CASHMERE MARKET GROWING FAST IN CHINA – BUT PRICES ARE FALLING AND QUALITY IS MIXED
November 1st, 2011
BY ANDREW MCEWEN
ASK a school supplies business owner in Beijing why she loves a certain knitted cashmere line and her response might make you blush.
"Thermal underwear, great!" laughs Liu Qiao, 47. "I bought a pair of cashmere long johns for my husband last year and he loves them. "I already own two pairs myself. So warm. They protect you in winter."
Beijing Aidima Dress Co's men's 100% cashmere long johns retail for Chinese Yuan Renminbi - CNY2,800 (US dollars USD442) on Chinese eBay clone Taobao, an online market used extensively by ...
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