SHEIN invests 500 million yuan in 5 years to increase supplier empowerment and innovation and continue to support industry upgrading and international expansion

SHEIN has been continuously carrying out supplier empowerment plans around technology innovation , training support , factory expansion , community services, etc. In the first half of this year, SHEIN announced a five- year investment of 500 million to continue deepening supplier empowerment work , and established the first apparel manufacturing innovation center to continuously output flexible supply chain standards .

As of the first half of this year , SHEIN has supported the construction of nearly 240,000 square meters of supplier factories and provided more than 240 training sessions . At the same time, it continues to promote supplier community public welfare such as Children's Home and Juxingguang, enabling the long-term sustainable development of supplier communities and ecosystems , and promoting the comprehensive capacity improvement of supplier factories in all aspects to help the transformation and upgrading of the apparel manufacturing industry and its international expansion .

500 million RMB investment in 5 years to empower suppliers with innovation   SHEIN continues to build flexible supply chain standards

SHEIN has always improved the adaptability of market supply and demand through a flexible supply chain model of "small orders and quick response" on-demand production , and promoted the digital transformation and upgrading of clothing manufacturers through technological innovation. This can not only better meet the diverse fashion needs of consumers , but also better solve the high inventory and waste problems that plague the industry from the root .

This year , SHEIN also announced a five- year investment of 500 million yuan to continue to invest in supplier empowerment in many aspects, including technological innovation , training support , factory expansion , and supplier community services . In the field of technological innovation, SHEIN has established its first clothing manufacturing innovation research center based on the flexible supply chain created by industry innovation , combining its innovative practice of on-demand production with lean production for cutting-edge exploration, and ultimately empowering its global supplier community with lean production solutions , creating industry flexible supply chain standards, and helping the manufacturing industry upgrade .

The SHEIN Apparel Manufacturing Innovation Research Center covers an area of ​​nearly 60,000 square meters . It is mainly used to develop lean production solutions for innovative apparel manufacturing , explore the establishment of " flexible supply chain standards " , and output research results to industrial manufacturing suppliers , promoting supplier factories to continue to operate in a more scientific and lean manner.

Supported the construction of nearly 240,000 square meters of factories and provided over 240 training sessions   Comprehensively enhance overall competitiveness

At the same time , SHEIN has also provided suppliers with daily and special training in business management , planning and development , production scheduling , operational stocking , quality management , etc. In addition to daily offline business coaching and training, SHEIN has conducted more than 240 special training sessions in the first half of this year . The workshop courses combined with lean concepts are implemented in the SHEIN Apparel Manufacturing Innovation Center . In 2023 , SHEIN plans to conduct a total of 480 special training sessions to enhance the full-process capabilities of suppliers .

The expansion and construction project of 300 supplier factories with an investment of 100 million yuan is also ongoing . From the start of the project in March 2022 to the end of June 2023 , SHEIN has completed the construction support work for 92 supplier factories with a total area of ​​238,000 square meters . In addition to direct financial subsidies , SHEIN empowers the entire process from early factory site selection planning to environmental layout and production processes , which will further improve the environment and supporting facilities of its supplier clothing production and manufacturing factories and improve production efficiency . In 2023 , SHEIN plans to complete the expansion and construction work of 100 supplier factories in total .

At the same time , SHEIN also launched the upgrade and renovation of supplier factory canteens , dormitories and multi-purpose rooms in early June . The project is expected to cover more than 270,000 square meters of supplier community dormitories in the next three years , which will benefit more than 40,000 supplier employees.

In addition , SHEIN has established a star-gathering project to provide financial assistance for education and illness to supplier families . In the first half of this year , it has funded more than 200 children from 85 families . Since its launch, the project has covered 246 cooperative suppliers and funded more than 700 children from more than 300 supplier families . SHEIN also plans to set up 10 children's homes this year to provide free childcare, learning and growth services for supplier employees aged 5 to 16. Six sites have been put into operation in the first half of this year .

Continue to promote supply chain innovation   Promote industrial transformation and upgrading and internationalization

Whether it is technological innovation , training support , factory expansion or supplier community services , they are all powerful measures for SHEIN to fully empower supplier factories and promote continuous innovation in the supply chain based on the on-demand production flexible supply chain model . This is also one of the reasons why SHEIN has built a series of core assets of its own brands including SHEIN and established differentiated advantages by deepening its supply chain over the past decade , and has helped more merchants and brands develop internationally based on the huge traffic, international market operation and brand experience, and full-link supply chain capabilities accumulated by these own brands.

Since 2022, SHEIN platform plans to expand further. In May 2023, SHEIN launched the " Rare Gravity " million sellers plan, which aims to help 10,000 merchants around the world , including China, to achieve annual sales of over one million US dollars in the next three years, and help 100,000 small and medium-sized merchants achieve annual sales of 100,000 US dollars . To this end , based on SHEIN's more than ten years of global brand experience , full-link digital supply chain capabilities, and a huge global marketing network and traffic base, it can help merchants and brands build global capabilities , and empower merchants throughout their life cycle through diversified management and operations .

In the future , SHEIN will continue to focus on flexibility and leanness , and continue to support industrial transformation and upgrading and international expansion.

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