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The China Edit | Trump's Impact on Chinese Luxury, How Singles Day Became a Shopping Bonanza

This week, how Alibaba transformed Single's Day into the world's biggest shopping event and what Donald Trump's election means for luxury brands in China.
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  • Helena Pike

"What Trump's Win Means for the Luxury Industry in China" (Jing Daily)
"For luxury companies in particular, a big part of how they fare will come down to whether or not Trump follows through on his vows to take a protectionist stance on trade with China."

"How Alibaba Turned China's Singles' Day Into The World's Biggest Shopping Bonanza" (Forbes)
"Since 2009, it has been touted by e-commerce company Alibaba as a 24-hour shopping day on which you'll find thousands of international and local brands offering discounts on the firm's marketplace and online stores."

"Why Luxury Fashion Brands Are Showing up for Singles' Day" (Glossy)
"Brands and retailers including Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Coach, Calvin Klein, Lancome, Farfetch, Otte and Neiman Marcus are participating in Singles' Day this year, discounting products as much as 60 percent off."

"China's Slippery Consumers" (Bloomberg Gadfly)
"A recent study of fast moving consumer-goods sales by Bain & Co. found that even as China's economic slowdown weighs on consumption, foreign firms are faring worse than home-grown ones."

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