Current Status and Development Strategies of Chinese Cosmetic Industry

Current status and existing problems in the Chinese cosmetic industry areanalyzed from the aspects of industry scale, technology and management level, R&D investment andhuman resources. Strategies to promote the industry are also put forward, such as increasing entrybarrier to optimize industry structure, tightening regulatory controls to improve quality assurance,fostering innovation and actively exploring modes of collaboration, and training more technical andmanaging professionals.

Channel Development of China's Cosmetic Industry

Reviewing the history of China's cosmetic industry and the development data of China's cosmetic industry in recent years, it shows the development process of China's cosmetic industry from ancient to modern society.Based on the research on the sales channels of China's cosmetics industry in the past thirty years, the channel development of China's cosmetic industry is prospected.

Interpretations on Safety and TSSC for Cosmetics

On 23 December 2015, China Food and Drug Administration （CFDA） promulgated the Technical Safety Standards for Cosmetics （TSSC）, which has been implemented on 1 December 2016. It has made a signifcant effect on cosmetics enterprises and attracted extensive attentions from the industry. In this paper, some hot issues about the TSSC are collected and responded by the experts and scholars.

Major Trends of Chinese Consumers in the Skin Care Market

The latest situation of cosmetic industry in China was summarized. Chinese cosmetic industry is facing some new challenges and opportunities in this new era. Successful cases in the industry was discussed, which was focused on their main product lines.

The History of Saffron in China:From Its Origin to Applications

Saffron(Stigma Croci)is an autumn-flowering perennial plant,and its use has a history of over 3500 years.Saffron has often been considered as the costliest medicinal plant,a premium spice,and the best dye with a golden yellowish color.Iran currently produces the finest quality saffron and dominates its global production(>90%).Other countries such as Australia,Canada,the USA,China,and some countries in Central Africa,produce saffron at a lower yield.In China,saffron is celebrated as“red gold”owing to the red stigmas of the flower and its price,which is comparable to the price of gold.Saffron has been one of the most attractive traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)herbs in the Zhong Guo Yao Dian(《中国药典》Chinese Pharmacopoeia)since its inclusion in the 2005 edition.The earliest use of saffron in TCM was recorded in the Ben Cao Shi Yi(《本草拾遗》Supplement to Materia Medica)written during the Tang dynasty(741 A.D.).However,saffron grown in inland China has been widely mistaken as originating from Tibet.This is because its Chinese name begins with“Xi”or“Zang,”which sounds similar to its Tibetan name(“Xi Zang”).In this review,we clarify the origin of saffron and its introduction to China and summarize its various applications.

The Possiblilty of Pola to Enter the Kuala Lumpur Market

Pola’s current development goal is to access to the ASEAN market,and Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia is its best market choice.This proposal provides a theoretical and practical basis for entering the market by analyzing the market economy in Kuala Lumpur,which includes its consumer preference,product quality and safety standards,consumers’recognition and loyalty for products,and laws and regulations related to cosmetics.At the same time,this paper also provides relevant solutions to the problems and challenges that may be encountered when entering the market.Moreover,referring to the successful developments in Singapore and Bangkok,compared with other untapped markets in ASEAN,Kuala Lumpur is the most suitable target for Pola development at this stage.

Balanced scorecard-based analysis of customer expectations for cosmetology services:a hybrid decision modeling approach

The goal of this study is to analyze and characterize customer expectations in the cosmetics sector.Within this framework,first,the extant literature is reviewed,and 12 most prominent performance measurement criteria are identified.Then,these criteria are organized along the four different balanced scorecard dimensions.By employing an Interval Type-2 Fuzzy DEMATEL methodology,the weighted importance of these dimensions and criteria are identified.Additionally,with the Interval Type-2 Fuzzy TOPSIS approach,13 leading cosmetic service providers in Ukraine are ranked based on their relative scores.The findings of the study indicate that consumer is the most significant dimension while learning and growth seem to have the least importance.Similarly,it is also concluded that all consumerfocused criteria(i.e.diversification of services,feedback on the product and services,and customer loyalty)have the highest priorities in the complete criterion set.