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[OOO] Starbucks' contender Mixue's Zhengzhou store & founder home city trip 1/2
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[OOO] Starbucks' contender Mixue's Zhengzhou store & founder home city trip 1/2

As premium — “something extra” — being stripped away of what consumers are willing to pay for. It's also driven Mixue’s success.

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Editor’s note: [OOO] is an occasional column that provides on-the-ground insights from my visits to trade shows and events in China.

You’ve probably already come across enough analysis of Mixue over the last few weeks, and I won’t repeat and rehash here. (

Sam Tang
had a great one on Substack.) What I want to do is giving more context based on my trip with Loui…

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