Luxury the Chinese Way New Competitive Scenario
China's love for luxury is not a phenomenon brought on by the contemporary luxury market, but has been a part of Chinese culture and history for generations. The Chinese luxury industry is again re-emerging along modern cultural and socio-economic context
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Luxury the Chinese Way New Competitive Scenarios Serena Rovai La Rochelle Business School, France
LUXURY THE CHINESE WAY : NEW COMPETITVE SCENARIOS © Serena Rovai 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-53773-7
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To Matilde. For her unique gift for understanding when East meets West.
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Contents
Prologue
ix
Preface
xi
Acknowledgements
xiii
Introduction
1
Part I The Luxury Industry and the Chinese Sociocultural Context in Transition 1 The Birth of Luxury in China and Trends since Imperial Times
15
2 The Impact of Cultural Values and Habits on the Luxury Market
26
3 Chinese Institutional and Legal Barriers to the Development of a Luxury Industry
38
4 The Chinese Aesthetic and the New Creative Movement from East to West
49
Part II Chinese Customers – Insights into the New Chinese Luxury Experience 5 The Impact of Geographical Expansion and New Urban Dynamics on Client Segmentation
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6 One-, Two-, and Multiple-Segment Chinese Luxury Clients and the Rise of the Middle Class
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7 Digital Innovation and Its Key Role in Chinese Luxury Consumption
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8 The Chinese Luxury Client: Current Profile and New Attitudes
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Part III The Emergence of the Creative Phase – From International to Chinese Brands 9 Luxury Tourism: The New Shopping Perspective
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