PEARL REPORT 2021

PEARL REPORT | 32 | 2021-2022 INNOVATION and comprehensively scored, and the list was finally selected. The number of freshwater pearl farmers in China was very high. That was a surprise to me. Also, we realised that many Chinese brands are now including pearls from other regions in their collections: South Sea pearls from Australia, Akoya pearls from Japan and black pearls from Tahiti. Once you have a brand, you can start expanding the range of your products and not only sell Chinese freshwater pearls to your clients. Based on your research, what is the most important factor to becoming an innovative brand? Hoogewerf: In China, you find many great companies in all sectors but very few have the trust of a brand. Therefore, brand innovation is critical. Sustainability is another important topic for pearl brands. In Zhuji, many pearl farmers had to relocate their activity because of environmental issues. One can assume that Chinese consumers will always be expecting more responsible commitments from the brands like the case in Western countries. Although there are still very large quantities of freshwater pearls produced in China, the focus is gradually shifting to quality. It is a challenge to persuade the consumers that pearls are an exclusive product and that top-quality pearls are of high value. Design is another key element for a brand to stand out. In the fashion industry, famous designers are invited to collaborate. It is a very powerful trend. And finally, non-Chinese pearl brands should not underestimate the opportunities in the Chinese market. A very high percentage of the world’s luxury market consumers are living in China. 你們採用了全面的定量和定性研究方法。結果令人感到意外嗎? Hoogewerf: 這份名單顯然是針對中國市場的。首先,我們 從珍珠商協會和世界主要珍珠產業集群國家的公開信息中搜 集了近 300 家珍珠企業。之後,我們篩選了 100 家潛在候選公 司,確認其主營業務、公司規模和品牌影響力等。 最後,以珍珠產業集群的觀點為基礎,結合品牌策略、業務 運營、技術實力和可持續發展四方面,就 11 項指標進行量化 綜合評分,最終評選出榜單。名單上的中國淡水珠養殖者數 量非常多,我對此感到意外。 此外,我們發現許多中國品牌在他們的系列中加入來自其他 地區的珍珠,例如澳洲南洋珠、日本阿古屋海水珠和大溪地 黑珍珠。有了品牌,企業就可以開始擴大產品範圍,向客戶 銷售中國淡水珠以外的產品。 根據你的研究,成為創新品牌最重要的因素是什麼? Hoogewerf:在中國,各個領域都有很多優秀的企業,但能 建立獲消費者信任的品牌的卻寥寥無幾。因此,品牌創新至 關重要。可持續性是珍珠品牌的另一個重要議題。在諸暨, 許多珍珠養殖戶因環境問題不得不搬遷。 中國消費者會期望品牌作出更多責任承諾,就像西方國家的 情況一樣。儘管中國的淡水珠產量仍然龐大,但重點正在逐 漸​轉向質量。要說服消費者珍珠是一種獨特的產品,而優質 的珍珠價值很高,這絕不容易。設計是使品牌突出的另一個 關鍵因素。 在時裝界,邀請知名設計師合作是一個非常強勁的趨勢。最 後,非中國珍珠品牌不應低估中國市場的機遇,原因是全球 很大比例的奢侈品市場消費者皆居於中國。 Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief researcher of Hurun Report 胡潤百富主席兼首席研究員 Rupert Hoogewerf 胡潤百富是一家成立於 1999 年的上海奢侈品出版社,胡潤百 富主席兼首席研究員 Rupert Hoogewerf 談到了發表首屆胡潤 百富全球最具創新珍珠企業報告背後的靈感。 珍珠報告: 你為什麼想出版一份針對珍珠品牌的全球名單? Hoogewerf: 胡潤百富以富豪榜系列而聞名,以中國、印度 和世界其他地區最成功的企業家為對象,並進行排名。我們 還發佈了全球獨角獸指數,即胡潤 500 強,對象為全球最有 價值的公司。近年,我們發現各個領域,包括奢侈品市場對 中國本土品牌的關注度都很高。我們研究了中國品牌在全球 珍珠行業中的地位,同時希望幫助人們更好地了解當今哪些 珍珠品牌正在嶄露頭角。

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