Wanghong comes in many guises. It isn't limited to artsy cafes with unfathomable modern art and overpriced flat whites. Its insidious feelers have spread into every industry. Here's another one: three-year-old cosmetics brand Perfect Diary , with... Read more...
The update to our wildly popular 2015 guide. Read more...
Where to get your groceries and how much you'll pay for them. Read more...
Look into my crystal ball. Read more...
Everything — everything — in life, delivered directly to your door. Read more...
We went shopping at five of the biggest tech and tech-based brands in China to see what it might tell us about each company. Read more...
After a slight delay, the Germans finally noticed China likes to grocery shop, something the British and French picked up on rather early. That is to say, ALDI , the German discount supermarket chain with more than 4,000 stores in Germany and 10k worldwide, now has the tiniest of presences in China:
Zapping mosquitoes in the name of science. Read more...
A new two-story fake Supreme store recently opened in Minhang. It's the biggest fake Supreme store in the world, so, of course, we went to see how genuine their fakes are. The first thing you notice is that it’s substantially bigger than the first one that popped up on Huaihai Lu a while back, but still... Read more...
Silicon Valley darling JUST, Inc . has launched its plant-based liquid egg in Shanghai. We tried some of the plant egg dishes this week at the Hunter Gatherer at Hubindao —— one of JUST's official retailers. Read more...
Joining the club to get deals on food, entertainment and transportation. Read more...
High-concept and high-ambition fashion box run wild, 10 Corso Como is going to shut all four floors next month, according to restaurant operators who have been offered the lease. Baker & Spice has allegedly taken a portion of the... Read more...
Sick of shared bikes? Here are places to get (and repair) fixed gear bikes, folding bikes, road bikes, and bike bikes. Read more...
Sudden news from the virtual grocery aisle: FIELDS Delivery has gone out of business, according to an announcement on their website . The short, five paragraph note says they are ceasing business operations due to "consideration for the overall development... Read more...
These new malls contain multitudes. Read more...
Mr. Yan was playing a 1973 Bally Hi-Lo ACE pinball machine when we arrived. "Nothing here is from China", he told us, referring to the rest of Fontaine Antique Shop , a serious collection of valuable... stuff... from the past. The pinball machine, like everything in the store is for sale. Play it... Read more...
If department stores were a music genre, the new Galeries Lafayette would be electropop. Decked out in a rainbow facade, the 120 year-old French store is hip and young in its Shanghai incarnation. Part of the showy L+ Mall near Lujiazui, it occupies five floors of the building (if you count the Read more...
The last day of February saw the official opening of Yuyuan Public Market (愚园公共市集), a 1,200 square meter space across the street from The Cannery . It gathers popular neighborhood eateries, repairmen, a wet... Read more...
The first official Tintin store in China has opened — in Shanghai! Finding the Tintin Shop is an adventure itself to a quiet part of Jing'an district. Opened two days ago, its already gone viral on Douban, and fans from all over town have been flocking to the store. How is it? Read more...
Nike opened a four-story House of Innovation just off People’s Square not long ago. I went the other day. Standing outside, I could already feel a Ministry of Sportswear Magic vibe. Entering, I expected to see LeBron James suddenly emerge out of a fireplace in a puff of green flame.... Read more...