Archive for September, 2009

Have been snapping up luxury wealth management products the return on investment is far higher inflation

What kind of financial products are now the most attractive rich people’s attention? Fixed income, linked to the stock market and foreign exchange markets, or agricultural products (000061, stock bar) … … I am afraid not the last Zhou introduced a bank to introduce the concept of white wine en primeur financial products and 200 million limit by customers within a half-day steal .

This year, to works of art, wine, tea, the concept of luxury as an investment financial products issued quickly become rich people’s new love. According to report to incomplete statistics, banks across the country this year, the wine class financial products issued more than 5, most of which were sold out within a short time.

Xinancaitai Trust and Banking Institute, said alcohol around the works of art and luxury financing products designed for the expected rate of return of around 10% return on investment is generally far higher than inflation.

Case

Mr. Zhang is a bank’s vip clients, most recently when he launched a plan to buy bank financial products, red wine, but was told the product on sale that day had been booked. “The return of these products are really so high that everybody will want to rush to buy it?” Mr. Zhang, manager of advice to clients when clear, such products are targeted for the sale of high-end customers, while Mr. Chang has not yet reached the level of can not give priority to purchasing. Vip virtually impossible for ordinary customers to buy.

Luxury’s proven investment concept

This year the concept of luxury as an investment banking financial products in the high-end customers became popular investment products, has shown a short supply situation. According to report to incomplete statistics, banks across the country this year, wine class financial products issued by more than 5 models, most of which sold out in a short time.

According to China Construction Bank (601939, stock bar) private banks a financial consultant introduced wine to invest in foreign countries is very common, but the concept is also a period of wine imported goods. Means “in its early” means the wine is still in the cache when the period of immature approach to financial products available for sale to investors in the wine after bottling maturity, investors may be according to their own preferences, choose the direct consumption of wine purchased, or wealth management products to hold to maturity redemption of funds.

In 2008, ICBC and China CITIC gradually introduced the concept of financial products and wealth management products launched wine earning power. Meanwhile, the white wine was for a financial product introduced to the bank high-end customers. Minsheng Bank (600016, stock bar) in seven cities across the country last week’s launch of “National 1573 high-end custom wine cellar the right to choose financial products revenue project”, the operation principle and the previous financial products of red wine a few non-discriminatory.

“Luxury consumer power” and “luxury big country”

Goldman Sachs, according to a survey report shows that in 2009 the global luxury market shrinking, it is expected this year, Chinese luxury product sales will reach 5 billion U.S. dollars, far higher than the 2008 sales of 3 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of the world’s No. 1 ranking . Moreover, China’s luxury goods market, accounting for 25% of the world’s first ultra-United States ranks second in the world.

Although China is still a developing country, even though our per capita GDP ranked the world’s more than 100, but China has become the world’s second largest consumer of luxury goods, not unexpected. From the ability to pay of view, luxury market is a rich market. Chinese luxury goods groups the proportion of the total population of 13%, with China, “20% of the population possesses 80% of the wealth” basically consistent with the hierarchical structure. As of the end of 2007, China had 415,000 assets exceeding one million U.S. dollars of the rich, and the wealth of an average volume of 5.1 million U.S. dollars.

Tentatively the “divide between rich and poor,” to set aside the moral evaluation is only concerned about the “luxury consumption of power,” the fact that judgments: the wealthy groups continue to emerge, inevitably give rise to strong demand for luxury goods. From an economic point of view, people in general merchandise marginal propensity to consume is decreasing. When the level of consumption increases, will generate demand for goods, personalized, luxury meet the individual needs of affluent and higher-level needs. This trend reflects the consumption structure of Chinese society and consumer psychology of change, not to people’s will.

Should be noted that for such luxury consumption and conspicuous consumption can not be generalized. Pairs of conspicuous consumption is often resentment because the wealthy through extravagance and luxury luxury goods, to show off to others and demonstrate their own money, financial and social status. Luxury consumption may be a kind of conspicuous consumption, but has nothing to do with the extravagance and waste. Luxury consumption, more of a consumer culture, a way of life, a mood of life, the pursuit of greater personal effectiveness and happiness.

