers who aren't from China."

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