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Michael Kors to open digital flagship store on Tmall
20 Jul '19
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Michael Kors has announced that it will open its digital flagship store on a Chinese-language website for business-to-consumer online retail, Tmall, which will be featured on Tmall Luxury Pavilion, Alibaba’s dedicated platform for luxury and premium brands. Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready-to-wear.
The new online store marks the first third-party partnership for Michael Kors in China and will provide Tmall customers in China with exclusive access to special products launched only on Tmall as well as the entire range of Michael Kors women’s and men’s products, according to a media statement by Michael Kors.
“We are excited to launch our new Michael Kors digital flagship on Tmall and Tmall’s Luxury Pavilion. Consumers are becoming more digitally engaged with luxury shopping in China and Tmall Luxury Pavilion is the perfect venue for us to communicate Michael Kors’ brand vision”, John Idol, chairman and chief executive officer of Capri Holdings, the fashion holding company behind Michael Kors.
Michael Kors will continue to message exciting activities throughout the coming months which will include New York Fashion Week in September 2019. Michael Kors will tap into Tmall’s strengths as the largest B2C platform in China to create an immersive shopping destination that will complement the brand’s own leading digital strategy.
“Michael Kors is an iconic, beloved brand and we are delighted to partner with them as they look to accelerate their momentum in the Chinese market. This collaboration will bring both exciting products and elevated shopping experiences to the more than 700 million Chinese consumers on our platforms,” Jiang Fan, president of Taobao and Tmall said. (GK)
The new online store marks the first third-party partnership for Michael Kors in China and will provide Tmall customers in China with exclusive access to special products launched only on Tmall as well as the entire range of Michael Kors women’s and men’s products, according to a media statement by Michael Kors.
“We are excited to launch our new Michael Kors digital flagship on Tmall and Tmall’s Luxury Pavilion. Consumers are becoming more digitally engaged with luxury shopping in China and Tmall Luxury Pavilion is the perfect venue for us to communicate Michael Kors’ brand vision”, John Idol, chairman and chief executive officer of Capri Holdings, the fashion holding company behind Michael Kors.
Michael Kors will continue to message exciting activities throughout the coming months which will include New York Fashion Week in September 2019. Michael Kors will tap into Tmall’s strengths as the largest B2C platform in China to create an immersive shopping destination that will complement the brand’s own leading digital strategy.
“Michael Kors is an iconic, beloved brand and we are delighted to partner with them as they look to accelerate their momentum in the Chinese market. This collaboration will bring both exciting products and elevated shopping experiences to the more than 700 million Chinese consumers on our platforms,” Jiang Fan, president of Taobao and Tmall said. (GK)
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