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Retail Asia05/06/2020
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E-Tailing

JD.com fosters local stalls and small stores in China

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Chinese e-commerce giant JD is moving to stimulate small and medium enterprises nationally by providing supply chain and service support for the employment of more than 5 million people. The firm is accumulating around 50 billion goods as a part of its “Spark” economic support plan designed to benefit SMEs, stall owners, and shopkeepers. The […]
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Retail Asia17/03/2020
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E-Tailing

Gome launching on JD.com

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A Gome flagship store has launched on JD, giving the Chinese home appliance retailer access to JD’s more than 360 million active annual customers. “JD.com is pleased to launch Gome’s third-party flagship store on our platform, making home appliances from Gome’s offline store available to more Chinese consumers online,” said a spokesperson from JD. “JD’s […]
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Retail Asia01/07/2019
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E-Tailing

Farfetch opens flagship on JD.com China

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Farfetch China has opened a flagship store on JD, one of its strategic investors. The move follows Farfetch China’s purchase of Toplife announced in February and gives the global luxury-fashion technology platform access to more than 300 million customers in Mainland China. According to a statement, Farfetch now has a ‘Level 1’ entry point on […]
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Retail Asia08/05/2019
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E-Tailing

JD takes major stake in Five Star Appliances

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Chinese online retailer JD is to buy nearly half the shares in electrical goods retailer Jiangsu Five Star Appliance, for US$189 million. Jiayuan Chuangsheng currently holds 93 per cent of the Five Star business and after divesting a 46 per cent stake to JD will remain its largest shareholder with 47 per cent. Analysts say […]
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Retail Asia01/03/2019
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E-Tailing

JD to hire 15,000 new employees

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Chinese e-commerce giant JD has announced it plans to recruit up to 15,000 staff this year – just a week after saying it would let go 10 per cent of its senior executives. The majority of positions expected to be filled this year will be in logistics, with up to 10,000 delivery and low-level management […]
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Retail Asia24/01/2019
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Logistics

JD.com has just marked a breakthrough for drone delivery in Southeast Asia

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JD.com announced the completion of Indonesia’s first government approved drone flight – a breakthrough for drone delivery in Southeast Asia. The successful pilot opens the door for future commercial drone use in Indonesia and the Southeast Asia region, subject to further regulatory approvals. Representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation, Civil Aviation and Air Navigation were […]
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Retail Asia14/01/2019
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E-Tailing

JD.com steps into entertainment industry

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JD.com, China’s largest retailer, has joined forces with Paramount Pictures and global play and entertainment company Hasbro to celebrate the Chinese release of the new TRANSFORMERS movie BUMBLEBEE. On the run in the year 1987, BUMBLEBEE finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning […]
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Retail Asia08/01/2019
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E-Tailing

JD driverless delivery vehicles up for test

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JD driverless delivery vehicles have been deployed in live testing in two Mainland China cities. The technology-cum-e-commerce company has opened two smart-delivery stations in the cities of Changsha and Hohhot, strengthening its autonomous logistics capabilities. The stations are carrying out research and development testing and personnel training to solve issues related to last mile delivery. […]
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Retail Asia21/12/2018
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Fashion

Why is Farfetch betting on sneakers?

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In its first major move since going public in September, Farfetch announced Wednesday that it is acquiring sneaker and streetwear marketplace Stadium Goods in a deal that values the business at $250 million. The London-based fashion e-commerce platform is aiming to extend its reach in the growing luxury sneakers and streetwear market, as millennials account for a growing percentage […]
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Retail Asia12/12/2018
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E-Tailing

AuMake enters into agreement with JD Worldwide

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AuMake International Limited has joined forces with JD Worldwide, a division of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, to create a new omnichannel platform for Australian and New Zealand brands to reach Chinese customers. The strategic agreement, which was signed in Sydney on Tuesday, will see JD combine its online and logistics capability in China with AuMake’s […]
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Retail Asia07/12/2018
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Food

JD to grow its own vegetables for sale on and offline

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JD has partnered with Japanese chemical manufacturing giant Mitsubishi Chemical to open the largest hydroponic “plant factory” in China. The omnichannel retailer says the premium-quality, fresh produce produced at the new facility will provide its customers with new options for safe, nutritious and environmentally friendly food, online as well as offline at its 7Fresh supermarkets. […]
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Retail Asia23/11/2018
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Food

7Fresh to open store in Shanghai

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E-commerce giant JD’s offline retail store 7Fresh is set to launch at Shangbin Plaza in Shanghai’s Hongkou District. The move is regarded as a step towards expansion nationwide beyond the firm’s home base in Beijing, as well as an attempt to follow recent trends to diversify from online-only business models. The high spending power of […]
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Retail Asia21/11/2018
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E-Tailing

JD sales jumps as shoppers reached 300 million

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JD sales lept 25.1 per cent in the third quarter, to RMB104.8 billion (US$215.3 billion). “We are pleased to report solid results for the third quarter, with our core JD Mall business driving consistent growth under its highly experienced management team,” said CEO and chairman Richard Liu. “JD’s commitment to convenient, reliable service and high-quality, […]
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Retail Asia16/11/2018
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E-Tailing

What is the hot new “Boundaryless Retail” trend?

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Chinese consumers are quickly adapting to buying groceries online for immediate delivery from local offline stores, according to a new joint study conducted by JD, Walmart, Tencent and JD Daojia. In China, where over 15% of consumption takes place online, compared to just 9% in the US, consumers have been faster to embrace online grocery shopping. Over […]
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Retail Asia14/11/2018
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E-Tailing

JD.com to provide more imported product to China

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JD.com, China’s largest retailer, will purchase nearly RMB 100 billion worth of products from overseas brands. As disposable incomes in China rise, consumers increasingly demand high-quality products, especially imported products. E-commerce has rapidly emerged as one of China’s most preferred channels for buying overseas brands. Last year, the number of users purchasing products from overseas […]
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Retail Asia29/10/2018
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E-Tailing

JD.com starts marketing overseas properties to its buyers

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E-commerce giant JD is to start selling houses online, and connecting landlords and tenants. The company is moving into the second-hand housing industry in partnership with Chinese property firm 5i5j Real Estate Brokerage. The data-sharing partnership, which has launched with the opening of a 5i5j shop on JD’s platform, is designed to improve the experience […]
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Retail Asia26/10/2018
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Logistics

JD start to have parcel delivery in logistic division

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Chinese e-commerce company JD is opening its logistics network up to consumers to send parcels around the country, marking the first entry by an e-commerce company into the parcel delivery business. The new JD parcel delivery service announced enables users of the company’s app in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to send items intra-city and throughout […]
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