Nestlé and Alibaba will grow online sales, build key brands and offer new products to millions of consumers in China.
Nestlé has introduced products including Nido milk powder, Damak chocolate and Nescafé Dolce Gusto BMW MINI coffee machines on Tmall.com, one of China’s largest shopping website for brands and retailers.
With the website, Nestlé is expanding its distribution in rural areas.
Nestlé e-commerce successes to date include the Nespresso online boutique, and the recent global launch of super-premium chocolate brand Cailler using Amazon as the primary retailer.
Sebastien Szczepaniak, VP of group sales and eBusiness, said that Nestlé’s online sales are growing more than 25% per year.
“Moreover, offline purchases are increasingly influenced by what we see online, so brand building has gone beyond having good television advertising and nice packaging,” he said.
“Our ability to build brands on any touchpoint, be it digital or analogue, is vital.”
