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Meet Alibaba’s New Fashion Powerbrokers

Following a management reshuffle, leaders at the e-commerce giant are developing services to revitalise sales for brands in the troubled China market.
Janet Wang wearing a black blazer with a close up of her face.
Janet Wang was appointed Alibaba's vice president of B2C retail and general manager of its Tmall luxury division in January. (Alibaba)

Few brands are strangers to the retail empire that is Alibaba. The company’s meteoric rise has mostly mirrored that of the Chinese economy, thanks to sprawling e-commerce platform Tmall and livestreaming hub Taobao. Though competitors do pose a threat to Alibaba and arch-rival JD.com, most fashion players eager to double down on digital channels after the onset of the pandemic have decided to link arms with one of the two giants dominating the China market.

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