- CEO
- Chih-Chiao Chang
- Full Time Employees
- 123
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Apparel/Footwear
- Address
- TPV Building Minhang SH China 201703
- IPO Date
- Nov 3, 1995
- Business
- Daphne International Holdings Limited is an investment holding company principally engaged in the licensing, distribution, and sale of footwear products and accessories in Mainland China; it offers ladies' dress shoes and casual shoes under the Daphne brand through offline and online channels, as well as children's shoes, handbags, and other categories; the Group also operates the avant-garde DAPHNE.LAB brand targeting fashion-forward consumers with innovative footwear designs such as the Lollipop 2.0 slippers; in addition, it manages directly-operated retail for DAPHNE.LAB via two offline stores and six online shops, alongside property and trademark holding businesses. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, the company primarily serves domestic consumers through a network of 116 franchised physical stores and 1,150 online franchisees as of June 2025, with operations focused on e-commerce platforms including Tmall, JD.com, Douyin, and Pinduoduo. In recent developments, Daphne announced Victoria Song as its global brand spokesperson in May 2025, launching the Reborn In Time campaign that boosted brand rejuvenation and sales of the CloudSoft collection; it collaborated with a French fashion and lifestyle brand in June 2025 for a pop-up store in Paris's Marais district; the Group expanded product diversification into children's shoes and handbags, driving licensing fee income up 24% to RMB85.2 million for the six months ended June 2025; DAPHNE.LAB partnered with a trendsetting artist for new product launches and hosted K-pop events to engage Gen Z; these initiatives contributed to total revenue growth of 17% to RMB198.3 million and operating profit up 24% to RMB70.5 million in the first half of 2025.