Test & Chase wasn't built on a slide. It came from the factory floor — transforming a traditional export operation into an e-commerce engine, sourcing fabric in person to hit impossible deadlines, and sharing what was coming with the industry years before it arrived.
Speaking on Alibaba's 1688 platform about fashion-led, small-batch production. This was the period we turned a traditional export factory into an e-commerce-speed system — and our quality outperformed the domestic factories around us. At the time, very few export-oriented factories understood how to run production in small units. We did.
To hit a speed deadline, you can't always wait on staff to find the right material. Here I am on the back of a motorbike, heading into the Guangzhou fabric market — one of the largest in China — to source special fabrics in person. Hands-on sourcing is how a 21-day turnaround actually happens.
Export order or domestic speed order, the same standard holds. When a quality call is difficult — whether goods can ship or not — I step onto the floor with my QC manager and talk it through directly with the factory owner.
By 2019 I was speaking at the Hong Kong Apparel Network in Hong Kong, sharing real success stories of taking factory production to online stores — and explaining what was coming next: e-commerce, the smart factory, and small-unit production. The thinking that became the Test & Chase model.
Sinfia speaks on small-batch production, smart manufacturing and the future of fashion supply — and is actively attending industry events through 2026. To invite Sinfia to a panel or event, or to meet in person, get in touch.