On October 25, the “2015 China Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Conference and Launch Ceremony for Investment Promotion of the China (Weifang) Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Industrial Park,” jointly organized by the Circulation Branch of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, the China Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Alliance, and the Weifang Municipal People’s Government of Shandong Province, was held in Weifang, Shandong. Xia Lingmin, Vice President of the China National Textile and Apparel Council and President of its Circulation Branch; Cao Xuejun, Director of the Textile Division of the Consumer Goods Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; Bai Hailong, Director of the Online Shopping Regulation Division of the Department of E-Commerce and Information Technology of the Ministry of Commerce; Teng Huizhen, Vice President of the Shandong Textile Industry Association; Sun Qisheng, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Weifang Municipal Committee and Vice Mayor of Weifang; Zhang Jun, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Jimo Municipal Committee and Acting Mayor; Li Hui, Secretary of the CPC Kuiwen District Committee of Weifang; Chen Liang, President of Shandong Hengyi Investment Group; and other leaders and guests attended the conference.
China is currently in a period of rapid Internet development. E-commerce, mobile Internet, and O2O are transforming people’s lifestyles while also changing business models and the way resources are utilized. Against this background, the conference adopted the theme of “Innovation, Cross-Industry Integration, and Convergence,” exploring directions for the transformation and upgrading of specialized textile and apparel markets through innovative models combining “Internet + Distribution.”
Zhu Guoxue, Executive Vice Chairman of the China Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Alliance and Vice President of the Circulation Branch of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, pointed out in his speech that “Internet Plus” is rapidly penetrating the textile and apparel industry. Vigorously promoting the integration of Internet information technology with the textile and apparel industry, enhancing collaborative innovation, improving precision manufacturing and refined management, optimizing supply chain management, reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and accelerating the transformation of the textile industry toward intelligent, green, and service-oriented development have become an inevitable trend. Against the strategic background of “Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation,” the successful launch of the China (Weifang) Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Industrial Park will further promote the integration of the local textile and apparel industry with the Internet.
At the conference, Chen Liang, President of Shandong Hengyi Investment Group, and Bai Ya, Founder and CEO of Youzan, signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Li Yong, Sales Director of Shandong Hengyi Investment Group, presented the China (Weifang) Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Industrial Park project and announced its investment promotion plan.
During the conference, Kuiwen District of Weifang was awarded the title of “Famous Textile Trade City of Shandong Province,” while the Circulation Branch of the China National Textile and Apparel Council awarded the China (Weifang) Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Industrial Park the title of “China Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Innovation Incubation Base.”
At the same time, the inaugural meeting of the Expert Committee of the China Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Alliance and the Textile and Apparel E-Commerce Entrepreneurship and Innovation Seminar were held. The Expert Committee was composed of 19 e-commerce experts from different research fields. Tang Bingyong, Professor at Donghua University and Director of the IBM E-Commerce Science Development Center, served as Director of the Expert Committee. The meeting clarified the key tasks, working principles, and institutional framework of the Expert Committee.