Matthew Brown is the owner of Echochamber, a London-based creative retail trend intelligence agency with a global reach. As a futurist and speaker, he has spent the last 20 years advising on retail shifts across the world.

Asia

China

Fashion and Style

Luxury

Shopping

Apparel and department stores

Bars, pubs, and clubs

'Galeries Lafayette Beijing store skirts China anti-corruption crackdown', Reuters

'Galeries Lafayette returns to China', Inside Retail Asia

Interview with Mona Hu of Weber Shandwick conducted by author.

'Galeries Lafayette opens in Beijing', Paris Cherie

'Louis Vuitton's Beijing opening heavy on celebs; light on logos', Jing Daily

'Catching the retail trends in bustling Shanghai', The New York Times

'Sham Kar Wai on China's Changing Fashion Landscape', Business of Fashion

Luxury brands have enjoyed a meteoric rise amongst the expanding Chinese middle class, but with anti-corruption laws dampening the spirits of conspicuous consumers, shopping habits are shifting dramatically.

Galeries Lafayette: post-corruption luxury