Aug 2, 2021|
JD News Roundup Vol. 15: JD Ranks 59th on Fortune 500
Welcome to volume 15 (July 26 – August 1) of our 2021 weekly digest. Here we consolidate a selection of JD news regularly and give context on why it matters. If you have any questions or topics you are hoping we will explore, please email press@jd.com.
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
JD Cracks Top 100 in Global Fortune 500
For the first time, JD.com has been ranked in the Top 100 of the latest Fortune Global 500 released on August 2, 2021, rising 43 places in one year—and continuing to be one of the world’s leading companies in the internet services and retailing industry.
Fortune writes of JD: “With nearly 500 million customers, JD.com’s revenue soared 40% to $32 billion in the first quarter of 2021, compared with the previous year, buoyed by resurgent demand from Chinese customers emerging from the pandemic and new partnerships with popular brands like Starbucks and sports retailer Decathlon.”
JD RETAIL
BVLGARI partners with JD in Innovative Cooperation Model
JD.com and LVMH’s luxury brand BVLGARI, established in 1884, have launched an innovative cooperation model, as announced on August 2. Through the model customized by JD for BVLGARI, consumers can type in “BVLGARI” or the brand’s related products in the search bar in the JD app, and then enter BVLGARI’s official JD mini program to enjoy the brand’s full range of products. It’s the first time the Italian luxury brand has ever worked with an online third-party platform.
“JD Luxury has rich experience in providing tailored solutions for luxury brands,” said Kevin Jiang, president of International Fashion and Lifestyle. “The cooperation between BVLGARI and JD through a customized and innovative model is a brand new exploration for both of us, and both sides will explore in-depth cooperation in the future to enhance the consumer experience and better meet the personalized needs of consumers while purchasing luxury goods online.”
JD Spotlights E-Sports at ChinaJoy Expo
JD launched its biggest ever 3,000-square-meter exhibition at the China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference, a.k.a ChinaJoy2021, which took place from July 30 to August 2 in Shanghai. The exhibit was designed to showcase the latest gaming industry trends, what motivates China’s Gen-Z consumers, as well as the tremendous marketing opportunities arising from these developments, according to JD’s planning team for ChinaJoy.
The company’s Big Data Institute also released a new report highlighting several trends in China’s e-sports industry, including the rise of female gamers (with 40% of Nintendo consoles purchased by women); rapidly increasing market penetration in lower-tier cities; and strong growth across all categories in the industry.
JD LOGISTICS
JDL Self-developed Drones Played Role in Henan Flood Relief
Although flooding conditions in China’s Henan province have calmed, we are proud of JD’s logistics teams and couriers who sprung into action during the worst of the disaster. Go behind the scenes of the account of one JDL employee who traveled 10 hours in a truck to deploy JD’s self-developed logistics drone in the delivery of emergency supplies to stranded workers.
Auto Giant Geely to Leverage JD’s Supply Chain
JD and Geely signed a partnership agreement on Jul. 26 stating that the automotive company will leverage JD.com’s integrated supply chain abilities for its business and cooperate in supply chain consulting, intelligent forecasting, omni-channel warehousing, internal logistics, smart warehousing, commercial vehicle technology opening-up and more.
JD TECHNOLOGY
JD Cloud Awarded for Low-Carbon Efforts
JD Cloud won an innovation award for its low-carbon data center in Suqian of Jiangsu province and has been certified as an excellent carbon disclosure internet and tech company, in the latest evaluation of data centers’ carbon emission performance organized by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and others on July 13.
“The fast development of digital transformation in many industries has driven up energy consumption for data centers,” said Liqiang Gao, president of JD Cloud. “We have been adopting technological innovation and clean energy in operating JD’s data centers across China to go digital and green in our carbon reduction efforts.”
Aug 3, 2023|
JD.com Ranks 52nd on the 2023 Fortune Global 500
by Vivian Yang
Securing a position on the Fortune Global 500 list for the eighth consecutive year, JD.com proudly announces its rank of No.52 in the newly released 2023 edition, released on August 2, 2023. The annual ranking recognizes the largest companies measured by their revenues. In 2022, JD.com achieved a 9.9 percent year-over-year growth, reaching full-year net revenues of RMB 1.0462 trillion. This notable achievement also marked the first time JD.com surpassed the milestone of RMB 1 trillion yuan.
JD.com’s inclusion on the Fortune Global 500 list since 2016 demonstrates eight years of significant expansion and progress, as illustrated by the following figures:
- Created 45,000 new jobs.
- Expanded its customer base to nearly 600 million.
- Increased warehouses from 214 to over 1,500.
- Amplified the output value of real economies by nearly 4.8 times.
- Successfully reduced the fulfillment expense rate by over 20%.
These numbers reflect JD.com’s relentless pursuit of technological and service innovation in the supply chain sector. Leveraging these capabilities JD.com has bolstered its portfolio of businesses, which spans across e-commerce, logistics, technology, health, industrials, property management, insurance, and more. Furthermore, these capabilities have been instrumental in merging digital and physical economies across various sectors, generating societal value and benefiting a wider demographic.
Supporting Employment and Consumption
By harnessing its robust supply chain capabilities, JD.com is serving millions of merchants both online and offline. The company’s mission is to augment merchants’ operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness while offering consumers a superior shopping experience defined by variety, speed, quality, and value.
JD.com is committed to the welfare of its over 560,000-strong workforce and has invested nearly RMB 50 billion yuan in initiatives such as housing funds, relief, and family support for staff. In May, JD.com announced a significant investment of RMB 6 billion for the “JD Youth City” project, , offering nearly 4,000 furnished apartments and leisure facilities for employees and interns embarking on their careers. Moreover, JD’s extensive supply chain system is estimated to have created approximately 25 million stable jobs across a wide range of industries.
Promoting Digitalization and Rural Revitalization
In the realm of technological innovation, JD.com has invested over RMB 100 billion yuan in research and development over the past six years. The company’s focus has been on enhancing supply chain efficiency and sharing infrastructure and technologies with traditional enterprises to usher them into the digital age. For instance, JD’s consumer-to-manufacturer (C2M) platform has enabled thousands of brands to decrease product demand research time by nearly 80 percent and reduce new product release cycles by nearly 70 percent.
Moreover, JD’s supply chain infrastructure and digital technologies have brought about positive changes in rural areas. The “March to Rich” plan, launched in October 2020, has generated over RMB 1 trillion in output value in rural regions over the past three years, thereby facilitating efficient sales of agricultural products for farmers while empowering them with sustainable development models.
JD.com’s “35711 Vision”
On its 20th anniversary in June, JD.com unveiled the “35711 Vision”, an ambitious roadmap for the next two decades. The vision outlines goals to establish three companies with over RMB 1 trillion in revenue and RMB 70 billion in net profits, positioning five JD companies on the Fortune Global 500, and seeing seven startups become publicly listed companies and attain a market value of RMB 100 billion. JD.com also plans to contribute RMB 100 billion in taxes and create over one million jobs.
Beyond financial milestones. The company aims to deliver substantial societal value, including providing over RMB 3 trillion in benefits to front-line employees, increasing the income of 100 million farmers, aiding 60 million small and medium-sized enterprises in their digital transformation, and establishing a global supply chain infrastructure that covers economies that represent 80% of the world’s economic volume., JD.com is also deeply committed to achieving carbon neutrality, further underscoring its dedication to environmental sustainability.
JD.com Ranks 59th in 2021 Fortune Global 500
