Tour Overview.“Yangtze River Fantasy Tour-Charm of the Yangtze”is a carefully crafted 6-night,7-day journey for you to fully experience the endless charm of China's Yangtze River.On this trip,tourists will embar...Tour Overview.“Yangtze River Fantasy Tour-Charm of the Yangtze”is a carefully crafted 6-night,7-day journey for you to fully experience the endless charm of China's Yangtze River.On this trip,tourists will embark on a top luxury cruise ship on China,s inland rivers,sailing through the Yangtze River,enjoying comfort and luxury.The modern design and complete facilities of the cruise ship not only provide first-class accommodation but also offer a variety of onboard entertainment activities,filling your journey with laughter and joy.展开更多
This study examines whether post-pandemic luxury purchase intentions in Guangzhou are primarily driven by emotional compensation(“revenge consumption”)or rational deliberation.Based on an extended Theory of Planned ...This study examines whether post-pandemic luxury purchase intentions in Guangzhou are primarily driven by emotional compensation(“revenge consumption”)or rational deliberation.Based on an extended Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB)model-incorporating brand trust and digital engagement-the analysis uses SEM on 412 consumer responses.Findings indicate that core TPB constructs significantly predict intention,and additional variables enhance explanatory power.Interaction effects suggest that emotional and cognitive mechanisms jointly shape behavior,forming a continuum.The study offers empirical insights into evolving consumer psychology in digitally mediated luxury markets.展开更多
For the longest time,New York's Upper Fifth Avenue held the title of“the most expensive street in the world”,but it has recently been overtaken by Montenapoleone,an upscale shopping street in Milan,Italy.Every y...For the longest time,New York's Upper Fifth Avenue held the title of“the most expensive street in the world”,but it has recently been overtaken by Montenapoleone,an upscale shopping street in Milan,Italy.Every year,America publishes a global index(指数)that ranks the world's most expensive shopping areas by the rent prices they command.Fifth Avenue has been ranking first out of 138 leading retail destinations around the world for many years,but last year,it was surpassed by Montenapoleone,the most popular luxury shopping street in Milan.Not only is this short street a magnet(有吸引力的事物)for tourists interested only in window⁃shopping,but it also attracts some of the wealthiest people around the globe,many of who spend at least$2,600 per purchase,the highest average receipt in the world.展开更多
Up till now only a few papers have been found to analyze The Age of Exuberance. It is extremely interesting for us to read The Age of Exuberance:backgrounds to eigh-teenth century English literature by Donald Greene, ...Up till now only a few papers have been found to analyze The Age of Exuberance. It is extremely interesting for us to read The Age of Exuberance:backgrounds to eigh-teenth century English literature by Donald Greene, who tries to see the eigh teenth century from a different perspective, observing it as an exuberant, luxuriant age full of variety. It is the eighteenth century that witnesses the emergence of many news things.展开更多
Madame Bovary,a masterpiece of Gustave Flaubert,describes the tragic experience of Emma,the heroine.As it is known,every tragedy has its social and personal factors,and social factors are usually decisive under certai...Madame Bovary,a masterpiece of Gustave Flaubert,describes the tragic experience of Emma,the heroine.As it is known,every tragedy has its social and personal factors,and social factors are usually decisive under certain circumstances.Emma,a good girl in inherent quality,weak in characters and full of illusion of life,admires the gracious life in the upper class.This paper explores the dark side of the society and reaches a conclusion that Emma’s tragic fate is mainly due to social factors.展开更多
Betula alnoides is a fast-growing hardwood species grown in large plantations in Southeast Asia and South China.Nitrogen requirements for producing robus seedlings,growth and nutrient dynamics were investigated using ...Betula alnoides is a fast-growing hardwood species grown in large plantations in Southeast Asia and South China.Nitrogen requirements for producing robus seedlings,growth and nutrient dynamics were investigated using exponential fertilization treatments.Root collar diameter,height,dry mass and nutrient contents of seedlings increased exponentially in all fertilization treatments as time progressed.Moreover,with water soluble fertilizer（Plant Products plus microelements N–P2O5–K2O：20–20–20）,300 mg N seedling-1was adequate.Vector analysis revealed that P was the most responsive nutrient element followed by N and K.Dilutions of N and K were evident in the plants without N addition,which induced initial P sufficiency and then luxury consumption probably due to the antagonistic interaction between N and P.However deficiencies of N,P and K were mostly observed in al exponential regimes during the experiment because seedling growth rate exceeded nutrient uptake rate,inferring that further study on improving the nutrient uptake efficiency is needed.Analysis of relationships among nutrient supply,dry mass,N content and N concentration demonstrated that 100–400 mg N seedling-1induced sufficiency to luxury consumption of nitrogen without significant change in dry mass,and 400 mg N seedling-1is recommended to apply for nutrient loading of seedlings before outplanting.The findings will help improve seedling quality and enhance the production of robust seedlings for plantation forestry of this species.展开更多
