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Alibaba’s Koala Haigou Launches Luxury Channel

A screenshot of Koala Haigou's new luxury channel. (Koala Haigou)

Queennie Yang

17 February 2022

The cross-border e-commerce platform owned by Chinese tech giant Alibaba has launched a luxury channel, offering more than 10,000 products from more than 200 brands including Dior, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Coach and Givenchy in segments from ready-to-wear to accessories, jewellery and watches.

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