Five Things Friday APAC: Shanghai Fashion Week, India’s Beauty Boom & Holiday Optimism in Australia
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Welcome to Five Things Friday APAC Edition (yes, on a Monday this time!). In this episode, we unpack the big signals shaping retail and consumer markets across the region and beyond.
Here’s what we cover:
Shanghai Fashion Week SS26 – momentum, buying power, and why global buyers are watching China again.
India’s luxury beauty boom – $800M today, $4B by 2035, and why retailers are planting seeds now.
Recession Glam – consumers trading down but still splurging smartly in beauty and fashion.
Retail realignment – how APAC and Europe may be drawing closer in strategy and trade.
Australia’s retail optimism – Deloitte’s 2025 holiday report shows green shoots of growth.
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