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The Chinese technology conglomerate launched Xiao’e Pinpin, a mini program for social commerce on WeChat on 29 April. “ Nothing beats than a great purchase ” Tencent’s Xiao’e Pinpin is a group purchasing platform. It was launched with the slogan “Nothing beats than a great purchase”. Supported by Tencent’s WeChat ecosystem, the app has the potential to reach 1.1 billion users of different s...

We round up the latest updates from JD.com in China. Convenience + Bakery, C2M and Partnerships 7FRESH has signed a strategic partnership with Fook, a Fujian province-based convenience store chain. Read more about the story here The first JD Convenience Store offering an in-store bakery has opened in Beijing. Products such as doughnuts and bread are baked onsite at the store. Th...

Following the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) three months ago, retailers in China have responded with urgency and empathy as the situation evolves - we will continue to update this article with the latest developments... w/e 12 April updates The country has lifted lockdown measures by end of March and is working return to a state approaching normalcy : Alibaba helping differ...

Following the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) three months ago, retailers in China have responded with urgency and empathy as the situation evolves - we will continue to update this article with the latest developments... Contactless delivery Remote drop off : customers of all major retailers, including Walmart, Carrefour, Alibaba and JD.com,  can have their orders delivered touch-...

The retailer launched the service on 21 March to support the global efforts to limit the impact of the virus. Sharing invaluable frontline experience The service is an upgrade of its Chinese-only medical consultation platform, launched a few days earlier on 17 March, which has received more than 50,000 consultation requests and more than 3.2m visitors. The upgraded version has the follow...

China’s top offline household appliance retailer partners with JD.com, a move underscores a shift in China’s retail industry. Leverage each other’s strengths Gome, China’s major brick-and-mortar retailer of home appliances and electronics, launched a third-party flagship store on JD.com last week. Gome, with a net revenue of US$9bn in 2019, sells high end products that would be tradition...

China’s leading ecommerce company announced that Sandy Xu has been appointed new chief financial officer of the company. Handing over process begins in June Sandy Xu, currently Senior Vice President of JD.com and CFO of JD Retail, will succeed Sidney Huang as the Chief Financial Officer of JD.com and report to Richard Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Huang, Chief Financial ...

JD.com reported net revenues of CNY576.9bn (US$82.9bn) for the full year of 2019, an increase of 24.9% from the full year of 2018. Achieving robust top-line growth The company achieved robust top-line growth for the full year of 2019, especially its service business. The key performance indicators are: Net revenues: CNY576.9bn (US$82.9bn), +24.9%YoY Net service revenues: CNY66....

Chinese e-commerce players Alibaba and JD have launched logistics solutions for the medical workforce that combats the coronavirus epidemic in China. Technology at the service of medical staff On the one hand, Alibaba has introduced a global B2B sourcing platform that connects the medical frontline staff to medical goods suppliers. The goods purchased on this platform will be delivered to h...

We take a look at how JD.com is using its capabilities in logistics, supply chain and technology to help combat the epidemic and provide a trusted and reliable shopping experience at the same time. Ensuring food supplies to meet online demands Same as Alibaba and Walmart , JD.com also saw large increase of food sales during the ongoing epidemic when compared to the same period last yea...