China’s market shows potential

Posted - April 1, 2009

China’s pretty face

By Adriana Michael - As printed in O.W.N. Winter 2009

When people think of China from a business perspective, probably the last thing to come to mind would be high-end, certified organic cosmetics, but Jasmin Skincare has broken the perception barrier. Run by Gordon Chalmers and Lihua Song, an Australian husband and wife team, the company has launched itself into the Chinese market with great success.

Jasmin Skincare opened its first retail counter in a high-end shopping centre in Guangzhou in October 2008, with plans for seven more points of sale next year.

“Significant sales have kicked off this year with our products now becoming available around China and at counters in the major department stores,” Chalmers said.

With the beauty and lifestyle industry booming in Asia, Jasmin Skincare is ready to tackle it head on, but theirs is not an overnight success. It took the company three years to go through China