Following the success of Sam's Club, Freshhippo is also launching its own in-house wines, raising concerns among traditional wholesale wine merchants for fear of losing out lucrative market share. Read More
Wine sales
How has Pudao thrived in a challenging environment, and why is wine education and popularization a key focus of its business? We spoke with Celia Liu, who took over as director of Pudao last year, on the brand's 15-year journey in an evolving market and its vision. Read More
How much wine did China's e-commerce giant JD.com sell in first three quarters this year? What's the most searched grape variety on the platform? JD.com's top wine buyer reveals all the key data here. Read More
Here are the top 10 wine shops on Alibaba's Tmall and Taobao during this year's Singles Day promotion based on sales figures obtained by Vino Joy News. Read More
Korea’s wine market continues to contract in the first half of the year, as the country’s leading importers including Nara Cellar and Lotte are reporting profit loss - more than 240% in one case. Read More
Set for Sept. 29 this year, the Mid Autumn Festival typically drives significant wine demand through gifts and banquets. However, importers across China’s major wine-consuming regions who talked to us are reporting a more subdued market, even though some categories are defying the broader downturn. Read More
As the Paris Olympics are in full swing, French wine sales are skyrocketing in China. Read More
The number of catering businesses that deregistered or closed reached an alarming number of 1.056 million in first half of the year, nearly equaling the total for the entire year of 2023. Read More
A significant surge in tourists entering China during the first half of the year, fueled by a new visa-free policy, is expected to drive an upswing in wine sales. Read More
Despite what has been known as quiet selling, China's trendsetting social media app Xiaohongshu has become a powerful tool for brands to "plant grass," and wine is among the most popular topics on the platform. Read More