CoCreate 2026 in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, September 9–10, 2026 — Alibaba.com's flagship buyer event, CoCreate 2026, took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center (South Hall). Held in Los Angeles for the first time after its previous run in Las Vegas, the two-day show brought together 10,000+ business buyers and 200+ global suppliers. Wonderful Bag (Guangzhou Wonderful Bag Co., Ltd.) exhibited its core bag collections and met face to face with brands, retailers and e-commerce sellers from North America and beyond.

1. "AI+Everything": how buyers find suppliers is being rewritten

This year's program was built around AI+Everything, with three topics front and center: Instant Product Innovation Can be Real, Transparent Supply Chain Can be Real, and Agent-driven Ecommerce Can be Real. Alibaba.com also framed the future of B2B as A2A (Agent-to-Agent) — buyer agents and supplier agents handling sourcing, comparison and first-round conversations directly.

On September 9, Kuo Zhang, President of Alibaba.com, opened the main forum with global product and strategy announcements, followed by a keynote from Earvin "Magic" Johnson, two-time NBA Hall of Famer. On September 10, the CoCreate Pitch 2026 U.S. Finals brought 20 finalists to the stage for 90-second pitches competing for a US$200,000 prize, judged by Marcus Lemonis, Everette Taylor, Shiza Shahid and others.

For suppliers, the message was clear: product data AI can read, credentials that can be verified, and delivery timelines you can commit to are becoming the price of entry for inbound inquiries.

2. Three things we brought to Los Angeles

One: customization across the full bag range. On the show floor we presented bag solutions for a wide range of use cases — canvas tote bags, pickleball bags, backpacks, drawstring bags, travel bags, cooler bags and cosmetic bags.

Two: credentials, out in the open. Our booth backdrop displayed the factory's core certifications — BSCI, ISO 9001 and GRS (Global Recycled Standard). In the U.S. and European markets, being able to document sustainable materials is no longer just a bonus.

Three: flexible capacity that welcomes small orders. Twenty years of manufacturing experience, an 11,000 m² factory, 115 skilled workers, a six-person R&D team and 3,000+ ready-made designs underpin low MOQ customization: 3-day sampling and 15-day delivery for light customization, with seven quality-control steps and 100% inspection.

3. On the floor: buyer questions are moving upstream

Over the two days we spoke in depth with buyers from U.S. brands, retail chains and cross-border e-commerce sellers. Three questions came up again and again:

1. Can you document where the material comes from? Recycled content ratios, certification files and traceability.
2. Can you lower the MOQ? Test small, then reorder what works.
3. Can you commit to a date? Peak-season scheduling often weighs more on the buying decision than unit price.

These three map directly onto the "transparent supply chain" and "instant product innovation" the show put front and center. For a factory, what can be verified is what can be recommended.

4. From Los Angeles onward

Exhibiting at CoCreate 2026 was an important step in Wonderful Bag's North American expansion. Going forward we will keep doing three things: completing recycled-material options and their supporting certification files; standardizing our low-MOQ customization workflow; and turning the buyer requirements we collected on the show floor into product solutions that can be sampled immediately and delivered at volume.