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Interviews  and  insights  from:  

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B2C  E-­‐Commerce  is  booming  in  China  •  Since  2008,  B2C  has  grown  by  over  100%  per  year  •  China’s  e-­‐commerce  has  tradiConally  been  dominated  by  C2C  on  

Taobao,  but  B2C  is  now  gaining  tracCon  •  For  the  consumer:  B2C  beHer  addresses  quality  issues  than  C2C  

•  For  the  brand:  B2C  offers  ownership  of  the  customer’s  experience,  data,  and  contact  

•  Apparel  brands,  foreign  and  domesCc,  are  expanding  aggressively  to  capture  this  opportunity          

These  highlights  are  from  a  report  on  China’s  Fashion  E-­‐commerce  by  BloggerInsight:  hHp://www.bloggerinsight.com/blog/establishing-­‐e-­‐commerce-­‐in-­‐china  

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B2C  is  Taking  Off  in  China  

•  B2C  is  now  growing  much  faster  than  C2C  

•  But  many  Chinese  shoppers  have  sCll  not  yet  used  B2C  

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Source:  iResearch,  2009  

RMB  Billions  

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B2C  Fashion  is  on  the  Rise  Too  

B2C  is  expected  to  conCnue  with  100%+  growth  for  the  next  3  years  

Source:  iResearch,  2009  

RMB  Billions  

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Taobao  76%  

PaiPai  6%  

DangDang  6%  Taobao  -­‐  76%  

PaiPai  -­‐  6%  

DangDang  -­‐  6%  

Joyo  -­‐  2%  

360Buy  -­‐  2%  

Baidu  -­‐  2%  

EachNet  -­‐  1%  

Red  Baby  -­‐  1%  

CNCard  -­‐  0.4%  

M18  -­‐  0.3%  

99  Web  -­‐  0.3%  

Other  -­‐  3%  

Taobao  sCll  dominates  overall  E-­‐commerce    (a  majority  is  C2C)    

5  Source:  CNNIC,  2009  

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Many  Apparel  Brands  are  Opening  Taobao  Mall  Stores  hHp://mall.taobao.com/  

Source:  Alibaba  research  6  

•     Taobao  Mall  is  Taobao’s  B2C  marketplace  •     Taobao  Mall  takes  XX-­‐XX%  commission  based  on  scale  (see  full  report)  •     33  apparel  and  accessories  brands  currently  parCcipate  

•     Includes  UNIQLO,  Jack  &  Jones,  ONLY,  and  ESPRIT  currently  parCcipate.  Taobao  is  aggressively  seeking  more  brand  partners.  

•     Taobao  is  the  online  desCnaCon  of  choice  for  most  Chinese,  so  it  is  essenCal  for  brands  to  have  a  presence  •     Taobao  may  launch  a  new  mall  for  luxury  brands  (ex:  Prada,  Coach),  but  that  is  not  branded  as  Taobao  

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B2C  Market  Share  (2008)  

Source:  iResearch,  2009  

Taobao  Mall  20%  

360  Buy  16%  

Joyo  12%  Dangdang  

11%  

M18  8%  

VANCL  4%  

139shop  4%  

Redbaby;  4%  

99read  2%  

Menglu  2%  

PPG  1%  

Others  16%  

Total  Market:  8.7  billion  RMB  

But  there  are  Other  Strong  Players  in  B2C    

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What  do  Chinese  Shop  for  Online?  

Apparel  &  home  products  are  by  far  the  most  popular  purchases  online    

Source:  CNNIC,  2009  

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Tickets  &  hotel  bookings  

Sports  equipment  

CollecCble  items  

Flowers  &  gils  

Mother  &  baby  products  

Home  electronic  applicaCons  

Computer  &  components  

Food  &  health  products  

Card  recharge  

CommunicaCons  &  digital  products    

Books  &  videos  

CosmeCcs  &  jewelry  

Apparel  &  home  products  

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Why  are  customers  dissaCsfied  with  their  experience?  

