Feb 27, 2020|
COVID-19 Drives People from Cabin Fever to Healthy Choices
by Hui Zhang and Tracy Yang
According to JD’s data, from February 1st till now, sales of kitchenware, kitchen baking products, and home fitness products have grown significantly due to delays in returning to work.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, almost all people in China have been forced to stay inside. Providing a unique opportunity to “tweak” their lifestyle choices, many people have chosen to learn how to cook and have taken up fitness programs to kill time in a healthy way.
People chose to address cabin fever by “practicing their cooking skills” at home after all the outdoor activities that accompany Chinese New Year – such as door-to-door visits, eating out and seeing movies – were suspended. JD’s big data shows that the sales of multi-purpose knives, woks, pots, and baking tools have all increased significantly. Among them, baking tools took the lead with sales increasing 332% compared with the same period last year. During the same time period, sales of food containers, chopping blocks, and coffee pots increased 332%, 139%, and 134%, respectively compared with the same period last year. As more and more people are returning to work, many people are deciding to bring their own meals to work to avoid cross-infection. Thus, orders of lunch containers have increased by 340% year-on-year.
People who have to stay at home are also purchasing more small household appliances online to enhance their personal skills. Sales of electronic hot pots have increased by 140% year-on-year. Sales of hair clippers are 4.5 times that of the same period last year, making hair clippers an indispensable household item at home.
Working out at home also turns out to be a good choice for many people, with pullers, rowing machines and yoga mats all becoming best-sellers on JD.com. Sales of pullers have increased by 237.96% and of rowing machines by 141.18% compared with the same period last year. Sales of yoga mats on JD’s first-party stores have increased by 141.95% year-on-year.
Oct 1, 2022|
JD.com Helps Boost Sales of Rice Named after Agronomist Yuan Longping
by Doris Liu
JD.com recently deepened collaboration with the farm that produces Yuan Longping Rice, which is named after China’s father of hybrid rice, in terms of quality control, digitally intelligent supply chain and branding as the Chinese Farmers’ Harvest Festival fell on September 23 this year.
In the first eight months of 2022, the sales of Yuan Longping Rice have grown up over threefold compared with the same period last year, according to JD’s data. To stimulate a positive cycle of high-quality agricultural products and rural consumption upgrading, JD.com maintains a strict control process to ensure that all such rice products sold in JD Super, JD’s omni-channel supermarket business, are of first-grade quality.
From the paddy field to household table, rice needs to go through planting, storage, processing, packaging, delivery and other procedures, showing obvious characteristics of the long industrial chain.
“Although vacuum packaging and low-temperature storage can largely reduce the smell and taste differences of rice caused by water evaporation and oil oxidation, there is still a certain impact,” said Jason Cao, director of the rice, noodles and food grains business of JD Super. “Therefore, JD continues to refine each node in the rice industrial chain to ensure perfect-tasting rice for every family.”
Many local agricultural products, despite being of high quality, lack brand awareness and a solid quality control system, and have no opportunity to develop its supply chain infrastructure. To tackle these issues, JD.com is supporting Yuan Longping Rice with resources including its platform channels, marketing advantages, various promotions and live streaming—reaching a win-win in both sales and popularity.
Yuan Longping (1930-2021), a Chinese agronomist renowned for developing the first hybrid-rice strain in the 1970s, devoted his life to the research of high-yielding hybrid rice that is strategically important for China, the most populous country of the world.
JD launched the “March to Rich Plan” (MRP) in 2020 with a goal to drive an output value of RMB 1 trillion yuan in China’s rural areas over the following three years and facilitate rural revitalization. After 22 months, JD had driven the rural output value to exceed RMB 620 billion yuan by the end of this August, helping millions of farmers increase their income.
As of now, JD Logistics has realized same- and next-day delivery in 94 percent of counties and districts across China and 84 percent of villages and towns nationwide, upgrading the logistics system for rural areas to a great extent.
Sep 28, 2022|
JD Launches New Products in National Pavilion of Sri Lanka
by Mengyang He
In concert with the 70th anniversary of the signing of the “Rubber-Rice Pact” between China and Sri Lanka, JD.com has launched an array of new products in the national pavilion of Sri Lanka, including tea, biscuits, coconut oil, etc.
Since opening, the JD National Pavilion of Sri Lanka has offered over 50 products, including popular Ceylon black tea brands, including Lions, Impra, and Sinolan. The snacks from Maliban offer biscuits with ginger and coconut flavors and more, allowing consumers to enjoy a taste of South Asia in China, according to Wei Ye, Vice President of JD.com and President of JD Foods.
In recent years, with the consumption upgrade, Chinese consumers have an increasingly strong demand for international high-quality products. In order to provide Chinese consumers with efficient access and excellent experience in purchasing products from all over the world.
Chiranjaya Udumullage, President of China Sri Lanka Association for Trade and Economic Cooperation said, “We are delighted to see Sri Lankan products are well received by Chinese consumers, and partnering with JD.com allows our local specialties to reach nearly 600 million active users.”
“We believe JD.com will be an ideal tool to connect Sri Lankan exporters and industries with its target market in China,” noted Suresh D de Mel, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board. “Ceylon tea and Ceylon cinnamon are key national agricultural brands of Sri Lanka in the international market. Black tea is the main export item to China, with a worth of USD 50.6 million exports to China in 2021.”
Ravi Jayawardena, CEO of Maliban Group added, “We recognize the JD National Pavilion of Sri Lanka as a pioneering feat to encourage existing and new businesses to enter the Chinese market.”
For the following year, JD Retail plans to open more than 100 national pavilions, and JD will continue to enrich supply chain, optimize quality control, after-sales service and logistics services, providing consumers with a smooth shopping experience.
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