by Yuchuan Wang

JD.com is leveraging its nationwide supply chain advantages to secure the supply of daily necessities to consumers during the new outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in China, especially in the categories of food, beverage, disinfectant and baby products.

As of Aug. 4, the company has stocked 3 times the normal inventory of cereal and grain products. JD says that its inventory in Nanjing and Zhengzhou, the medium- and high-risk areas of COVID, can guarantee at least 20 days of demand from local customers.

More than two million packs of drinking water have been stocked in the company’s warehouses across China, which is 5 times the normal stock level. And more will be continued to be put into storage.

In addition, the stock of 15 major disinfectant products from brands including Dettol has also been increased by 3 times. JD’s sales team will also monitor the real-time online availability to make sure customers can get access to sufficient disinfectants and sanitizer products.

In terms of fresh produce, JD Fresh has stocked nearly a thousand tons of fruit and vegetables, in addition to 2,000 tons of meat and dairy products.

Forty-nine SEVEN FRESH supermarkets and convenience stores which are under JD.com in China are conducting thorough daily disinfections to ensure customers can safely buy daily necessities offline in their neighborhood. Consumers can also place orders on the SEVEN FRESH app and have their products delivered to their doorstep in as fast as 30 minutes.

Additionally, more than 300 JD Baby and Maternal shops in China can secure the demands of milk powder and diapers for 30 to 45 days at stable prices, providing a secure guarantee for parents and their children.

(yuchuan.wang@jd.com)

by Vivian Yang

JD‘s social commerce platform Jingxi has started to distribute 100,000 free anti-COVID protection kits in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province of China. The city is currently facing an outbreak of the COVID-19 Delta variant since earlier this month.

The kit includes medical facemasks, hand sanitizers, medical alcohol sprays, and disinfectants.

From August 4 to 7, Nanjing residents can apply for the kits free of charge through Jingxi’s multiple online platforms, such as its App, WeChat mini-program, its group-buying platform Jingxi Pinpin and more.

In addition to that, Jingxi will leverage its supply chain capabilities and multi-channel resources to actively cooperate with the government, its online merchants and sellers in the local network to ensure product supplies in Nanjing.

According to Jingxi’s announcement, the platform has coordinated with several production bases around Nanjing to store and supply fresh produce to the virus-stricken city. So far, the platform offers 460 kinds of fresh produce to Nanjing residents including fruits and vegetables, eggs, meat, milk, seafood, rice, flour, cooking oil and more, ensuring the sufficiency and variety of people’s dining at home.

All of Jingxi’s staff, products and operation areas will go through daily virus inspection tests, and Jingxi’s 5,000 group-buying heads in Nanjing will provide convenient pick-up services to further facilitate residents’ shopping activities.

Meanwhile, as a digital platform, Jingxi also serves as a handy channel for customers in virus affected regions to search for all kinds of anti-COVID goods, and in response, the platform will prioritize the supplies to these areas.

People can also get real-time information and updates regarding China’s epidemic control measures from all of Jiangxi’s channels.

(Vivian.yang@jd.com)

by Yuchuan Wang

JD.com announced that it will provide 150 job positions for students graduating in 2022, on Aug. 3.

R&D positions account for 50% of the total pool, with new roles in multimodal recognition, distributed computation, quantum computing and more available for fresh graduates for the first time.

With the company’s rapid business development, JD.com’s demands for talent continue to increase. As of Mar. 31, the company had approximately 370,000 employees (including non-listed entities), increasing 11,000 comparing with the number by the end of Q1 in 2020.

Last December, the company announced that it would provide 15,000 jobs for students graduating from college in 2021.

JD.com provides competitive remuneration, and establishes a rich, demand-responsive and experience-first welfare system, striving to create a decent working environment while improving employees’ overall well-being. Earlier in July 2021, the company announced that it would increase employee annual pay (including bonuses) from 14 months to 16 months over the next two years.

(yuchuan.wang@jd.com)