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Inside Retail Inside Nike's great China purge: Fewer sellers, one brand Why a Tmall flagship is a brand's most visible consumer touchpoint in China, and should be managed for brand perception rather than transactions alone. Jing Daily The C-Beauty Paradox: Premium Pricing but Shrinking Profits Why premium positioning has not translated into profit for domestic beauty brands, and where the margin is actually going. Bloomberg Hainan's Duty-Free Rally Hinges on Wary Chinese Consumers Why Hainan is a read on Chinese consumer demand rather than a driver of it, and why policy alone cannot manufacture consumption. Jing Daily Is Luxury Courting China's VICs the Right Way? Why concentrated spend on top clients has to be judged on profit contribution, not on the revenue it appears to secure. Jing Daily Functional Luxury Takes Hold as China's Beauty Market Matures How Chinese beauty demand is shifting toward efficacy and repair, and what a maturing market asks of prestige positioning. BeautyMatter No Risk, No Reward: The Reality of CNY Beauty Marketing in 2026 Why Chinese New Year rewards brands that commit to a distinctive campaign over those that default to seasonal discounting. ThinkChina Why China's youth are swapping luxury for local brands Jacques Roizen, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Foresight Performance Partners, on why younger Chinese consumers are moving spend toward domestic brands, and what that shift asks of luxury's value proposition.