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Macy’s exiting the Chinese market

Macy’s is withdrawing from China completely by the end of this year. After shutting down its Shanghai store in 2015 and taking down its standalone Chinese website in June, the American department store has decided to also stop operating within Alibaba’s marketplace Tmall. In a statement published on its soon-to-be-closed page, the company...

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China: Tmall demonstrates fashion shopping of the future

Together with Shanghai Fashion Week, China's online giant Alibaba demonstrated what fashion shopping of the future could look like as new technologies aim to make the connection between consumers, retailers and brands even closer. Virtual catwalks China's most important fashion metropolis hosted Shanghai Fashion Week from 10th to 17th October. A...

Fashion

In pictures: G-Star kicks off Tmall fashion show with Jaden Smith

Last weekend, G-Star delivered the opened the 10th edition of “See Now Buy Now” fashion show organized by Alibaba’s B2C marketplace, Tmall. The kick-off show presented the denim brand and Jaden Smith presented their recently launched sustainable collaboration collection titled “Forces of Nature”. The presentation marks the second appearance of...

Retail

Moncler launches pop-up store on Tmall

Moncler has announced the launch of an exclusive pop-up store at Tmall, Alibaba’s luxury e-commerce platform in China, from September 27. The store will offer early access to six of the eight Moncler Genius collections, first presented at Milan Fashion Week. This is the first time Moncler and Alibaba team up. “Digitalization opened a new era,...

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Cos to expand China presence by launching a flagship on Tmall

London-based fashion brand Cos, part of the H&M group has announced its online debut in China next month. The company said that the brand will launch an online storefront on Alibaba’s Tmall platform, China’s largest business to consumer marketplace for both Chinese and international brands and retailers, along with a standalone website,...

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Timeline: the rise and rise of Alibaba

This week was shaken by several news coming from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. To start, the company’s founder and CEO, Jack Ma, announced his plans to retire in 2019. Daniel Zhang is set to be his successor. Today, Alibaba and Russian technology group Mail.ru said they would launch a joint e-commerce venture in Russia and former Soviet...

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Zara’s sister brand Uterqüe opens store on China’s Tmall

Fashion and accessories label Uterqüe from the makers of Zara has launched a flagship store on Tmall in China, with an aim to establish its presence in the country. After launching online, the company plans to open brick-and-mortar stores in China. “With the rapid growth of the market for high-end goods on Tmall, more and more premium fashion...

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Alibaba and Eurovet team up to push foreign underwear and swimwear in China’s Tmall

Tmall’s fashion unit and global intimate apparel conference trade organiser Eurovet have entered an agreement to help underwear and swimwear companies sell in China. According to Chinese trade publications, both parties signed a memorandum of understanding in Paris on Saturday, pledging to “leverage the respective expertise and international...

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Tmall and Intersport launch interactive megastore in Beijing

Swiss sporting goods retailer Intersport and Chinese internet giant Alibaba’s Tmall unveiled on Tuesday a co-branded store in Beijing complete with interactive features “to offer consumers in China a more engaging and informative shopping experience” according to an Alizila news release. “We believe Tmall is the ideal partner in our endeavor to...

Retail

H&M launches dedicated store on Tmall

The H&M Group is turning its focus on increasing its online presence after failing to reach its expected sales target for the end of January. Analysts noted that H&M late response to the shift to online sales may have affected its overall sales, which is why H&M has teamed up with Tmall, China’s leading e-commerce platform to launch a dedicated...

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H&M extends collaboration with Tmall in China

After the company opened first H&M store in mainland China 10 years ago, the brand will now launch its first store on Alibaba’s Tmall platform. After witnessing encouraging response to another group label Monki in China since its launch on Tmall, the company has decided to extend the collaboration to include both - H&M brand and H&M Home. H&M...

Retail

Abercrombie & Fitch to launch on Alibaba’s TMall

Abercrombie & Fitch, the struggling US apparel brand, is set to launch on Alibaba Group’s Tmall, China’s largest consumer platform for brands and retailers. Abercrombie & Fitch have seen success in China, operating ten physical stores as well as a recent flagship store opening in Hong Kong’s Harbour City. The brand also have a local website,...