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JD.com is the largest retailer in China, a member of the NASDAQ100 and a Fortune Global 500 company.
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NewsToday In Payments: Proposal Would Allow SMBs To Get Another PPP Loan; Alibaba, JD.com Net $136B In Annual Shopping Event
In today’s top news, Congress is considering passing another round of PPP loans for certain small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and Alibaba...
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eCommerceAlibaba And JD.com Net $136B In China’s Biggest Annual Shopping Event
China’s biggest online shopping event since COVID-19 put fear into the Asian economy netted $136.5 billion for two of the nation’s eCommerce...
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IPOChina’s JD.com To Sell $4.3B In Hong Kong-Listed Shares
Hong Kong technology company JD.com Inc. plans to sell up to $4.3 billion in shares in what is expected to be among...
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CoronavirusChina’s Alibaba, JD Start Booking Services For Coronavirus Testing
The U.S. government, after its initial attempt, has still not rolled out a national testing program for the coronavirus. Nonetheless, two Chinese...
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Artificial IntelligenceHow JD.com Uses AI To Connect Consumers With Commerce
There is nothing worse than trying to get customer service from a less than fully functional chatbot or automated voice system. Ask...
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InternationalTurning Retail Solutions To Crisis Mitigation
At this point, the COVID-19 virus has gone global, with a foothold on every continent but Australia, an increasing caseload and, most...
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EconomyCoronavirus: Costco Sees Lines Over The Weekend, Goldman Sachs Tells Staff To Delay Inessential Int’l Travel
The coronavirus has wide-reaching effects on warehouse clubs, business travel, tourism and the economy as a whole. Here are the latest updates...
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InternationalOnline Orders Surge In China As Coronavirus Continues
In China’s Wuhan district, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, many residents are not allowed to leave their homes, much less go...
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InternationalCoronavirus Hits Food Delivery, Ridesharing In China
As cases of the coronavirus swell in China, on-demand apps are seeing disruption in the country in lieu of benefiting from a...
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RetailCan Booze Help Build Better Retail Experiences?
That great wit Homer Simpson, one the most influential court jesters of the past 30 years, had this to say about the...
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Today In DataDesigning Innovative Retail Stores Around Experiences
Retailers are designing brick-and-mortar spaces around experiences to bring in and retain shoppers. Chinese eCommerce retailer JD.com, in one case, has just rolled out...
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RetailJD.com Launches SEVEN FUN Experiential Store; Walmart To Put Focus On Supercenters
Retailers are designing brick-and-mortar spaces around experiences to attract and keep customers. Chinese eCommerce retailer JD.com, in one case, has just rolled...
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InternationalJD Logistics Eyes Possible IPO At $8B To $10B
Chinese eCommerce company JD.com Inc.’s logistics unit is in early discussions with various banks about a potential initial public offering (IPO) that...
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AmazonAmazon Seeks China Market Share With New Store On Pinduoduo
A source told Reuters on Sunday (Nov. 24) that Amazon is opening a store on the Chinese eCommerce site Pinduoduo. Amazon closed...
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ANTITRUSTChina Tells eCommerce Companies To Stop Acting Like Monopolies
Regulators in China have told eCommerce companies like Alibaba and JD.com to stop a monopolistic practice that makes merchants sign exclusive agreements,...
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Digital BankingJD.com, Central Group Team Up For FinServ App
JD.com and the biggest retailer in Thailand, Central Group, have launched a financial services app called Dolfin to help connect with local...
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DeliveryConnected Vehicle Ecosystem Finds Fresh Fuel In Logistics
The path to the connected vehicle future — the payments, commerce and logistical ecosystem that is developing from that technology — is not...
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eCommerceJD.com Continues To Automate Logistics With $55M Stake
JD.Com, the Chinese Amazon-like online marketplace, has invested further into its logistics network with a 376 million yuan (about $55 million) investment...
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AmazonAmazon To Shutter China Marketplace
Amazon is set to shut down its domestic marketplace in China by mid-July. Citing people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that...
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eCommerceJD.Com And Google Debut Online Store
JD.com, one of the biggest eCommerce retailers in China, has teamed up with Google to launch a store on Google Express, according...
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South East AsiaChinese Tech Companies Reining In Perks, Laying Off As Economy Slows
Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing startup, ByteDance, the mobile app maker in China, and other Chinese tech firms are reining in perks...
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RetailJD.com, Farfetch To Offer Luxury Shopping Experience In China
Chinese eCommerce company JD.com and luxury fashion platform Farfetch are expanding on a previous partnership to bring a “Premier Luxury Gateway to...
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eCommerceChina’s eCommerce Market Surpasses $186B In Q3
The online retail market hit $186.13 billion during the third quarter, with Alibaba in the dominant position. According to a report in...
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RetailJD.com, Intel Create Joint Digitized Retail Lab
To look into smart retail solutions with the Internet of Things (IoT), JD.com and Intel have teamed up to start the Digitized...
