China’s consumer market and culture
This is a selection of resources on China’s growing consumer market available from the NLB catalogue or the Internet and is not meant to be an exhaustive list.
NLB print and digital resources
Consumption patterns of the middle class in contemporary China
Debunking stereotypes about China’s “new rich” as well as overly frugal consumers, this book offers several insights into the buying habits of the Chinese middle class. In particular, the book examines these buyers’ attitudes, tastes, values, and moral orientations to show what influences their buying decisions in a globalised context.
All rights reserved, Singapore: World Scientific, 2018
Chinese consumers and the fashion market
The fashion market faces both challenges and opportunities with the advent of digital retail technology, higher consumer purchasing power, and an increasing awareness of the industry’s environmental impact. This book investigates Chinese consumers’ perceptions of the fashion market and its different segments, touching on topics like what converts non-buyers into buyers of luxury goods, and how online shopping features make or break purchasing decisions.
All rights reserved, Singapore: Springer, 2018
E-commerce changing the lives of farmers: Taobao villages of China
E-commerce website Taobao accounts for roughly 80 percent of online retail sales in China. Besides transforming the consumer shopping experience, it has brought wealth to many once-underdeveloped Chinese farming villages. Learn more about China’s largest and most competitive online marketplace, and how it is rapidly transforming consumer-to-consumer (C2C) businesses.
All rights reserved, Quebec: Royal Collins Publishing Group Inc, 2019
China’s evolving consumers: 8 intimate portraits
Filled with insights from experienced marketers and academics, the essays in this ebook focus on contemporary Chinese consumer culture. They also examine the rising influence of domestic brands, and suggest competitive branding and marketing strategies for global businesses to win the hearts of Chinese consumers.
Retrieved from NLB OverDrive. (mylibrary ID is required to access this database)
The perceived cosmopolitan consumption of globally mobile, young consumers from China
This research paper examines the buying patterns of a unique type of young, affluent consumer: first-generation Chinese international students in the United States of America. Learn more about the emerging topic of “moving consumption” from this study, which finds that wealthy Chinese youth consume differently at home and abroad as a means of constructing cosmopolitan identities.
Retrieved from Proquest Central. (myLibrary ID is required to access this database)
Advertising and consumer culture in China
Explore the advertising and consumer culture in China and examine some of the trends and practices in Chinese advertising, particularly digital advertising practices. This publication also compares the advertising practices and branding between local and foreign companies.
All rights reserved, Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016.
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