Marking her first official mainland China launch, American designer Tory Burch opened a 1,
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She also opened her second store in Hong Kong, a 1,560-square-foot space at Harbor City (picture above). A Shanghai store is planned for later this year.
For China,
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Similar to its US business, categories such as bags, shoes and ready-to-wear each make up about a third of its Asia business, according to Burch. Her higher priced items do much better in Asia than in the US. The brand’s core demographic in Asia mirrors the US — 20 to 45 year old.
To establish better brand recognition in China,
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Currently there are 50
Tory Burch stores worldwide. International sales account for nearly 30 percent of the company’s business,
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The company has decided to go into China without a Chinese partner. “We don’t need immediate gratification. We want to do it organically…in an understated way,” she said.
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