The Latest China Luxury Insights

The Month in Luxury is a roundup of the digital activity across the luxury market in China. We analyze luxury brands across multiple digital channels to bring top performers from both a brand and a product perspective.

DeWu (得物) / Poizon, an ecommerce platform originally for sneakerheads, is becoming a popular a destination for GenZ consumers in China to discover and buy luxury products. While their consumer base profile aroused the interest of luxury brands, the presence of heavily discounted products also brings some concerns on brand image and cannibalization to direct channels. In our initial analysis of luxury products on DeWu, we look at the performance of 4 luxury sneakers (Balenciaga, Gucci, Saint-Laurent and Burberry) compared to their TMall flagship stores.

The Month in Luxury is a roundup of the digital activity across the luxury market in China. We analyze luxury brands across multiple digital channels to bring top performers from both a brand and a product perspective.

We monitor and analyze over 170 luxury and premium brands across multiple digital channels in China. All information provided in this article is extracted from Re-Hub COMPASS, a proprietary AI-powered Insights-as-a-Service platform.

China is an exceptional market, where thanks to both demand(digitally-native consumers) and supply(Tmall LuxuryPavillion) its possible to sell Ultra-Luxury, the most expensive luxury items online.