If this society is more and more rich people, luxury goods also showed correspondingly the trend, China will inevitably become a “luxury consumer power.” Which the idea is not unfounded. In the financial crisis situation, the luxury consumption of strong demand helped drive at least busy. At the same time, luxury consumption has also increased the state tax revenue to help balance through secondary distribution of income disparity.

But “luxury consumer power,” it does not mean “luxury big country.” Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Versace, Dior … … all the ranked number was on the luxury, no one MADE IN CHINA, This is worrying. When these brands affluent consumer demand in driving at the same time it is the stimulation of domestic demand in these luxury goods producers. More importantly, the luxury goods are high value-added goods, people sell the brand and sell the culture, we can actually have a share through taxes, but the others took a bowl full of pot is full. Of course, these luxury brands, and both are a long history, are all in a market economy through a much-steeled. We must “luxury consumer power” to “luxury big country”, there is still a long way to go.

Vertu Constellation Ayxta release ultra-expensive phone

Luxury mobile phone brand Vertu has recently added a new model, which is the Constellation series Ayxta flip phone, it has tailored for the user connecting to the proxy to handle a variety of communications services, as well as Vertu Concierge service and customized call lifestyle information online services, including the demonstration around the world, bars, restaurants, exhibitions, shopping, clubs, etc. The phone includes 8GB of microSD card, support for 3G, support for synchronization to the Mac and PC, 300-megapixel camera, dual LED flash , the framework for the stainless steel, aluminum and exquisite detail made of leather, the screen is sapphire crystal, depending on the decorative material prices 7200-9550 dollars.
Luxury mobile phone brand Vertu has recently added a new model, which is the Constellation series Ayxta flip phone, it has tailored for the user connecting to the proxy to handle a variety of communications services, as well as Vertu Concierge service and customized call lifestyle information online services, including the demonstration around the world, bars, restaurants, exhibitions, shopping, clubs, etc. The phone includes 8GB of microSD card, support for 3G, support for synchronization to the Mac and PC, 300-megapixel camera, dual LED flash , the framework for the stainless steel, aluminum and exquisite detail made of leather, the screen is sapphire crystal, depending on the decorative material prices 7200-9550 dollars.
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Louis Vuitton LV v. Kim Hyatt trademark infringement case settled

Guangdong Provincial Higher People’s Court 22, said Louis Vuitton, Inc. v. Kim Hyatt Hotel, ZHAO Hong-six cases of trademark infringement in Guangdong has reached a settlement under the auspices of the High Court, Kim Hyatt withdrew his appeal.

Louis Vuitton Malletier Co., Ltd. is Louis Vuitton and other text, graphics registered trademark of registrants. In August 2007, Louis Vuitton’s representative to the Dongguan City Shilong Li Mou Gladden Hotel Co., Ltd. set within the Shoppes at Golden Eagle Rong (Zhao Hong for the owners), purchased printed with “LV” mark handbags, wallets and other merchandise total of 2,150 yuan. Li Mou through credit card spending, has made an invoice printed gold Hyatt Regency Special Seal of the tourist industry to rent invoices and printed with gold Hyatt Regency cashier of Special Seal Print a single one.

October 16, 2007, Louis Vuitton Company Dongguan Intermediate People’s Court filed six lawsuits, a request for an order payment Hyatt Hotel, Zhao Hong stop selling the infringing goods, an apology, compensation for economic loss of 3 million yuan.

Dongguan Intermediate People’s Court that the use of the allegedly infringing product with the same Louis Vuitton’s registered trademark logo, the Department of infringing products. ZHAO Hong-set-Yokado opened Shoppes at the business premises is located in Golden Eagle Golden Hyatt Regency Hotel, the operations set-Yokado nor the external division of Golden Eagle boutiques and Hyatt Regency, one can assume Zhao Hong and Kim Hyatt Hotel is infringing goods co-sellers, should jointly undertake corresponding civil liability. Decree Kim Hyatt Hotel, Zhao Hong and destroyed immediately stop selling the infringing goods, and it gets compensation for economic loss of 600,000 yuan Louis Vuitton company.

