Hot Pot Blog — Hot Pot China (9)

Jonathan Smith 13 May 2020

Hot Pot’s Guide to ShiHuo 识货 - China’s app for sport enthusiasts

China’s health & fitness industry has boomed in the last decade, growing at an average...

Fitness & Wellbeing Sports Retail View post - Hot Pot’s Guide to ShiHuo 识货 - China’s app for sport enthusiasts

Jonathan Smith 30 April 2020

While the Chinese consumer is relatively confident and ready to spend, how will weeks of...

Retail View post - 4 Trends Shaping China’s Luxury Market Amid Covid-19

Jonathan Smith 26 February 2020

Resilience. Adaptability. Solidarity. After nearly 20 years of working in or with the...

News View post - A note on the coronavirus

Jonathan Smith 25 February 2020

When global brands plan and execute campaigns in the China market, there are two classic...

Jonathan Smith 12 February 2020

Hot Pot’s CEO and Founder, Jonathan Smith, recently spoke at the event Building Brand...

Retail View post - The role of offline in China’s digital-first market

Jonathan Smith 21 January 2020

Chinese brands are growing in influence and global brands must take discerning Chinese...

Jonathan Smith 7 January 2020

While I have always been excited and energised by the day to day of running a business,...

Strategy News View post - Reflections on 2019 from Hot Pot CEO Jonathan Smith

Jonathan Smith 8 November 2019

This coming Monday is November 11th. For China this means only one thing – retail. 11.11...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - 11.11 Singles Day predictions from hot Pot China

Jonathan Smith 6 November 2019

NARS Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in Shanghai On 10th September 2019, the Shiseido...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - NARS orgasm collection: Shanghai O2O case study