Vipshop Holdings, Ltd. is a leading online discount retailer for brands in China. Vipshop offers high quality and popular branded products to consumers throughout China at a significant discount from retail prices. As compared to conventional on-line marketplaces or large-scale multi-category online retailers, Vipshop has successfully created a third e-commerce model and proven that it can provide tremendous scale and profitability. By providing special offers and deep discounts on branded products, Vipshop has pioneered the online discount retail model in China and become the expert and leader trusted by its customers and brand partners alike. Since its founding in August 2008, Vipshop has rapidly built a sizeable and growing base of customers and brand partners.