19/12/22
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There is no secret that products from China already dominate the pages of many major e-commerce marketplaces in the world. “Made in China” was once a synonym for lower quality and cost products, however, with the upgrading of traditional manufacturing in China, the concept of “Created by China” has evolved, meaning that goods from China will continue to flow in the global market, incorporating more technology and innovation, while retaining their price advantage.
In this article, we will look at how Chinese sellers have grown internationally and which methods they are currently using to conquer markets overseas.
According to the research “Leading Chinese Cross-border Brands” by KPMG China, in the consumer goods sector, Chinese electronics brands (including mobile phone manufacturers) have the highest brand recognition at 94.9% among international consumers.
Respondents in the research also identified factors influencing purchase decisions, with the top 3 being quality, price, and user-friendliness, Chinese products were considered mostly positive in all 3 aspects.
Although Chinese products are overall well-received in recent years by international consumers, retail giants like Amazon have penalised a certain number of vendors from China in the past two years as a result of their unethical sales activities.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Chinese sellers started to “de-Amazonise” due to Amazon’s closure spree against Chinese sellers. However, Amazon’s series of moves hit the market, but it has reshuffled the Chinese cross-border seller community, allowing quality merchants to gain a higher market share, while other non-compliant sellers who were not large enough were gradually eliminated from the stage.
Amazon’s control of non-compliant sellers has accelerated the upgrading of manufacturing in China and the “go aboard” strategy. In fact, especially in the second half of 2022, Chinese exporters from various industries visited Europe for inspection, while many of the traditional B2B manufacturing in China has been transforming into B2C e-commerce, driving Chinese brands to achieve outbound through an ”O2O“(Online to Offline)push in order to reduce the impact of the epidemic control on cross-border business.
In the “China Cross-border Export E-Commerce Report (2022)” released March 2022, it is said that 1.98 trillion RMB was imported and exported from China’s cross-border e-commerce in 2021. The exports from China alone accounted for 1.44 trillion RMB, which represents over 70% of all e-commerce transactions and an increase of 24.5% compared to the previous year.
As we know, China is the fastest-growing country for live shopping. In 2020, the GMV generated from live shopping in China amounted to 1237.9 billion RMB. On the just concluded Single’s Day shopping festival in China in 2022 – although Alibaba and JD no longer announce GMV figures, the figures for live shopping are still staggering. It is reported that there were 62 live streams with a turnover of over 100 million RMB and 632 live streams with a turnover of over 10 million RMB.
Although this new shopping phenomenon has been working well in China, a country that has been positively impacted by the popularization of this direct sales technique, the Live Commerce trend is still fresh in Western e-commerce. In the West, it is still in its early stages, but it is definitely gaining traction. L’Oréal and Tommy Hilfiger are two notable examples of brands that have recently experimented with this new trend by live streaming their beauty and fashion products.
At a time when the global market is slowing down, we are consistently seeing an increase in the desire of Chinese sellers to go abroad. That being said, we believe that the innovation of manufacturing in China will continue.
If you are a Chinese seller, applying all the methods above will surely help with your growth overseas. However, if you are a European brand or retailer experiencing rising costs and competition, being visible on multi marketplaces and marketing channels will ensure your growth and market share. Most importantly, do not forget about applying price intelligence solutions, like Netrivals and defining effective strategies for marketplaces and marketing channels. Lengow is the right partner for you to achieve all these goals and bring your e-commerce business to the next level.
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