Apr 9, 2021|
Ambassador of Denmark to China Visits JD.com
by Rachel Liu
Thomas Østrup Møller, Ambassador of Denmark to China, visited JD Beijing headquarters today for discussion on future cooperation opportunities. Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen, Denish Tech Ambassador, also joined the discussion online from Copenhagen.
Following a tour around JD headquarters, the JD team gave Ambassador Møller an introduction to the operations plan for the future Demark National Pavilion to be launched on JD Worldwide, JD’s platform for imported products. Also discussed was JD’s green supply chain program Green Stream Initiative, in which the ambassadors showed great interest. The ambassadors expressed their support for these on-going projects, and hope to extend the cooperation with JD to more areas, especially technology.
“Danish people are very creative and innovative. Danish brands are very popular among Chinese consumers, such as Lego, Danisa cookies and Ecco,” said Larry Lee, vice president of JD. “As the leading retailer in China, we hope to become the bridge between Chinese customers and Danish brands. For JD, technology plays an important role in the future development of the company, and we believe there will be cooperation opportunities between JD’s newly formed JD Technology business division and Denmark.”
“We are very happy with the current cooperation and greatly appreciate the opportunities that JD Retail and JD Health offers,” said Ambassador Møller. “Besides our current efforts to bring in more Danish brands, especially the SMEs, by forming a national pavilion on JD Worldwide, I also very much look forward to the further cooperation opportunities with JD in more areas, including health, sustainable logistics, digitalisation and technology. We see big potential in China regarding these areas.”
“For Denmark, it is very important that technological development is done in a responsible way. My office works to build diplomatic ties with the global tech industry, to increase dialogue, understanding and public-private collaboration. This February we just launched the new Danish Tech Strategy 2021-2023 with a vision to create a responsible, inclusive and secure technological future that delivers solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. We hope to explore potential areas to continue the dialogue with JD.com such as learning more about JD’ s efforts on increasing data privacy and protection and more broadly your approach and visions on responsibility in the tech industry,” said Ambassador Larsen.
JD has introduced many leading Danish brands on its platform to great success. Take Lego for example: Since the Lego first party flagship store launched on JD in 2015, it has accumulated over 13 million followers. JD also supported the brand to penetrate deeper into lower-tier markets, and the improvement of the brands’ marketing ability in the Chinese market. On JD Worldwide, hottest-selling Danish brands includes audio equipment brand B&O, Ecco, dairy product brand arla, and accessories brand Pandora.
Dec 27, 2024|
JD Logistics Unveils First Self-Operated Warehouse in Japan
JD Logistics, also known as JINGDONG Logistics, officially opened its first self-operated warehouse in Japan on December 25, 2024. The facility will provide integrated e-commerce supply chain solutions for businesses in both Japan and South Korea, as well as overseas brands expanding into these markets.
JD Logistics also announced plans to further strengthen its services in the regions by establishing additional self-operated warehouses over the next 2-3 years and developing multi-country international air cargo routes, to support its vision for “2-3 Day Delivery Circle” across the Asia-Pacific region.
Strategically located in Chiba Prefecture, the warehouse can store millions of items using advanced warehousing technologies. It is equipped with hundreds of warehousing robots, sorting robots, and automated operation lines, more than doubling processing efficiency compared to traditional manual operations.
In addition, JD Logistics will continue building overseas warehouses in the Asia-Pacific region to establish a warehousing and distribution network spanning key metropolitan areas in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. JD Logistics’ overseas warehouses will support same-day order receiving and dispatching, cutting fulfillment time by 24 hours compared to local industry averages in Japan and South Korea, significantly improving the shopping experience for regional consumers.
Recently, JD Logistics unveiled its 2025 roadmap for integrated supply chain development in international markets. The plan focuses on expanding global warehousing and air freight networks and strengthening international express delivery services, to deliver seamless, efficient supply chain logistics services to global clients.
Dec 24, 2024|
JINGDONG Property Adds New Logistics Infrastructure in Japan
JINGDONG Property, Inc. (“JDP”), a leading and rapidly growing modern infrastructure investment and asset management platform of JD.com, has successfully completed the acquisition of two stabilized logistics assets totalling approximately 103,000 square meters strategically located in key distribution hubs in Tokyo and Nagoya.
“We are pleased with the addition of this logistics portfolio in Japan,” said Cao Dong, CEO of JDP. “This acquisition demonstrates our continued confidence in the sector across the region and our team’s capability to operate in new markets.”
“This transaction represents an important step in growing our regional business,” said Richard Law, Head of Asia Pacific at JDP. “Japan logistics properties continue to benefit from robust demand arising from growth in e-commerce and industrial production. This investment aligns with our strategy to capitalize on long-term growth trends in Japan. We will continue to explore additional opportunities to expand our presence and capabilities in Japan and the Asia Pacific region.”
About JINGDONG Property, Inc.
JINGDONG Property, Inc. (www.jdp.com.cn) is a leading and rapidly growing modern infrastructure investment and asset management platform of JD.com. Its business includes investment, development and asset management of logistics parks, business parks, data centers and others. As the cornerstone of JD.com’s supply chain ecosystem, JDP is equipped with deep insights into merchandise and logistics flows and has a unique ability to integrate business resources. We are well-positioned to serve consumption-driven demand and transform local economies. Leveraging our core competencies across infrastructure assets, development expertise, service capabilities and actionable insights, we provide bespoke, holistic and intelligent infrastructure.
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