More than 100 international brands, including Alo, VEJA, Eight Sleep, Mardi Mercredi, LOW CLASSIC and Helen Kaminski, have entered China through an official Tmall store before opening a broad physical network. The e-commerce-first route gives brands official identity, national reach, consumer data and a lower-risk way to test demand. For international brands, the new China entry sequence is often online first, then offline based on evidence.