# Qiwang
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China’s “Snack Ambushers”: Mall Nut Shops Charge Premiums for Experience, Not Always Freshness
Popular mall-based nut chains in China have been selling ordinary snacks at premium prices by packaging them as high-end, freshly roasted products and leveraging mall footfall and influencer marketing. Rising customer complaints about high bills and questions about the authenticity of “same-day roasting” have slowed expansion and exposed risks to the brands’ pricing logic.
Mall‑based Nut Brands Turn Everyday Seeds into a Luxury Purchase — and a Consumer Flashpoint
Two mall‑focused Chinese nut chains have turned ordinary roasted seeds into high‑priced, boutique products, prompting social‑media backlash as consumers discover hefty price tags and uneven claims of same‑day roasting. The strategy — premium positioning through mall locations, sensory retailing and influencer seeding — has driven rapid expansion but now faces slowing store openings and scrutiny over whether the premium is justified.