The seakeeping performance of a luxury cruise ship was evaluated during the concept design phase.By comparing numerical predictions based on 3-D linear potential flow theory in the frequency domain with the results of...The seakeeping performance of a luxury cruise ship was evaluated during the concept design phase.By comparing numerical predictions based on 3-D linear potential flow theory in the frequency domain with the results of model tests, it was shown that the 3-D method predicted the seakeeping performance of the luxury cruise ship well.Based on the model, the seakeeping features of the luxury cruise ship were analyzed, and then the influence was seen of changes to the primary design parameters (center of gravity, inertial radius, etc.).Based on the results, suggestions were proposed to improve the choice of parameters for luxury cruise ships during the concept design phase.They should improve seakeeping performance.展开更多
This is a research on the mechanism of retail strategy mix and consumer behavior intention,and psychological impact on consumer attitude, consumer purchase decision-making model and its components are conducted firstl...This is a research on the mechanism of retail strategy mix and consumer behavior intention,and psychological impact on consumer attitude, consumer purchase decision-making model and its components are conducted firstly. Next, retail strategy, merchandise strategy, and store strategy, contained in the retail management theory, are adopted as other important variables to measure the impact on consumer attitudes. And then, the key factors of retail strategy mix are identified by means of Focus Group (FG). In addition, the hypothetical model of retail strategy mix and consumer behavior intention for domestic luxury cosmetic brands is established to understand the relationship between the two factors. Finally, empirical researches are conducted on consumers and retailers of luxury cosmetics brands. And some advice are given on retail strategy mix's influence on the consumer behavior intentions, aiming to enlighten domestic luxury cosmetic enterprises to improve performance by the integrated use of retail strategy mix.展开更多
Outward Foreign Direct Investment （OFDI） from emerging economies has begun to increase significantly and has been growing at a faster pace than Foreign Direct Investment （FDI） from the developed world. This resear...Outward Foreign Direct Investment （OFDI） from emerging economies has begun to increase significantly and has been growing at a faster pace than Foreign Direct Investment （FDI） from the developed world. This research seeks to assess the impact of Chinese acquisitions and their implications for the ＂Made in Italy＂ luxury sector and its firms. This paper presents a cross-case analysis of two Chinese acquisitions in order to provide some in-depth insights into the influences and the motives driving Chinese firms to invest in the luxury Made in Italy sector, the patterns and modes of the Chinese acquisitions as well as the competitive strategies and the distinctive challenges that both investors and acquired firms have to face. From the findings, it emerges that both the investor and the acquired firm need to overcome several key challenges to be mutual benefits from the acquisition.展开更多
With Internet changing the luxury business landscape,new players have emerged such as the Online Private Sales Retailers(OPSRs).These offer online buyers with a choice of limited-time sales to help companies get rid o...With Internet changing the luxury business landscape,new players have emerged such as the Online Private Sales Retailers(OPSRs).These offer online buyers with a choice of limited-time sales to help companies get rid of their overstocks.Luxury brands are no exception.No research has been conducted about how luxury consumers relate with such websites,hence this paper.In an exploratory fashion,interviews with luxury buyers who also buy online on OPSRs,are conducted to get insights on consumers’perceptions and luxury brand equity that selling through OPSRs may have.We find that appropriate product and brand help consumers forget that they are buying brands’unsold stocks,that transferring the luxury webmospheres would be positively perceived,that consumers from these websites are looking for benefits such as freedom of use and brand discovery,rather than personalized offers,that multiple discounts on several OPSRs may damage the luxury-perception of a brand,that the private sales members consider the service to be good enough for the demanded price,and that personalized invitations can help increase online consumers’feelings of desirability and exclusivity.The paper concludes with practical recommendations for both luxury companies and OPSRs.展开更多