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InvestmentsJD.com’s Q2 Tech Investments Jump 70 Percent Year Over Year
China’s JD.com’s quest to expand into technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation is causing its expenses to soar, with the company...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: JD.com Unveils Blockchain Lab; Crypto Ticker App May Be Targeting Macs
JD.com is teaming up with two schools to study distributed ledger technology’s (DLT) implications on business, Cryptovest reported. The Chinese eCommerce retailer...
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Intelligence of ThingsNEW REPORT: Can IoT Packaging Unlock Last-Mile Certainty?
An estimated 52 percent of consumers worldwide are now using Intelligence of Things (IoT) devices. However, even as smart devices become more...
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RetailJD.com Shares Decline On News Of CEO’s Arrest
After news broke of last week’s arrest of JD.com Inc. CEO Richard Liu in the U.S. on an allegation, shares of the...
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eCommerceJD Turns To Walmart, Google For International Expansion Help
JD.com, a Chinese eCommerce company, is tapping Google and Walmart to help it expand outside China. Bloomberg, citing an interview with Richard...
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B2B PaymentsJD.com Enables The Enterprise To Create Its Own Blockchain Apps
China’s largest retailer, JD.com, has announced a new blockchain technology platform that will allow enterprise customers to build, host and use their...
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NewsFive At Five: Rite Aid Merger With Albertsons Falls Apart
Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes the collapse...
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DeliveryWalmart, JD.com Invest $500M Into Dada-JD Daojia
Dada-JD Daojia, a grocery and delivery company in China, disclosed Thursday (August 9) that it raised $500 million from Walmart and JD.com...
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JD.com Eyes European Expansion
JD.com, the Chinese eCommerce company, has set its sights on Europe for its expansion and is putting the finishing touches on its...
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JD Finance Raises $2B, Doubles Valuation Pre-IPO
JD.com’s finance unit has raised $1.96 billion in a new round of funding. Reuters, citing people with direct knowledge of the matter,...
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InvestmentsSecoo Gets $175M Investment From L Catterton Asia, JD.com
On Tuesday (July 10), L Catterton Asia, the Asian unit of consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton, and Chinese retailer JD.com announced...
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RetailShopping Holidays Bring In Billions For eCommerce Retailers
Holidays aren’t just for marking centuries-old traditions or historic milestones: Retailers are creating their own new-age eCommerce celebrations and bringing in big...
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InternationalTencent, Alibaba, JD.com US Investments Could Be Trade War Casualty
The Trump administration might be introducing a new initiative that would restrict investment in U.S. tech firms by Chinese companies, as well...
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JD.Com Rakes In $24.6B During 618 Shopping Festival
JD.com‘s annual 618 Shopping Festival was a big success for the Chinese eCommerce player, raking in $24.6 billion, according to new data...
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Google To Invest $550M In JD.com For 1 Percent Stake
Google, aiming to boost its presence in Asian markets that are seeing fast growth, is investing $550 million in JD.com, the Chinese...
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B2B PaymentsJD.com Eyes $25 Million Logistics Investment
Chinese eCommerce conglomerate JD.com is reportedly considering an investment in B2B logistics player Shadowfax, according to Entrackr reports Friday (June 8). Two...
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JD.com’s CEO Says Robots Will Replace Retail Workers
JD.com Chief Executive Richard Liu is predicting that robots will eventually supplant human workers in the retail industry. While Liu believes the...
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JD To Launch BaaS For Supply Chain Data Tracking
Chinese eCommerce giant JD.com – one of Alibaba’s chief rivals – just released a white paper detailing its plans for a new...
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InvestmentsJD’s Finance Arm Seeks Fresh Funding
In an effort to deepen its push into securities, banking and insurance, JD.com’s finance arm is seeking to raise ¥12 billion —...
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RetailHow Analytics Can Help Fashion Brands And Retailers
What does it take for a fashion brand to stay on top of the trends? A lot of market data. But not...
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InvestmentsChinese Investors Want To Invest In Tech IPOs
A new survey by Shenzhen Stock Exchange reveals that most Chinese investors, who expect the government to roll back some of its...
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BlockchainBlockchain Shines Spotlight On Carrefour Supply Chain
In an oversaturated market, it seems one of the only ways left for supermarkets to differentiate themselves in the grocery wars is...
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B2B PaymentsAmazon, Walmart Announce New Blockchain Ventures
Blockchain is now an official word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Of course, the FinTech industry doesn’t have to look it up, but...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Starbucks’ Potential Blockchain App, Bill Gates Calls Crypto ‘Super Risky’
Bitcoin may soon rise again – to $11,000, Coindesk reported. The popular digital currency rose to a high of $10,443 on Monday...
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JD.com CEO Slams US Protectionism Stance Against China
JD.com, the second largest eCommerce company in China — second only to Alibaba — railed against the U.S. on Wednesday (Jan.24), arguing the stance...
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JD.com Invests $3.B To Turn Manufacturing Towns Into eCommerce Towns
One of the largest eCommerce sites in China plans to invest more than 20 billion yuan — or $3.11 billion USD — in...
