Baozun Releases 2024 Chairman Letter

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SHANGHAI, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --

Dear Shareholders:

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the management team at Baozun, I would like to express our deepest appreciation for your continued support and trust — especially during a year marked by global volatility and uncertainty across capital markets.

Adapting to a Changing Environment

In response to a rapidly shifting macroeconomic and digital landscape, Baozun continued its strategic transformation in 2024 to stay agile, competitive, and future-ready. Our evolution is more than a vision — it's a deliberate strategy to align with changing consumer behavior, market dynamics, and emerging technologies.

2024: A Year of Strategic Progress

Despite external headwinds, Baozun achieved 7% year-over-year revenue growth in 2024 and reached operating profit breakeven — an important milestone that demonstrates our disciplined execution and operational efficiency.

Baozun e-Commerce (BEC) returned to topline growth in 2024 after two consecutive years of contraction, while also delivering expansion in its non-GAAP operating margin. To navigate an ever-evolving market, we enhanced our creative content capabilities and leveraged proprietary technologies to help brand partners capitalize on platform interconnectivity, data intelligence, and AI-driven efficiencies. By year-end, BEC supported over 490 brand partners, up from more than 450 in 2023. Our Net Promoter Score (NPS), measured by Neilsen, rose to 8.53 from 8.23 the previous year — reflecting the trust we've built with our partners and reinforced by a strong 95% renewal rate among key accounts. Once again, we were recognized as a Top Service Provider on both the Alibaba and Tencent WeChat ecosystems. In 2024, we also earned top awards across additional platforms, including Douyin, JD.com, and Rednote.

Baozun Brand Management (BBM) delivered 16% revenue growth in 2024 while narrowing adjusted operating losses by 10%. Our China-for-China strategy continues to evolve with promising progress, particularly in product innovation, marketing, and channel development. We worked closely with Gap Inc. to strengthen the brand's DNA and enhance our localization efforts. Throughout the year, we optimized our offline store network and leveraged a strategic partnership model to expand in emerging cities — further sharpening our competitive edge while mitigating expansion risk. By the end of 2024, the total number of Gap stores in China increased to 152, and store-level unit economics showed a healthy upward trend.

Baozun International (BZI), represents a long-term growth opportunity, and we continue to lay a solid foundation for the business and its supporting infrastructure. In 2024, we expanded our regional presence by introducing Hunter, another BBM brand, to Singapore and Malaysia, while building a strong team across Southeast Asia. These strategic moves broaden our market access and strengthen synergies across business lines.