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Proudly made in China: How Chinese consumers are reclaiming domestic brands

Inside Retail

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). Still, many Chinese citizens were unable to afford – or unwilling to pay full retail prices – for foreign-branded items.

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The Brilliant Strategy Behind Supreme’s Success

Indigo 9 Digital

With consumers often driven by FOMO – a fear of missing out, traffic to Supreme’s website during one of its drops can increase by up to 17,000%. Many of the customers that race to get their hands on a Supreme drop often resell their merchandise online for as much as ten times the original retail price.

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