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China poised to take No1 spot for global personal care sales

Published: 22-Feb-2018

China is fast approaching the world number one position in personal care sales amid growing demand for local labels

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China will boast the world's largest cosmetics market in 2018, overtaking America for the first time, according to global financial services company Morgan Stanley.

It will account for 20% of total sales, compared with 17% for the second-placed US and 10% for Japan, which is placed third.

A clear example of the potential China holds (even for smaller Western brands) is the case of Stenders, a Latvian skin care label that is marketed partly on its local honey ingredients.

For instance, the brand can be found in a dedicated booth at the upmarket Mao Ye Tian Di department store in Shenzhen. It also sells on leading Chinese e-commerce outlets such as Taobao where individual traders sell 100g boxes of Stenders facial cream "imported from Europe" for Chinese yuan renminbi RMB260 (US$39.34).

There is much to play for in China where retail sales of skin care products rose

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