Elite China : Luxury Consumer Behavior in China

by Lu, Pierre Xiao

• ISBN13: 9780470822678
• ISBN10: 0470822678
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-29
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A ground-breaking exploration of the Chinese elite's consumption of luxury products and their attitudes toward luxury goods. Elite China identifies the Chinese luxury product consumers and the characteristics of their luxury consumption, explains the implications for luxury firms and marketers and most importantly, spells out strategies for international luxury brands and Chinese luxury brands to succeed in Chinese market.

Author Biography

Pierre Xiao Lu is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Fudan University's School of Management in Shanghai and the LVMH Chair Visiting Professor of Marketing at ESSEC Paris-Singapore. He also consults for many multinational luxury firms, such as Lacoste S.A., LVMH and PPR-Gucci.

Professor Lu specializes in luxury consumer behavior in China and luxury brand management in Asia. After working for several years at ESSEC's luxury industry research center, he received his Ph.D. from ESSEC Business School Paris. He has published a number of articles on the luxury industry and Chinese luxury consumers in professional and academic journals, such as AMA, AFM, Comite Colbert, Harvard Business Review China and Financial Times China.

The book Luxury Brand Management: A World of Privilege (John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd., 2008) was translated by Professor Lu into Chinese (Shanghai People's Publishing house).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction: Understand China's Elite, Understand China's Future	p. xiii
Luxury Consumption and China's Elite	p. 1
The Confused Concept of "Luxury"	p. 19
Consumer Value Systems in 21st-Century China	p. 31
A Typology of Chinese Luxury Consumers	p. 69
Habits, Lifestyles, Locations	p. 99
Opportunities for Chinese Luxury Brands	p. 141
Conclusion	p. 179
Appendix	p. 195
Index	p. 203
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