Digital marketing is considered the preferred method comparing to traditional marketing nowadays [1], but is it true for luxury and expensive products? Since the perception prevails that the concepts “luxury” and “...Digital marketing is considered the preferred method comparing to traditional marketing nowadays [1], but is it true for luxury and expensive products? Since the perception prevails that the concepts “luxury” and “digital” are quite incompatible [2], this paper aims to explore the effectiveness of digital marketing advertisements of luxury retailers, while also exploring consumer’s purchasing intent based on the viewing of such promotions. The overall goal is to provide a model of luxury purchase behaviour through harnessing social media. As a constructionist ontology-based researcher, I believe in multiple versions of reality which can evolve based on my target consumer experiences [3]. My epistemological stance is interpretivism with a subjective approach, inductively interacting with consumers to better understand what this “truth” means to them, incorporating textual material to support the analytical interpretations [4]. It is hoped this paper will inform fashion brands marketers about social media practice to achieve creation of purchase intention and ultimately achieve target sales. The paper is useful to both practitioners and academics in the fields of social media marketing and purchase intention. The research provides some initial insights into consumer perspectives of social media ads and online purchase behaviour.展开更多
On January 29,the Hurun Research Institute released the Hurun Best of the Best Awards 2015 in Beijing,based on the results of the Hurun Report Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey2015.This is the eleventh consecutive year H...On January 29,the Hurun Research Institute released the Hurun Best of the Best Awards 2015 in Beijing,based on the results of the Hurun Report Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey2015.This is the eleventh consecutive year Hurun Research has revealed the brand preferences,consumption habits and lifestyle trends of China’s wealthiest individuals.Widely regarded as an ISO9000 for China’s luxury sector,the CLCS has become a benchmark for the luxury sector.Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Researcher Rupert Hoogewerf said,展开更多
There is no need to recall the historical origians of silk in China and its subsequenspread to other Asian countries,the Middle East and Europe.The story of silk and inparticular the famous legends of the Silk Roads a...There is no need to recall the historical origians of silk in China and its subsequenspread to other Asian countries,the Middle East and Europe.The story of silk and inparticular the famous legends of the Silk Roads are part of everyones cultual back-ground.展开更多
If you expect value,you should expec to pay.At least it seems that way in China.It is common knowledge tha China’s luxury goods market is boom ing,just about every brand considered to b aspirational and alluring is s...If you expect value,you should expec to pay.At least it seems that way in China.It is common knowledge tha China’s luxury goods market is boom ing,just about every brand considered to b aspirational and alluring is scrambling for piece of the action and market share.展开更多
In the changing Chinese luxury car market of last year,luxury is no longer a unique characteristic of the traditional car brands and the more choices consumers have,the more difficult for the luxury car brands to surv...In the changing Chinese luxury car market of last year,luxury is no longer a unique characteristic of the traditional car brands and the more choices consumers have,the more difficult for the luxury car brands to survive throat-cut market competition.Recently,Hurun Research Institute released the White Paper on Luxury Car Brands in China 2015-2016 for展开更多
As the Chinese saying goes,"Courtesy requires reciprocity.It’s impolite not to give as good as one gets." Giving presents is one of China’s oldest traditions.Chinese people give presents when they meet for...As the Chinese saying goes,"Courtesy requires reciprocity.It’s impolite not to give as good as one gets." Giving presents is one of China’s oldest traditions.Chinese people give presents when they meet for the first time,part from each other,ask for a favor,do business,and want to express gratitude.展开更多
文摘Tour Overview.“Yangtze River Fantasy Tour-Charm of the Yangtze”is a carefully crafted 6-night,7-day journey for you to fully experience the endless charm of China's Yangtze River.On this trip,tourists will embark on a top luxury cruise ship on China,s inland rivers,sailing through the Yangtze River,enjoying comfort and luxury.The modern design and complete facilities of the cruise ship not only provide first-class accommodation but also offer a variety of onboard entertainment activities,filling your journey with laughter and joy.
