China Spotlight

The Hot Pot team share key consumer, branding and e-commerce updates from the world’s most dynamic economy

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Jonathan Smith 4 March 2024

China Beauty: Timeline of Animal Testing Regulations

Up until recently, with a few exceptions, China required animal testing on all imported...
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Jonathan Smith 19 January 2022

5 Beauty Brands That Could Improve In China

UNFULFILLED POTENTIAL During last year’s Singles’ Day, beauty brands came out on...
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Jonathan Smith 6 September 2021

QiXi 2021: Valentine’s Campaigns sparking passion

Who says advertising can’t be romantic? The Hot Pot China team, never ones to shy away...
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Jonathan Smith 8 November 2019

11.11 Singles Day predictions from hot Pot China

This coming Monday is November 11th. For China this means only one thing – retail. 11.11...
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Jonathan Smith 6 November 2019

NARS orgasm collection: Shanghai O2O case study

NARS Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in Shanghai On 10th September 2019, the Shiseido...
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Jonathan Smith 18 October 2019

What’s next for Little Red Book?

Little Red Book, one of China’s foremost UGC (user-generated content) platforms,...
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