May 22, 2020|
Photo Gallery: This Week at JD (May 18-22)
On May 22nd, JD.com announced the opening of two 7FRESH supermarkets in Chengdu, one of the most-populous cities in Southwestern China and the capital of Sichuan province. As of now, there are total about 20 7FRESH supermarkets in China.
On May 22nd, Lei Xu, CEO of JD Retail hosted a live broadcast for the pre-sale of JD.com’s new innovative real estate model. This is the first time for Xu to join this kind of live stream show. Under new partnership with Zhongjun Real Estate, the first project is Zhongjun Yunjingtai (Cloudview Terrace), a popular new residential compound in Beijing.
On May 19th, JD bestowed a silver medal on each veteran JDers who had served the company for 5 years. Since 2016, every May 19th JD.com celebrates its “519 Employee Appreciation Day”. Among current 220,000 employees, there are several thousand employees who have worked at JD for at least 10 years and around 30, 000 for at least five years.
On May 19th, Chairman and CEO Richard Liu sent an open letter to all employees. In this letter, he shares the new mission statement of JD.com: powered by technology for a more productive and sustainable world. Read the full letter here.
On May 18th, English footwear brand Church’s under the Prada Group officially joined JD, bringing premium British fashion to Chinese customers. With the addition of Church’s, JD is now the only Chinese e-commerce platform presenting four brands under the Prada Group. Prada, Miu Miu and Car Shoe joined during “June 18 (“618”) Grand Promotion” last year.
Mingzhu Dong, Chairwomen of Gree Electric, China’s leading home appliance brand, joined a livestream for Gree products on JD. From 8 pm to 11:20 pm, the livestream generated RMB 703 million yuan (nearly $100 million dollars) in sales – the highest yet for live shows in the home appliances industry.
JD.ID, the e-commerce JV of JD.com in Indonesia, has joined a national initiative to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia. The initiative is aimed at encouraging MSMEs to go digital, and expand market reach, even to remote areas, by working with digital platforms like JD.ID. JD.ID will provide education and training for MSMEs who have difficulties starting businesses online.
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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