thinking
thinking.
perspectives on brands, culture and growth from another angle.
- 01
six fingers can undo six months of craft.
Marc-Olivier Arnold
short take · branding / consumer
- 02
what shanghai's premium malls can learn from wukang road
Marc-Olivier Arnold
article · retail / strategy
- 03
what happens when luxury fashion stops impressing?
Marc-Olivier Arnold
article · fashion / consumer
- 04
luxury's biggest competitor may not sell luxury at all
Angelito Tan
article · consumer / strategy
- 05
xi-trump summits reopen a question western brands thought they had settled
Angelito Tan
article · geopolitics / strategy
- 06
it's getting harder to find a tennis court in shanghai
Marc-Olivier Arnold
article · culture / consumer
- 07
a coffee shop where the jeweller used to be.
Angelito Tan
short take · retail / culture
- 08
the pet mooncake: when human rituals become pet rituals
Marc-Olivier Arnold
short take · consumer / culture
- 09
the next chinese luxury brand might already be 1,000 years old
Marc-Olivier Arnold
article · branding / fashion
- 10
china may not be losing its appetite for luxury. it may be getting bored.
Marc-Olivier Arnold
short take · consumer / fashion
- 11
going global is not just about taking what works at home somewhere else.
Angelito Tan
short take · branding / strategy
- 12
steph curry's li-ning deal and the hard part of going global
Angelito Tan
article · branding / strategy
- 13
women aren't just entering watch collecting. they may be redefining value.
Angelito Tan
short take · watches / consumer
- 14
Culture often moves before the market does.
Angelito Tan
short take · culture / strategy
- 15
Europe perfected driving the car. China may be redefining being in it.
Marc-Olivier Arnold
short take · consumer / culture
- 16
china intelligence is getting better. are the decisions?
Marc-Olivier Arnold
article · strategy
- 17
What does it mean to be a distinctly premium Chinese brand?
Angelito Tan
article · branding
- 18
China may not be getting harder. It may just be less forgiving.
Marc-Olivier Arnold
short take · strategy / consumer
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