In May 2023, Stockholm-based fashion house, Acne Studios, launched its online flagship store on Richard Liu’s JD.com. Known as Jingdong in Europe, JD.com is China’s largest online and overall retailer.
Acne Studios’ store on JD.com offers customers the opportunity to buy more than 600 Acne Products, including clothing, footwear, accessories, and bags. The store also showcases Acne’s Face Spring/Summer 2023 collection featuring men’s, women’s, adult unisex, and children’s apparel and footwear.
About Acne Studios
Established in 1996, Acne Studios has gained global recognition for its inventive, sophisticated ready-to-wear fashion.
Jonny Johansson is the Founder and Creative Director of Acne Studios. His inspiration came from art, architecture, photography, and contemporary culture. These creative mediums influence the brands’ offerings, which include fashion, furniture, exhibitions, books, and magazines.
Acne Studios’ fashion collections reflect Johansson’s trademark contrasting design and attention to detail. His signature tailoring and unusual use of materials and custom fabrics are present throughout his pieces.
Acne Studios prioritizes sustainability across its products, suppliers, and operations. This means the brand:
- Designs high-quality products with long-term use in mind.
- Works with transparent, responsible sourcing partners to create fair working conditions throughout the brand’s supply chain.
- Considers the ethical and environmental impact of its operations.
Acne Studios to Collaborate With JD Luxury
Acne Studios is partnering with JD Luxury, Jingdong’s luxury fashion-dedicated platform. The collaboration will see the curation of product offerings that meet consumers’ preferences.
JD.com’s customers have a significant demand for luxury products. Market research has predicted that China will become the world’s largest luxury market by 2025.
The Acne Studios and JD Luxury collaboration will help provide more products to meet this consumer demand by expanding the flagship store’s inventory.
JD.com – The Leading Choice for Global Brands
Richard Liu’s JD.com has cemented its reputation as the top choice for international brands to access the Chinese market. At the end of 2022, more than 400 luxury brands had flagship stores on the JD.com platform.
Examples include LVMH’s brands:
- Louis Vuitton.
- Dior.
- Celine.
- Loewe.
- Bulgari.
- Givenchy.
- Rimowa.
- Berluti.
- Fendi.
- Tiffany.
Other luxury brands with flagships stores on JD.com include:
- John Lobb.
JD Luxury also features brands including Burberry, Prada, and Salvatore Ferragamo.
Moving beyond luxury fashion, JD.com offers a range of flagships stores for high-quality products, including:
- Tom Dixon Homeware.
- BE@RBRICK.
- Moose Knuckles.
JD.com has leading supply chain and logistics capabilities and unrivaled e-commerce expertise. Importantly JD.com is committed to authenticity, making JD.com a trusted partner for premium international brands and fashion houses.
About JD.com (a.k.a. Jingdong)
JD.com, also known as Jingdong, is technology and service enterprise with supply chain at its core. Founded by Richard Qiangdong Liu, JD.com is a renowned leader in China’s e-commerce industry and the company has expanded across retail, technology, logistics, healthcare, insurance, property development, industrials, private label, and international business. Ranking 46 on the Fortune Global 500, JD.com is China’s largest retailer by revenue.
JD.com serves nearly 600 million customers and has set the standard for e-commerce through its commitment to quality, authenticity, and competitive pricing. The company operates the largest logistics infrastructure of any e-commerce company in China, pioneering a standard experience of same- and next-day delivery. JD.com also promotes productivity and innovation across a range of industries by offering its cutting-edge technology and infrastructure to partners, brands, and diverse sectors.