•  B2C  addresses  quality  issues  beHer  than  C2C  •  But  all  online  retailers  face  a  high  level  of  mistrust  

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Reason  #1:        

Fakes  or  low-­‐quality  

Reason  #2:        Issues  with  delivery  

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Product  lost  or  broken  during  delivery  

High  delivery  fee  

Poor  customer  service  from  deliveryman  

Delivery  Cme  is  too  long  

Low  quality  or  broken  products  

Fake  products  

Products  not  as  pictured  

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What  are  the  Challenges  for  E-­‐Commerce  in  China?    

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•  Big  apparel  brands  are  moving  quickly  to  establish  and  expand  their  e-­‐commerce  –  Your  brand  is  being  sold  online  in  China  (via  Taobao  C2C  and  other  

channels),  but  are  you  controlling  the  process  or  capturing  the  gains?    

•  VANCL  and  Mecox  Lane  (M18)  are  pioneering  a  revoluConary  model  as  ‘online-­‐only’  apparel  brands  –  Fashion  at  a  low  to  mid-­‐range  price  point  

–  Promoted  via  heavy  performance-­‐based  online  adverCsing  (VANCL  is  the  #1  adverCser  on  RenRen,  one  of  China’s  largest  social  networks)  

•  3  party  infrastructure  (logisCcs,  delivery,  solware  soluCons,  etc.)    is  improving      

•  Examples  follow:  UNIQLO,  GAP,  and  Mecox  Lane  (M18)  

Smart  players  are  doubling  down  on  B2C  apparel  in  China  

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•  Japan’s  UNIQLO  and  the  Taobao  Mall  formed  a  Cght  partnership,  they  share  Solbank  as  a  common  investor    

–  All  products  on  uniqlo.cn  link  to  UNIQLO’s  popular  Taobao  Mall  store  

–  Taobao  Mall  eager  to  help  UNIQLO  succeed  as  a  “lighthouse”  client  in  order  to  prove  to  others  that  it  could  work  with  internaConal  brands  

•  Reaching  new  customers:  2/3  of  UNIQLO's  online  sales  come  from  regions  without  retail  shops  

UNIQLO  

UNIQLO on Taobao Mall UNIQLO Standalone Site Products link to Taobao Store

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“Gap  is  believed  to  be  the  first  retailer  [in  China]  to  launch  an  e-­‐commerce  business  in  parallel  with  the  opening  of  its  first  stores.”  –Financial  Times  

•  Opening  a  store  front  on  the  Taobao  Mall  (B2C)  

•  Launch  is  supported  by  a  major  print  and  online  campaign,  with  a  famous  Chinese  actress  and  bloggers.  Photo  shoots  are  top-­‐class,  done  by  the  famous  Annie  Leibovitz.        

GAP  

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Mecox  Lane  (M18)  

Mecox  Lane  (M18)  went  public  on  the  NASDAQ  on  October  26,  2010,  raising  $129  million.  The  next  day  shares  jumped  57%.    Mecox  Lane  was  the  first  was  the  first  

B2C  e-­‐commerce  IPO  from  China.    

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•  Online  campaign  to  promote  the  launch  of  Shanghai  flagship  store  on  May  15,  2010  

•  Free  polo  shirt  giveaways  in  88  colors  

•  88  lucky  ladies  who  submit  their  pictures  are  featured  in  the  final  video  (also  broadcast  on  TV)  

•  “8”  is  a  lucky  number  in  China  because  it  sounds  like  “発財,”  which  means  success  or  wealth  

•  Official  campaign  site:  hHp://www.uniqlo.com/shanghai/88colors/en/index.html  

Apparel  Brands  are  Using  Social  Media  to  Reach  Fans  

Example  Campaign:    

‘88  Colors’  by  UNIQLO  

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•  Fan  page  on  Kaixin001,  a  popular  social  network  for  Chinese  white-­‐collars:  www.kaixin001.com/uniqlo  

•  30,000+  fans,  300,000+  views  

•  Promotes  the  88  Colors  promoCon,  video,  and  main  site  

•  Key:  fan  interacCon  is  sustainable;  UNIQLO  conCnues  to  engage  fans  daily  long  aler  the  conclusion  of  the  ‘88  Colors’  campaign    

UNIQLO  on  Kaixin001  

Example  Campaign:    

‘88  Colors’  by  UNIQLO  

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