NZ companies to launch Alibaba's first Country Flagship Store on Tmall Fresh

Wed, 17 Apr 2019

By Rebecca Howard April 17 (BusinessDesk) - Eighteen New Zealand food and beverage brands have joined forces to launch the first Country Flagship Store on the Tmall Fresh, Alibaba’s fresh produce e-commerce platform. An initial group of nine, including Pic’s, Babich Wines, Vogel’s, Rockit apple, Future Cuisine, Pāmu, Zealong Tea Estate, Fiordland Lobster and Oha Honey, will begin sales tomorrow, the group - New Zealand Food Basket - said in a release. The rest - Zespri, Sanford, Kāpiti, Lewis Road Creamery, Sealord, Pure South, Shott Bev...

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