OSM Wins INPD Leading Grand Prize, Showcasing China’s Pearl Research Strength to the World

PARIS, FRANCE - Media OutReach Newswire - 27 October 2026 - From October 14 to 15, 2026, the 2026 INPD Award Ceremony was held at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. OSM claimed the inaugural "2026 INPD Leading Grand Prize" of this year, receiving a special prize of one million RMB. Meanwhile, it also won the Innovative Raw Material Award for its self-developed core ingredient Zhenbaiyin.

OSM Wins INPD Leading Grand Prize, Showcasing China’s Pearl Research Strength to the World

Held concurrently with the COSMETIC 360, this year's summit adopted "REGENERATIONS" as its annual theme. It facilitated exchanges between Chinese beauty brands and global peers through innovative showcases, awards, keynote speeches and roundtables.

Yang Anquan, President of OSM Holding Group, also known as "Uncle Pearl", stated in his speech that this honor recognizes the lifelong dedication of founder "Grandpa Pearl" Shen Zhirong to one single pearl. It also acknowledges the brand's nearly six decades of focused efforts and commitment to long-termism.

Nearly 60 Years of Dedication to Build a Full Pearl Industrial Chain

Rooted in Deqing, Zhejiang, a region with over 800 years of pearl farming history, OSM has gradually built a full pearl industrial chain covering ecological breeding, active ingredient extraction, formula research and development, intelligent manufacturing and sales. It integrates traditional resource exploitation with modern skincare research.

According to the brand, OSM explores ecological breeding via the "mussel-fish symbiosis" model, continuously advances deep processing of pearls and standard formulation, and carries out cultural display, science popularization and exchanges through its Pearl Museum. In 2025, the Deqing Freshwater Pearl Compound Aquaculture System in Zhejiang was recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, opening more opportunities for international exchanges for the inheritance and development of the local pearl industry.

Zhenbaiyin Wins Award: Exploring Modern Transformation of Traditional Raw Materials

Zhenbaiyin, which earned the Innovative Raw Material Award, is one of OSM's achievements from continuous pearl research.

The brand notes that its R&D team screened core active components from pearl polypeptides using biological extraction and targeted enzymatic hydrolysis technologies, advancing the transformation of traditional pearl raw materials into modern skincare ingredients. Currently, Zhenbaiyin has been applied in products such as the Gentle Brightening Serum, forming a complete pathway for translating raw material research into formula applications.

During the summit, OSM also exhibited pearl skincare products, scientific research achievements and culture at its booth, introducing the skincare applications of Chinese pearls to international counterparts.

One Pearl, Linking Chinese Stories and Global Dialogue

In his keynote speech The Chinese Story of One Pearl, Yang Anquan opened with the history of pearl farming techniques in Deqing. He reviewed Shen Zhirong's exploration of artificial freshwater pearl cultivation and deep processing technologies starting in 1967, and shared the brand's research and practices across nearly 60 years.

In his narrative, pearls embody Eastern philosophies of respecting natural growth and valuing the accumulation of time. Leveraging international platforms such as INPD and COSMETIC 360, OSM hopes to help more people understand Chinese pearl culture and the story of Chinese brands.

From raw material innovation to cultural expression, OSM's trip to Paris demonstrates the practice of a Chinese brand: building on distinctive local resources, driving innovation through persistent scientific research, and engaging in dialogue with global industry peers.

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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 October 2026 – At 8:30 a.m. on 23 October, Youyin Communications, a mobile phone retailer in Baohua Town, Jurong, Jiangsu Province, began selling the new iPhone Duo alongside retailers in urban markets. This marked the sixth consecutive year that Jujia Yuntong, a subsidiary of Huitongda Network (9878.HK), had participated in the launch-day rollout of new products. At the same time, more than 1,000 Apple authorised stores under Huitongda's subsidiary Jujia Yuntong across China launched the iPhone Duo.

"Since joining Huitongda's Jujia Yuntong programme, we have gained access to Apple product supply. New products arrive more promptly, and we also benefit from the brand's support. For a mobile phone retailer in a township, this makes running the business much easier," said Mr Qiu, the owner of Youyin Communications. He added that, after becoming an authorised retailer, the store received dedicated display counters and demo units for local customers to experience. Jujia Yuntong also helped the store adopt online-to-offline (O2O) on-demand retail and smart retail cabinets, significantly improving operating efficiency.

"Customers nearby can find our products on the on-demand delivery pages of Meituan and JD.com. Once an order is placed online, a delivery rider collects it from our store using a pickup code, and customers can receive their new phone in as little as one hour," Mr Qiu said. He added that the new business model increased the store's overall sales volume by 20%.

Drawing on its distribution network and strengths in local operations rooted in China's county and township markets, Huitongda continues to deepen strategic cooperation with leading upstream brands. It brings popular new products and high-demand merchandise from major urban markets to county and township markets, while rapidly replicating store formats and business models. These efforts help stimulate local consumption and give local consumers access to new products at the same time as their urban counterparts.

As AI adoption accelerates, Huitongda is combining in-house development with external partnerships to expand the use of AI across retail scenarios throughout the urban and rural distribution chain. These initiatives aim to further support brands in serving county and township markets and help Huitongda's member stores improve operating efficiency.

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