Walmart China announced that, effectively immediately, Alvin Liu has joined Walmart China as Format President, Sam's Club, reporting directly to Christina Zhu, President and CEO of Walmart China. Concurrently, Jane Ewing, Interim Format President, Sam's Club will end her assignment and return to Walmart International at the end of 2025. This is another significant move by Walmart to continue increasing its investment in China and advance its strategic business upgrade.

Alvin Liu is one of the industry leaders in China retail and internet sectors with strong strategic thinking and operations leadership. He previously worked for the Alibaba Group, serving several roles as General Manager of Tmall Global, President of Tmall Import and Export Business, Vice President of Alibaba Group and President of B2C Retail Business Group, and President of the Brand Business Development Center of Taobao and Tmall Group. Leveraging his deep understanding of global brand localization strategies and keen insight into Chinese consumers, he successfully introduced numerous outstanding overseas brands into the Chinese market, enriching consumers' choices of high-quality imported goods.

“Walmart has a long-term commitment to the China market with the vision of ‘being China's most trusted omnichannel retailer’, and endeavors to continuously offering differentiated, high quality and high value products to our customers and members, while constantly optimizing our omnichannel shopping experiences. The key to realizing this vision is attracting and nurturing the best talent and building a high performing team with global perspective and China insights.” Christina Zhu said, “We believe that with Alvin's global perspective, strong capabilities in the global supply chain and extensive experience in Chinese retail and e-commerce, he can lead Sam's Club team to continue to evolve the business strategy, strengthen core capabilities and promote the digital transformation, help our business achieving sustainable long-term growth, as well as providing members with better products and shopping experiences.”

Before joining Alibaba in 2015, Alvin held leadership positions at Goodbaby China, MediaMarkt China (formerly part of the German Metro Group), Suning Appliances, and Haier Group, working across multiple areas including merchandising and marketing. He holds a bachelor's degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology and an EMBA degree from the University of International Business and Economics. He has also served as board director for the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and several publicly listed companies.

Jane Ewing will end her assignment and return to Walmart International at the end of 2025. During the transition period, Jane and Alvin will work closely to complete the handover. Christina said, “We sincerely thank Jane for her tremendous leadership and guidance for our business. As a role model of Walmart servant leadership, Jane demonstrated a high level of ownership and exceptional leadership, she actively listened to our associates, mentored our talents and effectively facilitated the connections between China and International team, laying a solid foundation for the future growth of Sam's Club in China.”

Having sustained strong momentum in recent years, Sam's Club now operates nearly 60 clubs across more than 30 cities in China, with plans to open approximately five new locations by the end of this year. Sam's Club's membership base continues to grow, supported by steadily rising renewal rates and active rates. E-commerce now represents over half of its total business. Having served the China market for 30 years, Sam's Club remains committed to its "membership-first" philosophy. By leveraging its extensive global sourcing capabilities and deep local market insights, Sam's Club provides members with a differentiated selection of high-quality, high-value products; and its omnichannel network offers a range of delivery options designed to elevate the member experience by conveniently meeting diverse shopping needs.