文摘This study examines whether post-pandemic luxury purchase intentions in Guangzhou are primarily driven by emotional compensation(“revenge consumption”)or rational deliberation.Based on an extended Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB)model-incorporating brand trust and digital engagement-the analysis uses SEM on 412 consumer responses.Findings indicate that core TPB constructs significantly predict intention,and additional variables enhance explanatory power.Interaction effects suggest that emotional and cognitive mechanisms jointly shape behavior,forming a continuum.The study offers empirical insights into evolving consumer psychology in digitally mediated luxury markets.
文摘For the longest time,New York's Upper Fifth Avenue held the title of“the most expensive street in the world”,but it has recently been overtaken by Montenapoleone,an upscale shopping street in Milan,Italy.Every year,America publishes a global index(指数)that ranks the world's most expensive shopping areas by the rent prices they command.Fifth Avenue has been ranking first out of 138 leading retail destinations around the world for many years,but last year,it was surpassed by Montenapoleone,the most popular luxury shopping street in Milan.Not only is this short street a magnet(有吸引力的事物)for tourists interested only in window⁃shopping,but it also attracts some of the wealthiest people around the globe,many of who spend at least$2,600 per purchase,the highest average receipt in the world.
文摘Up till now only a few papers have been found to analyze The Age of Exuberance. It is extremely interesting for us to read The Age of Exuberance:backgrounds to eigh-teenth century English literature by Donald Greene, who tries to see the eigh teenth century from a different perspective, observing it as an exuberant, luxuriant age full of variety. It is the eighteenth century that witnesses the emergence of many news things.
文摘Madame Bovary,a masterpiece of Gustave Flaubert,describes the tragic experience of Emma,the heroine.As it is known,every tragedy has its social and personal factors,and social factors are usually decisive under certain circumstances.Emma,a good girl in inherent quality,weak in characters and full of illusion of life,admires the gracious life in the upper class.This paper explores the dark side of the society and reaches a conclusion that Emma’s tragic fate is mainly due to social factors.
基金financially supported by The Ministry of Science and Technology,China(2012BAD21B0102)
文摘Betula alnoides is a fast-growing hardwood species grown in large plantations in Southeast Asia and South China.Nitrogen requirements for producing robus seedlings,growth and nutrient dynamics were investigated using exponential fertilization treatments.Root collar diameter,height,dry mass and nutrient contents of seedlings increased exponentially in all fertilization treatments as time progressed.Moreover,with water soluble fertilizer（Plant Products plus microelements N–P2O5–K2O：20–20–20）,300 mg N seedling-1was adequate.Vector analysis revealed that P was the most responsive nutrient element followed by N and K.Dilutions of N and K were evident in the plants without N addition,which induced initial P sufficiency and then luxury consumption probably due to the antagonistic interaction between N and P.However deficiencies of N,P and K were mostly observed in al exponential regimes during the experiment because seedling growth rate exceeded nutrient uptake rate,inferring that further study on improving the nutrient uptake efficiency is needed.Analysis of relationships among nutrient supply,dry mass,N content and N concentration demonstrated that 100–400 mg N seedling-1induced sufficiency to luxury consumption of nitrogen without significant change in dry mass,and 400 mg N seedling-1is recommended to apply for nutrient loading of seedlings before outplanting.The findings will help improve seedling quality and enhance the production of robust seedlings for plantation forestry of this species.
文摘The seakeeping performance of a luxury cruise ship was evaluated during the concept design phase.By comparing numerical predictions based on 3-D linear potential flow theory in the frequency domain with the results of model tests, it was shown that the 3-D method predicted the seakeeping performance of the luxury cruise ship well.Based on the model, the seakeeping features of the luxury cruise ship were analyzed, and then the influence was seen of changes to the primary design parameters (center of gravity, inertial radius, etc.).Based on the results, suggestions were proposed to improve the choice of parameters for luxury cruise ships during the concept design phase.They should improve seakeeping performance.
文摘This is a research on the mechanism of retail strategy mix and consumer behavior intention,and psychological impact on consumer attitude, consumer purchase decision-making model and its components are conducted firstly. Next, retail strategy, merchandise strategy, and store strategy, contained in the retail management theory, are adopted as other important variables to measure the impact on consumer attitudes. And then, the key factors of retail strategy mix are identified by means of Focus Group (FG). In addition, the hypothetical model of retail strategy mix and consumer behavior intention for domestic luxury cosmetic brands is established to understand the relationship between the two factors. Finally, empirical researches are conducted on consumers and retailers of luxury cosmetics brands. And some advice are given on retail strategy mix's influence on the consumer behavior intentions, aiming to enlighten domestic luxury cosmetic enterprises to improve performance by the integrated use of retail strategy mix.
