All JD.com articles
While Alibaba’s Tmall is the reigning Chinese marketplace, JD.com is its big competitor. It was founded in 1998, but the platform did not go live until 2004. It sells a wide variety of goods including electronics, books, clothing, appliances and household items, including products from brands such as Iceland, Clarks, Walmart and Dyson. JD.com is known for its investment in technology and AI. The retailer offers delivery through drones and autonomous vehicles and has nailed its same-day delivery proposition. It is also developing solutions such as checkout-free stores, automated warehouses, retail as a service and AI-powered marketing. The retailer operates a number of tech-enhanced physical stores, including grocery stores 7Fresh. 7Fresh shoppers can pay for purchases with cash, card, WeChat or facial recognition. Moreover, grocery orders are packed on to conveyer belts in the store’s ceilings, to be delivered to people living within a 3km radius in under 30 minutes.
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NewsJD.com walks away from Currys takeover bid
Chinese ecommerce retailer JD.com has abandoned its plans to put in a formal bid to takeover Currys.
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Opinion‘Currys shareholders should hold out for a valuation that reflects long-term prospects’
For pretty much as long as China’s economic star has been in the ascendant, there has been speculation that one of its new generation of digital retail powerhouses might move to swoop on a venerable UK name.
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AnalysisAs JD.com and Elliott eye a potential takeover, what does the future hold for Currys?
The starting gun has well and truly been fired in the race for a takeover of UK electricals retailer Currys, with reports emerging that US investment firm Elliott and Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com are both mulling bids
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AnalysisCoupang: What can UK retailers learn from the Amazon of South Korea?
Coupang has turned industry heads around the world, with many claiming the Korean platform has even managed to ‘out-Amazon’ Amazon. So what sets it apart? And what might UK retailers be able to learn from its example?
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AnalysisAnalysis: NFTs, virtual fitting and the metaverse – the tech trends that will define retail in 2022
Which burgeoning technology will take centre stage in 2022 and what opportunities will it present for retailers? We put the question to a panel of tech experts.
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GalleryStore gallery: Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com launches robotic stores in Europe
JD.com has unveiled tech-driven shops in two cities in the Netherlands, marking the opening of the Chinese company’s first physical stores in Europe.
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AnalysisChina boycotts H&M: Will Western brands have to choose between ethics and profits?
Tensions between China and the West reached boiling point last week as several countries, including the UK, imposed sanctions over human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims and retail found itself caught in the crossfire.
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NewsJD.com profits soar as retail business booms during lockdowns
JD.com has posted a jump in full-year sales and profits as its retail division benefited from a spike in online shopping during the coronavirus crisis.
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AnalysisWorldview: How Chinese retail lit a fire under its Covid-19 recovery
In the first instalment of our new Worldview series gleaning insight and inspiration from global markets, Eliam Huang analyses how China is bouncing back from Covid-19.
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OpinionDispatch: How China’s JD.com shored up its supply chain during coronavirus
As the coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, we bring you regular dispatches from international retailers, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Chinese etailers’ awe-inspiring coronavirus reaction
The coronavirus outbreak has sparked fears and headlines worldwide since emerging in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the start of the year.
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GalleryStore gallery: JD.com launches Seven Fun lifestyle concept store
Chinese etail giant JD.com has unveiled a new concept store in Beijing designed to act as a ‘third space’ for working professionals between their office and home.
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VideoJD.com's vice president on how it is creating ‘boundary-less retail’
JD.com vice president and general manager of JD Retail Solutions Chenkai Ling explains how the Chinese ecommerce giant is redefining itself as a technology and service enterprise, and how management got a wake-up call to put consumers first, not numbers.
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NewsJD.com chief: Retailer and brand collaboration will create new sources of value
The value of product will become less important to retailers in future but product will instead open the door to new sources of value, the bosses of Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com believe.
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NewsChinese etailer JD.com returns to profit as sales climb
Chinese ecommerce titan JD.com beat analyst expectations with its second-quarter results, bolstered by sales from its annual 6.18 shopping festival.
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AnalysisForget Alibaba and JD.com – who are China’s next retail giants?
The Chinese retail market is dominated by two heavyweights – Alibaba and JD.com. However, new players are reinventing retail space, exploring new opportunities and challenging the market shares of the two giants.
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NewsJD.com hits record $29.2bn sales in 6.18 shopping festival
Chinese ecommerce titan JD.com made a record-breaking $29.2bn (£23.2bn) in sales during its annual 6.18 shopping festival, bolstered by orders from smaller cities.
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NewsFarfetch poaches Zalando executive for new data role
Farfetch has announced a wave of new appointments to strengthen its management team, including the creation of two new roles.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to survive the 'high velocity retail' world
“The customer is no longer king. The customer is now master of the universe.”
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NewsJD.com exec Ling on the future of 'boundless retail'
JD.com executive Chenkai Ling believes retail will evolve into a “boundless” sector as new shopping channels emerge and combine.