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Middle-class Chinese snap up overseas luxury (2)

By Lin Jing and Chen Yingqun (China Daily)

08:29, January 23, 2013

"Brands like Louis Vuitton or Gucci do have about 30 percent of their sales made by Chinese consumers. Regarding China's native consumers, and based on available data, luxury purchases overseas should be around 55 to 60 percent of the total," he said.

"With high taxes on luxury products sold in the domestic market, consumers can save 30 to 50 percent when buying in Europe or the United States," said Armoudom.

Lower prices aren't the only incentive to buy overseas - the shopping experience is also unique.

"In luxury watches, a few rich Chinese travel to Switzerland and directly buy in the brand's headquarters or factory after having visited the site and talked to the staff there."

Debnam said that as the number of Chinese traveling abroad continues to rise, international and local brands need a global strategy for Chinese consumers in both locations.

"Brands need a strong market position in China and overseas so that Chinese customers can find their products easily," he said. "For example, in clothing, the Asian cut is quite different from the European cut, and you need to carry the right cut to make the sale."

Meanwhile, Armoudom said, pricing policies will become a major issue that needs to be handled carefully.

"The main risk is to manage a global price consistency to keep Chinese shoppers from becoming frustrated if they notice lower prices in location A for an item which they already bought at a higher price in location B," Armoudom said.

Contact the writers at linjingcd@chinadaily.com.cn and chenyingqun@chinadaily.com.cn

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