文摘Outward Foreign Direct Investment （OFDI） from emerging economies has begun to increase significantly and has been growing at a faster pace than Foreign Direct Investment （FDI） from the developed world. This research seeks to assess the impact of Chinese acquisitions and their implications for the ＂Made in Italy＂ luxury sector and its firms. This paper presents a cross-case analysis of two Chinese acquisitions in order to provide some in-depth insights into the influences and the motives driving Chinese firms to invest in the luxury Made in Italy sector, the patterns and modes of the Chinese acquisitions as well as the competitive strategies and the distinctive challenges that both investors and acquired firms have to face. From the findings, it emerges that both the investor and the acquired firm need to overcome several key challenges to be mutual benefits from the acquisition.
文摘With Internet changing the luxury business landscape,new players have emerged such as the Online Private Sales Retailers(OPSRs).These offer online buyers with a choice of limited-time sales to help companies get rid of their overstocks.Luxury brands are no exception.No research has been conducted about how luxury consumers relate with such websites,hence this paper.In an exploratory fashion,interviews with luxury buyers who also buy online on OPSRs,are conducted to get insights on consumers’perceptions and luxury brand equity that selling through OPSRs may have.We find that appropriate product and brand help consumers forget that they are buying brands’unsold stocks,that transferring the luxury webmospheres would be positively perceived,that consumers from these websites are looking for benefits such as freedom of use and brand discovery,rather than personalized offers,that multiple discounts on several OPSRs may damage the luxury-perception of a brand,that the private sales members consider the service to be good enough for the demanded price,and that personalized invitations can help increase online consumers’feelings of desirability and exclusivity.The paper concludes with practical recommendations for both luxury companies and OPSRs.
文摘Digital marketing is considered the preferred method comparing to traditional marketing nowadays [1], but is it true for luxury and expensive products? Since the perception prevails that the concepts “luxury” and “digital” are quite incompatible [2], this paper aims to explore the effectiveness of digital marketing advertisements of luxury retailers, while also exploring consumer’s purchasing intent based on the viewing of such promotions. The overall goal is to provide a model of luxury purchase behaviour through harnessing social media. As a constructionist ontology-based researcher, I believe in multiple versions of reality which can evolve based on my target consumer experiences [3]. My epistemological stance is interpretivism with a subjective approach, inductively interacting with consumers to better understand what this “truth” means to them, incorporating textual material to support the analytical interpretations [4]. It is hoped this paper will inform fashion brands marketers about social media practice to achieve creation of purchase intention and ultimately achieve target sales. The paper is useful to both practitioners and academics in the fields of social media marketing and purchase intention. The research provides some initial insights into consumer perspectives of social media ads and online purchase behaviour.
文摘On January 29,the Hurun Research Institute released the Hurun Best of the Best Awards 2015 in Beijing,based on the results of the Hurun Report Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey2015.This is the eleventh consecutive year Hurun Research has revealed the brand preferences,consumption habits and lifestyle trends of China’s wealthiest individuals.Widely regarded as an ISO9000 for China’s luxury sector,the CLCS has become a benchmark for the luxury sector.Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Researcher Rupert Hoogewerf said,
文摘There is no need to recall the historical origians of silk in China and its subsequenspread to other Asian countries,the Middle East and Europe.The story of silk and inparticular the famous legends of the Silk Roads are part of everyones cultual back-ground.
文摘If you expect value,you should expec to pay.At least it seems that way in China.It is common knowledge tha China’s luxury goods market is boom ing,just about every brand considered to b aspirational and alluring is scrambling for piece of the action and market share.
文摘In the changing Chinese luxury car market of last year,luxury is no longer a unique characteristic of the traditional car brands and the more choices consumers have,the more difficult for the luxury car brands to survive throat-cut market competition.Recently,Hurun Research Institute released the White Paper on Luxury Car Brands in China 2015-2016 for
文摘As the Chinese saying goes,"Courtesy requires reciprocity.It’s impolite not to give as good as one gets." Giving presents is one of China’s oldest traditions.Chinese people give presents when they meet for the first time,part from each other,ask for a favor,do business,and want to express gratitude.
