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Chinese E-Commerce Service Giant Baozun Acquires eFashion China

Tmall's turnover in the first hour of 618 was up 100 percent year-on-year. Alibaba
Baozun's spree of dealmaking is consolidating China's highly-competitive e-commerce service field. Alibaba

China’s most prominent e-commerce service company today announced an all-cash deal to buy out fashion e-commerce vendor, eFashion China.

Shanghai-based eFashion China is an e-commerce solution provider (also called TP or Tmall Partner) focused on bringing international fashion brands to China, its customers include Zimmermann, Paul Smith, Lululemon and COS, Arket, & Other Stories.

Also based in Shanghai, Baozun is China’s largest e-commerce service company, with revenues of 8.85 billion yuan ($1.37 billion) last year and 2020 gross merchandise volume (GMV) of 55.69 billion yuan ($8.62 billion). It works with international luxury and fashion brands, such as Burberry, Coach, Valentino and Nike, and Alibaba owns a 11.3 percent stake of the company, according to Baozun’s latest disclosure.

Last year, Baozun announced in a medium-term strategic plan its intention to expand further into the fashion category, an aim furthered by this acquisition.

In February, Baozun acquired consulting management firm, Full Jet, which has helped international fashion and sports brands, such as Adidas and Tommy Hilfiger, formulate offline distribution plans for the China market, then in April the firm signed a strategic partnership with Fosun Fashion Group (the Chinese owners of Lanvin and, more recently, Sergio Rossi) and marketing agency, Activation Group.

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