China’s coronavirus travel ban drives boom in luxury e-commerce, duty-free shopping


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Chinese consumers are buying more foreign goods online and at mainland duty-free stores as international travel restrictions stretch on, prompting global luxury brands to tailor their offerings to get a slice of the local market. Chen Hua, an immigration consultant from Guangdong, used to travel to Hong Kong and Japan to shop for daily necessities such as laundry detergent and premium cosmetics, sometimes buying enough to last half a year. But since the pandemic started, she has started shopping on Feelunique and Lookfantastic, e-commerce platforms that carry mid to high-end cosmetic goods mostly from the United States and Europe. “I...