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As China’s desire for organic, healthy products gains momentum, international beauty brands are seeking to take advantage of a new approach to well-being. Last week, founder and supermodel Miranda Kerr launched Australian luxury skincare brand KORA Organics’…
H&M China launched on Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall, complementing the Swedish clothing retailer’s 400-plus physical stores and HM.com Shop Online. “We are very happy to extend our collaboration with Alibaba by launching H&M and H&M Home on Tmall,” says…
A shift by brands to a New Retail model is imperative to remain relevant and competitive in China, according to a joint report from AliResearch and Bain & Co. The report, the most complete to date, offers a look at the blueprint for how companies and brands…
Tmall will this year work with top beauty brands such as Estee Lauder and Lancome to help them surpass RMB 1 billion (US$157.9 million) in annual sales on the platform. The increased focus on the beauty sector will also see Tmall deliver an updated suite of…
China, a strategic market for Groupe Renault, is the top priority in the company’s new mid-term plan, “Drive the Future.” The Chinese joint venture, Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company, has set a target of 400,000 passenger cars sales by 2022 based on nine…
Alibaba’s Tmall and shopping centre operator Intime have partnered to create a New Retail-driven model for restrooms. Last week, the two unveiled the first “Smart Ladies’ Room” at the West Lake Intime Shopping Mall in Hangzhou City. It’s the latest extension…
Continuing momentum in Alibaba Group’s New Retail business helped drive a 56 per cent year-on-year growth in sales for the quarter to December 31. The performance of the New Retail category – which combines its online (non-marketplace) and fast-growing…
Stung by a profit slump, the H&M group is pinning its hopes on China by launching a store on Alibaba’s Tmall next month. As well, the Swedish fast-fashion retailer is targeting India, Saudi Arabia and the UAE with new digital stores this year. Releasing its…
It is normal practice to use Tmall to test the Chinese market. Is H&M tinking of using Tmall to replace its physical stores? As inventories rose and sales tanked in the fourth quarter, H&M announced it is picking up the pace on a transformation plan. Q4 sales…
Volvo, the Chinese-owned automaker founded in Sweden, debuted the latest iteration of its best-selling XC60 model on Tmall, Alibaba’s B2C shopping platform. The online offer meant that Chinese consumers can buy the new crossover SUV from Volvo, which is a…
Giorgio Armani will launch a flagship e-tail store on TMall to sell its high-end cosmetic products in China, the company announced at the end of December last year. It will also partner with Luxury Pavilion, a subsidiary of TMall featuring luxury brands, to…
H&M China will open on Alibaba’s Tmall during spring next year. “We are very happy to be able to make H&M even more accessible in mainland China,” said Karl-Johan Persson, CEO of the Swedish fast-fashion retailer. “Tmall is an important complement to our…
Ford Motor Company in China is in talks with Alibaba’s Tmall that could see itmay soon be selling cars through Tmall and an “Automotive Vending Machine” concept. The “Automotive Vending Machine” is a multi-storey parking garage that partly resembles a giant…
Australian tea retailer T2 Tea has opened an online storefront on Alibaba’s Tmall Global marketplace to cash in on Chinese demand for Australian products. Tmall Global enables international brands to sell to Chinese consumers online, simplifying the export…
Ford Motor China may soon be selling cars through Alibaba’s Tmall and via an “auto vending-machine” concept. The US automaker yesterday signed a three-year agreement signed with Alibaba Group to expand its footprint in China. It is the latest partnership in a…
LVMH-backed private-equity firm L Catterton Asia has launched a JV between two of its portfolio companies, Chinese menswear fashion group GXG, and Australian compression activewear company 2XU. The strategic partnership will enable both companies to…
