President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign may have created a new business on the mainland: serving "important people" in an extremely low-profile, or even secret, way.I was back in Shanghai for a quick trip recently and dropped by several big shopping centres on Nanjing Road, one of the mainland's busiest streets. Ironically,frenchmaid apronthese shopping centres - and, in particular, the big luxury brand shops inside - didn't look busy at all. They were almost empty.
I asked my friends how these shops survived in such circumstances.sexy woman with cat Some laughed at me, joking that I had been away from Shanghai for too long, saying I was out of the loop on all the latest tricks.high fashion leg gartersSocial media, such as the microblogging service weibo, has become an effective tool to help the public monitor and report their suspicions of bribery and corruption. So, nowadays if someone important wants to buy luxury products but for some reason does not want to be seen in the shop,hot schoolgirl he or she just calls a hotline and asks for the product to be delivered to their home, where they pay cash on delivery.
They use the internet or browse the product catalogue that are sent to VIPs on mailing lists.One of my friends in Shanghai's retail business said many of those luxury shops' hotlines have grown busier since Xi took office earlier this year and quickly launched a nationwide campaign to fight corruption on all levels.sexy stretch micro dress That explains why, although the shops may be empty, business is not be as bad as you'd think.Such practices are understood to be prevalent in Hong Kong's luxury shops as well. Wives and daughters of senior government officials will do their best to avoid visiting the luxury goods shops in Tsim Sha Tsui when they travel to Hong Kong, for example. Instead, they call VIP hotlines and whatever they want can be delivered to their hotel rooms within just a few hours.
- Jul 22 Mon 2013 17:09
Hotlines spring up for China VIPs to buy luxury
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