Angela Wang: How China is changing the future of shopping
王佳茜: 中国如何改变购物的未来
BCG's Angela Wang works with a broad range of clients in China on strategy formulation, business development and operational excellence. Full bio
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for your birthday this year?"
a one-way mirror Spider-Man mask."
单镜面的蜘蛛侠面具。”
what he was talking about,
and make a wish before I go to bed.
will give it to me when I wake up."
邮递员叔叔就会把礼物送过来了。”
looks like for this generation.
for a child like Yuan Yuan,
my generation had in mind.
is happening in China right now.
购物革命正在悄然发生。
and also technology platforms,
than elsewhere in the world.
其他地方大不相同。
in China is soaring.
达到了空前繁荣。
of the United States
is coming from mobile.
of the United States,
the scale of the e-commerce,
and the aggregation of the ecosystems.
适应和聚集的速度。
to become a country of mobile commerce,
就成为了移动商务的巨头,
of the two technology platforms,
归功于两大技术平台,
of digital content, video, online movie,
视频,在线电影,
a glimpse into the future.
一窥未来世界的样子。
concerns the spontaneity of shopping.
有关自发性购物。
five to eight pairs of shoes.
to reach about 25 pairs of shoes a year.
是之前的三倍。
"What are the reasons you buy?"
“你们为什么购物?”
刺激他们消费的原因:
fashion information.
there was no particular reason to buy.
并不需要一个具体的购物理由。
on their mobile site
移动设备上浏览网页,
of spontaneity in everything,
都见到了同等程度的自发行为,
to buying insurance products.
to understand if you think about it.
也不难理解这种行为。
are still very new
or upper-middle-class lifestyles,
to buy everything new,
one click after another.
只需要一个接一个的点击操作。
is creating a lot of challenges
一些曾经的商业巨头
told me that he's so frustrated
他觉得非常焦虑和沮丧,
that his products are not new enough.
他们的产品不够时尚。
really bad comment.
这种评价实在是糟透了。
of products in each collection.
每个系列的新品数量。
more important than that.
exactly what they want
from the online apparel players in China.
网络服装供应商学习经验。
real consumer feedback
社交媒体上搜集
will translate this information
会把这些信息
to microstudios for production.
in this overall ecosystem,
整个电商生态系统中的关键,
partially customized pieces.
to product on shelf or online
产品上架或上网出售,
to what is in and hot on the market.
和需求的高效回应。
to traditional retailers
about a few collections a year.
for ultraconvenience.
有着极高的要求。
I was shopping with a friend in Tokyo.
standing in front of us
is not just something nice to have.
your consumer actually buys.
会不会买东西的关键要素。
that will make online shopping
让人们维持网络购物
than a loyalty program alone.
developed by Alibaba.
推广起来的零售概念。
literally everything:
几乎可以快递任何东西:
for dinner unexpectedly."
时候给她点惊喜了。”
like Amazon and FreshDirect
生鲜直达这样的公司
is part of the Alibaba ecosystem
生态系统的一部分,
a bit easier to implement.
in high-density areas in Shanghai.
开设了20家实体店。
to ensure the freshness of the product --
保证产品的新鲜——
fish tanks in the store --
that will enable high-speed delivery.
店面的销售额
is that the sales revenue per store
than the traditional grocery store,
are coming from mobile.
that really works in grocery shopping,
超便捷的零售购物体验,
their shopping behaviors online,
elsewhere in the world,
the shopping journey.
one hour on their mobile phone shopping.
在手机上花一小时的时间购物。
than the United States.
on this tiny little screen?
on a mobile shopping journey
是在这个时间购物。
chatroom with my friends.
跟几个朋友聊天。
in that chatroom.
I would just click that link
因为通常我会本能的
a shop assistant came online
有一个导购人员登录,
help you tonight?"
that the next day, around noontime,
很清楚大概第二天中午,
will be delivered to my office.
with my colleagues
maximum one dollar.
that shopping site,
of a grassroots celebrity
a new color of lipstick.
唇彩妆扮自己。
very easy to understand --
a shopping link right next to it,
in an amusement park.
when you have this integrated ecosystem.
就会产生这样的效果。
into a multidimensional experience.
reaches a whole new level.
达到了一个新高度。
in all aspects of our life.
我们生活的每一个角落。
commercial opportunities behind it.
in just three years
to provide services 24/7.
给你讲笑话,逗你开心。
a few jokes and make you happy.
the relationship between brand,
品牌,零售商和消费者
of the massive changes
中国亲历的无数变化的
are generated every single day.
marketing, product innovation,
to decide what they want to buy,
去决定他们想要买什么,
how they want to social.
leaders of the world
see what's happening in China,
what you shared with us
王女士, 你跟我们分享的这些
had the same question that I had,
很多观众都跟我一样
sustainable over the longer term?
和环境可持续的呢?
超便捷的零售体验
and ultraconvenient retail experience?
One thing we have to keep in mind
我们都需要记住一件事,
of a huge transformation.
巨大转变的萌芽期。
needs of the consumer,
of the ecosystem,
and also challenges.
are shifting their focus
to solve these challenges.
consideration to sustainability
可持续发展也
no simple answers to these questions.
答案从来都不简单。
I'm here to tell everyone
我今天要站在这里告诉大家
and play a part in this evolution.
并且参与这项变革。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Angela Wang - Retail expertBCG's Angela Wang works with a broad range of clients in China on strategy formulation, business development and operational excellence.
Why you should listen
Angela Wang is a core member of The Boston Consulting Group’s retail sector in Greater China. Her projects have included helping a leading Chinese regional retailer develop an omnichannel strategy for its grocery and department store businesses and redesign its organization, processes, and KPIs. She worked with a regional Chinese multiformat retailer on a store portfolio strategy and a roadmap for expanding its department, mall and grocery chains. For the same client, she identified ways to achieve operational excellence and developed 5-year financial forecasts by category.
Wang also evaluated opportunities for a Chinese fashion and apparel retailer to grow in multiple categories, and she recommended a strategy to expand its key brands across a network of stores nationally.
Before joining BCG in 2010, Wang was a senior project manager at Monitor. She also interned at JPMorgan Chase.
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