Introduction

Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce company, Richemont, a luxury goods business and online store Farfetch have entered into a strategic collaboration to provide fashion labels better access to the market. Alibaba Group will invest US$ 300MN in Farfetch. It will also invest US$ 250MN in Farfetch China. This collaboration will provide luxury companies with a multi-brand solution for their customers. It will drive the enormous demand for luxury retail in the future.

●  Farfetch receives funding to expand in China

Farfetch founder and CEO José Neves stated that this development is a big milestone to bring together artists of the premium fashion sector. With the US$1.15BN investment in Farfetch by Richemont, Alibaba Group reaffirms its position as the world's leading luxury marketplace.

●  The collaboration of Alibaba and Farfetch

Alibaba's Luxury Soho and Tmall Pavilion will be home to Farfetch Alibaba’s luxury channels (an outlet destination within Tmall). The new networks will expand Farfetch's global luxury platform reach to Alibaba's 757 million customers. It will provide luxury companies with a multi-brand solution with a single Farfetch integration.

Farfetch has worked to become the most reputable sartorial market in the world. Sales have risen under Covid-19. The company's relaunch has also attracted Chinese talent, such as photographer Leslie Zhang.

●  Plans for Farfetch Alibaba

Alibaba and Farfetch will create the LNR or Luxury New Retail project. The new collaborations with Alibaba Group build on Farfetch's goal to support the luxury industry's digital transformation. It has been hastened by the extraordinary challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The LNR effort will look at how to assist the broader sector in moving forward and thriving post-Covid.

●  Plans after the deal

Farfetch would create luxury shops on Alibaba's platforms. This includes Tmall and Tmall Global. It will target the company's enormous 757 million user base.

●  Stats before the Farfetch Alibaba deal

Chinese patrons have shown a significant desire for premium products. By 2025, it is estimated that Chinese buyers will account for over half of all luxury sales. Sales may go up from 35% of global luxury expenditure in 2019.

●  Rival to Farfetch Alibaba

JD.com has been competing with Alibaba's Tmall for premium shoppers. It invested US$397MN in Farfetch. In 2019, the Chinese online retailer combined Top life with Farfetch to establish a premium products marketplace.

●  Farfetch before the acquisition

Farfetch is the world's most popular luxury clothes marketplace. Farfetch originated as an e-commerce portal for luxury shops across the world. It was founded by José Neves in 2007 for the love of fashion. It debuted in 2008.

●  Alibaba Group

The main aim of the Alibaba Group is to make it simple to do business everywhere. The company aims to re-invent the future of e-commerce infrastructure. It hopes that consumers will work, meet and live at Alibaba. It believes the firm will be successful for the next 102 years.

●  Luxury New Retail

Alibaba and Farfetch have also created a routing committee to improve the LNR project. It aims to lead the worldwide luxury industry's digitalization. Chairman of Richemont Johann Rupert, and Chairman of Artemis François-Henri Pinault, will join Farfetch. Alibaba is a founding member of the LNR steering committee, and brings decades of industry experience and knowledge to the table.

●  Accelerating the Global Luxury Industry's Digitization

LNR is a forward-thinking project. It would use Farfetch and Alibaba's cutting-edge omnichannel retail technology. It will talk about the needs of luxury enterprises. It includes a full set of Farfetch-powered initiative solutions. These solutions will support luxury businesses' multi-brand distribution strategies and mono-brand, with fully integrated applications, e-commerce websites, and omnichannel retail technology, with a single integration to the Tmall Pavilion and Farfetch marketplaces.

Conclusion

Alibaba's mobile retail platforms have over 800 million monthly active users. The firm has boosted its worldwide luxury reputation in recent years. It has a Tmall Luxury Pavilion platform that is now three years old. It has signed on to some of the industry's most prestigious houses. It is persuading them that business is secure and reliable in China. 

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