Insight Report 5 minutes PremiumNew Retail Briefing # 2: Alibaba Steps Up Partnerships, NetEase Kaola Opens Flagship Store Coresight Research January 29, 2019 Executive Summary“New Retail” is a model for integrating online retail, offline retail and logistics across a single value chain powered by data and technology. In this new fortnightly series, we cover important developments on New Retail in China. Alibaba launched the “A100 Strategic Partnership” program to accelerate the digital transformation of partner brands. NetEase Kaola opened its first brick-and-mortar flagship store, in Hangzhou in an effort to catch up with competitors Tmall Global and JD Worldwide that opened physical stores last year. Alibaba is providing Freshippo business model solutions to Shanghai Runhe (part-owned by Sun Art Retail Group) to help digitalize its retail operations. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Consumer Tracker: More Shoppers Cut Grocery Purchases Amid High Inflation AwarenessWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 50: VF Corporation Boosts US OpeningsDay Three at NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show—Quick Wins Are Key for 2023 Across Forecasting, Personalization and NFTsCountdown to China’s Singles’ Day 2023: Six Months To Go—What Brands and Retailers Should Know in Advance of the Shopping Festival
