Shortly after the launch of Tmall Global Ahold got attracted by the Chinese cross-border E-commerce market. Their interest was twofold; they were curious to the commercial opportunity of selling Albert Heijn products in China, and they were eager to learn more about – globally leading – E-commerce in China. Valuable knowledge for their own e-commerce operations in the Netherlands (bol.com) and the US (Peapod).
Tmall Global Flagship Store
NextportChina* was hired to lead the internal team that was tasked with the Tmall Global setup and ongoing operations. The activities included ao Tmall Partner (TP) selection, contract negotiations, assortment selection, TP management, daily operations, PR, and stakeholder management.
through Playhead China, acquired by NextPortChina in November 2019
