An employee puts a handbag on the display shelf in a store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on May 18, 2013. [Photo/IC] |
Designer handbags and clothes
Designer handbags and clothes were always popular among Chinese shoppers at overseas duty-free shops. Increasing living standards has contributed to the increasing demand for better products. Research by KPMG in 2013 also showed 72 percent of Chinese who traveled overseas said they purchased luxury items.