Kim Hyatt hotel refused to accept the appeal to the Guangdong High Court. During the second trial, the Guangdong High Court, presided over the mediation of the six cases. The two sides face to face court on two occasions to the mediation and, ultimately, on September 15 in the Guangdong Higher People’s Court signed the settlement agreement.

Gao Jing judge introduced the two sides reached a preliminary settlement of intent, due to the Louis Vuitton company’s Asia Pacific Director of Intellectual Property or replaced, and almost before the intention to reach a settlement, “abortion.” After repeated discussions with the agent of the company, urging an agent with the Louis Vuitton company reflect the situation in time, solve the problem. Louis Vuitton final Golden Hyatt Hotels Corporation and reached a settlement agreement, Kim Hyatt Hotels in Guangdong reached a settlement agreement to the High Court permission to withdraw the appeal.

“High-end Taobao” pull net purchases polarization

For many years the formation of a “low-end data is reflected in China C2C e-commerce development an important indicator of” this “industry practice of thinking” has began to shake. Group known as the “high-end Taobao” luxury goods sites, is driving China’s online shopping market orientation polarization.

Recently, iResearch Consulting launched in 2009 China Fashion Goods e-commerce businesses competitive analysis report (hereinafter referred to as Report).

A new round of survey results show that net demand to buy luxury goods, so rapid growth of e-commerce shifted from the low-end. The report finds that high-end e-commerce B2C has officially become the central arena. In order to call the representative of Kazakhstan net for high-end fashion online shopping has broken through the “Taobao” type of low-end fashion online shopping model, reshape the fashion net purchases in the market, China’s fashion online shopping has begun to enter the era of polarization.

Chinese e-commerce development in 10 years, C2C, and the low-end business has never been occupied in the mainstream market. Taobao an average of 80 passenger and price to buy low-end market is firmly entrenched network. In this investigation come to the fore Ereli huha net price of domestic goods on average 550 passengers, international brands, including passenger unit price as high as 3500. The development of less than 3 years huha network, has a 90 million registered users high-end, net purchase of two differentiation trends in the market began to take shape. “High-end Taobao,” calls the emergence of Kazakhstan network, formally opened China B2C high-end fashion prelude to the development of online shopping. In 2008, the total consumption of luxury goods in mainland China as much as 86 billion U.S. dollars, for the first time surpassed the United States to become Asia’s first, the world’s second luxury consumer. In the United States B2C and C2C market share ratio is 3:1; Taiwan B2C and C2C market share ratio is 3:2; while the mainland at present only 1:12. Of which China’s net purchases high-end fashion market can be seen the huge space.

Ereli net HOU Tao, senior analyst, said: “The one being developed in the market, its growth in general by the laws of low-end to high-end progressive. So far, China’s net purchases for the low-end market has developed to a very large scale. Relatively speaking, China’s net purchases high-end fashion market is still very rare in business to meddle. Now huha network surfaced, officially marks the Chinese to buy high-end fashion market, the overall net take-off. ”

Analysis shows that high-end consumer reports online is becoming explosive growth. Second half of 2008, net purchases by the financial crisis a strong market trends. The first quarter of 2009, China’s online shopping market turnover reached 46.7 billion the size year on year in 2008 first quarter was 96.7%. The net purchase accounting for a large proportion of the size of the fashion class network consumption is tending “B2C-oriented.” The past two years Sephora, Lancome and other brands have opened a vertical class Shopping. 2008 China Fashion B2C transactions reached 3.03 billion in 2009, is expected to grow to 65.3 billion yuan, and in three years, will continue to grow explosively, to fashion class B2C is expected in 2012 will reach 30.7 billion.

“After 2014, China is likely to become the world’s largest luxury goods market. In this situation, the high-end fashion online shopping habits of consumers would be greatly strengthened.” Huha network with Chamber CEO Mr. Kay said: “The high-end fashion online shopping is not simply to provide users a more convenient way to shop, it covers a wide range force is innovative. In our huha users, there are many from the second and third tier cities. through the call, ha, these users no longer have to through tourism to enjoy the high-end shopping. “