Research What We Do Case Studies Specialists About Media Careers Contact Us RESEARCH Forum SECTOR REPORT Breaking new markets, the Chinese consumption upgrade and localisation as a growth driver PUBLIC EQUITY CONSUMER GREATER CHINA Consumer goods, and luxury goods specifically, have been of particular interest to Third Bridge Forum's clients in Q1 2019. Forum has conducted over 80 Interviews focused on consumer durables, apparel and automobiles, a quarter of which focused on luxury consumer goods, to offer key insights from senior specialists operating out of North America, China and Europe. An Operations Manager at Chopard Trading (Shanghai) emphasised that the “core of fine jewellery is brand awareness,” rather than the quality of the raw materials used, which has allowed players like Tiffany & Co and Richemont SA’s Cartier to monopolise the highend market. The specialist noted that while he believes the “sales revenue of jewellery will rise,” non-jewellery brands such as Dior, Louis Vuitton and Gucci that want to compete with market leaders need to go above and beyond by “retain[ing] customers in their value chains” and offering pieces that “best match [their] other products… to demonstrate [their] strength and professionalism in the luxury jewellery sector.” Read More Submit your details to access the latest Quarterly Trends Report from Third Bridge. CORPORATE EMAIL* FIRST NAME* LAST NAME* COMPANY* JOB TITLE* COUNTRY* Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini (Swaziland) Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu US Minor Outlying Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands INVESTMENT FOCUS* Credit Public Equity Private Equity Other NUMBER OF INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS* 1-5 6-10 11-20 21+ ADDITIONAL CONTENT A GREAT PLACE TO WORK CONNECT WITH US CONTACT US London New York Los Angeles Shanghai Beijing Hong Kong Mumbai LOGINS Client Projects Specialist Portal Forum Portal GAIN ACCESS REQUEST A TRIAL Copyright © 2021. All rights reserved.. Compliance Policies Privacy Policy Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement Gender Pay Gap