Archive for CHINA
July 27, 2008 at 1:59 am · Filed under CHINA
TUANGOU, meaning “team purchase” in English is the new phenomenon for Chinese Shoppers. It is their new technique to get better discounts in various products such as home furnishings, electronics, and even cars in the internet. Yes! This is online shopping so instead of shopping alone and haggling individually, the group picks a specific time and date to meet up in a real-world shop or showroom. They then approach the sales staff in a mob and negotiate a group discount.
The scenario here is websites are popping up that are putting groups of like-minded shoppers in cybershopping…
Actually, it’s kinda puzzling for me.. but if you want to give it a shot, try it at trendwatching.
February 19, 2008 at 6:05 am · Filed under CHINA
A surprising expectation for China by the year 2015 as they hold the most promising emergence in the market of luxury goods. With their annual double-digit growth in sales they can even surpass the US luxury goods consumption. Japan holds the title of World’s Largest Purchaser of Luxury Goods, and China got the third spot but having a 12% of global sales it is undoubtedly foreseen that can get along with Japan’s spot. Attributable to this economic feat of China are the Chinese yuppies who take part a significant role in market demands… they are buying everything, from imported/hot cars, expensive watches, luxurious accessories to recognized luxury brand of clothing and skin care products. Imagine! 22% of Chinese consumers own a Rolex watch with an average price of $2,253.00 per watch. (Whew! it’s almost a hundred thousand in Philippine peso!)
The face of Asian concept is pride and dignity, and one factor to boost your status symbol is to show off – being wealthy and powerful, that’s the reason why Chinese consumers are investing so much in luxury goods… wanting to buy classy brands to define their identities. And with the sudden economic freedom of China, rich capitalists are so eager to make a mark on the social standing.
Anyway, I don’t know if the following places in US such as Arizona homes, Brooklyn, and phoenix are in support of luxury goods, but for their real estate relocation kindly click on the link below:
http://www.nationalrelocation.com/real-estate/
February 7, 2008 at 5:59 am · Filed under CHINA
I was I was really prepared and organizing some stuff during the celebration of 2008 new year’s eve..you know just like the usual things that we Filipinos are normally doing in welcoming the incoming new year. For the first time, I was particular with this red envelope and I really do when I watched on TV about this thing.. It is said that you must prepare red envelope or âng-pau in welcoming the new year, (of course this must contain money with even numbers inside) and then put in your main door. I really do this and I even put another one envelope inside my wallet since I have two envelopes. And then, since January 1, I was really thinking about the Chinese New Year.. as to what am I going to prepare? What foods? What color should I wear? all those stuff and everything… So when February 7 stroke the calender…geezzz! I have completely forgotten about the chinese new year!! I was so pissed-off ‘coz none even a single thing was set in our home…uurrgghh!!! I should have at least prepared Tikoy or Moon Cake or some dumplings…I hope next year I’ll be able to organize everything and never forget.
Why am I so particular with this Chinese New Year thing, anyway? Well, Chinese New Year or what we called the Lunar New Year is the most important in all of traditional Chinese Holidays falls during the 7th day of February. Asia in particular, Chinese New Year is not only celebrated in China but all throughout the region, just like here in the Philippines, when Chinese New Year is about to come you can observe some dragon dance in the malls and some Chinese-related ornamentation. This new year celebration has indeed a strong influence in neighboring country of China with Chinese cultures have had extensive interaction such as Korea, Nepal, Mongolia, Bhutan, Vietnam, and Japan before 1873. Countries such as here in the Philippines along with Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand is well celebrated this event as we had significant Chinese population here.
