Apple ranks No. 1 in luxury gift giving in China on hot streak
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APPLE Inc has taken the No. 1 luxury gifting spot in China from designer goods maker Hermes International SCA, according to a Hurun luxury report yesterday, reflecting the iPhone maker’s recent hot streak in the country.
The US tech firm’s focus on glitzy stores and high prices helped it post a 70 percent rise in sales in China in the last three months of 2014 and powered the company to the largest profit in corporate history.
Spending on gift giving overall fell 5 percent in 2014, after a 25 percent drop the year before, according to the Hurun Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey. Beijing has been cracking down on corruption and luxury spending among public officials, weighing down sales of premium liquor to handbags.
Domestic luxury spending in China dipped for the first time last year, according to consultancy Bain & Co, with increasing numbers of shoppers looking to spend money overseas.
“Travel retail continues to change the dynamics of luxury in China, with seven out of 10 luxury goods bought by Chinese now being bought overseas,” said Hurun Report Chairman Rupert Hoogewerf.
Hermes dropped to seventh from the top spot last year, while Chinese premium liquor maker Kweichow Moutai Co re-entered the top 10 after a two-year hiatus, a potentially positive sign after sales were hit by the anti-luxury campaign.
Apple was followed by LVMH Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton SE, Kering SA’s Gucci and Chanel.
The report, which has been done for over a decade, was based on a survey of nearly 400 millionaires with a personal wealth of 10 million yuan (US$1.6 million).
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