May 21, 2021|
Photo Gallery: This Week at JD (May 15 – May 21)
JD.com held the kickoff event for its 618 Grand Promotion on May 21. The event gathered representatives from over a hundred brand partners. Awards were presented to the top 10 brands across 12 different categories. Chenkai Ling, vice president of JD.com, released seven consumption trends for 2021 during the event.
JD’s second E-Space store soft opens on May 19 in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui province. The store will be officially open on June 18th, the peak day of JD’s 618 Grand Promotion. The 40,000 square-meter store welcomes over 500 brands, and over 200,000 SKUs are available for sale in store.
On May 19, JD celebrated its sixth Employee Appreciation Day. On this day, JD specifically honors its long-term employees, who are often referred to with special designations: 5-year veteran employees are known as “Dalao” (big brother, or sister), and 10-year veterans as “Super Dalao.” There are over 40,000 Dalaos and Super Dalaos at JD now. Photo shows employees receive badges at JD headquarters in Beijing.
JD Logistics and China Railway Container Transport announced a partnership in intermodality on May 17 at JD headquarters. Both sides will utilize capabilities in integrated supply chain, rail cargo transportation, logistics information and technological devices, to develop domestic and international routes. Four executives, Jun Fan, vice president of JD.com, head of transportation resources platform at JD Logistics (second from left); Boling Han, general manager at CRCT (second from right); Yang Yang, head of rail transportation at transportation resources platform at JD Logistics (far left); and Jinhua Ge and deputy general manager at CRCT (far right), attend the signing ceremony.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the first winners for a national open AI competition. JD Logistics was awarded for its “intelligent logistics and warehousing equipment” project in the category of intelligent warehousing. The results were announced on May 20 at the 5th World Intelligence Congress held in Tianjin.
Jun 11, 2021|
Photo Gallery: This Week at JD (June 5 – June 11)
JD launched its first cargo flight between China and the U.S. on Jun. 7. The route between Nanjing Jiangsu province and Los Angeles will facilitate the transport of quality Chinese products to the U.S. and vice versa.
Over 100 automated ground vehicles (AGVs) were put into use in JD’s 27,000 square-meter logistics center in Lhasa, Tibet on Jun. 9, making it the largest smart warehouse in this autonomous region. JD will further develop its logistics infrastructure in Tibet, building more warehouses, transfer and distribution hubs, to serve better local customers and help Tibet’s specialties reach the rest of the nation.
JD Logistics announced on Jun. 10 that it will upgrade the service of its autonomous delivery vehicles during this year’s 618 Grand Promotion to satisfy consumers’ demands whenever and wherever. At the same time, 30 new Level-4 autonomous vehicles are being put into use in Changshu, Jiangsu province from today. Click here to read more.
JD.ID appointed the star actress, Cinta Laura as its brand ambassador, on Jun. 10. Cinta Laura is an Indonesian-German actress, electropop singer and model who was appointed ambassador of anti-violence against women and children by the Indonesian Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in 2019.
Jun 4, 2021|
Photo Gallery: This Week at JD (May 30 – June 4)
Students in Suqian Xianlin Campus of Nanjing Foreign Language School had a penalty kick competition on a new soccer field made of recycled plastic bottles on Jun. 4. The field has been constructed using recycled plastic bottles. Last year, over 20,000 families joined the bottle recycling program launched by JD Green Stream Initiative and P&G Beauty.
JD Health and Sanofi China announced to expand existing collaboration to building general and digitalized health management solutions for patients with chronic diseases in China on Jun 1. Based on the “internet + healthcare” model, the cooperation aims to benefit more patients across the country with premier medical services and relieve pressure on the overloaded public medical system.
JD.com’s 618 Grand Promotion (Jun. 1-18) officially began at 00:00am on Jun 1. Four minutes after paying the remaining balance on her pre-sale order, Ms. Wang, a resident of Changshu, Jiangsu province, received the skin care set she ordered, delivered by JD’s autonomous delivery robot.
JD Logistics and GSP Automotive Group inked a partnership on May 31, in which JD will assist GSP in building a global auto parts industrial chain platform utilizing the company’s long-established integrated supply chain solutions. Photo shows Bing Fu, head of strategy at JD Logistics, Stard Huang, president of JD International Logistics, Jiaru Zhou, chairman of GSP and Chonglong Zhou, vice president of GSP in the back row from left to right; Jinghua Bao, general manager of JD International Logistics East China region; Longsheng Zhou, president of GSP in the front row from left.
JD.com’s international business, JD Worldwide, signed a partnership with Ping An Bank’s Shenzhen branch on May 31, to collaborate on foreign trade services including bank account service, cross-border finance, offshore finance, supply chain finance, e-finance and more.
JD.com and Chang’an Ford signed an agreement to further deepen cooperation on May 28 in Chongqing to ensure the supply of a full line of Chang’an Ford’s products through JD.com together with timely after-sale services. Photo shows Minxian Wang, general manager of first party automotive products, JD Auto, on the right; Huaicheng Tang, after-sales director of Chang’an Ford, on the left.
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Photo Gallery: This Week at JD (May 22 – May 28)
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Photo Gallery: JDers in Full Force at Hainan Expo