China's JD.com weighs £2 billion bid for UK retailer The Very Group: ReportThe move would follow JD.com's earlier UK efforts, including its failed takeover bid for electricals group Currys and its decision last ye...
22 May, 2026, 10.48 PM IST
China hits food delivery platforms with 3.6 bln yuan fine for 'ghost' deliveriesChina has imposed hefty fines on seven major e-commerce platforms for serious food safety breaches. Companies like Taobao, Meituan, Pinduod...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com launches Joybuy in Europe, targeting AmazonJD.com wants to internationalise its business and last year agreed to buy German electronics retailer Ceconomy, owner of the MediaMarkt a...
16 Mar, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Chinese ecommerce giants make expensive bets on fast deliveriesThe new turf war focused on speed is coming at a high cost in the short term as the ecommerce giants look to entice consumers with hefty di...
13 May, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
China's JD.com moves into food delivery, starts recruiting restaurantsCatering merchants who register with JD Takeaway before May 1 will enjoy commission-free services for the entire year, it said.
11 Feb, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
China's JD.com announces $5 billion share buyback planJD.com, which last week beat profit forecasts for the June quarter, and rivals such as Alibaba, have been seeking to alleviate investor con...
27 Aug, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
Walmart seeks to raise up to $3.74 billion in sale of JD. com stake: reportWalmart is offering 144.5 million shares in the price range of $24.85 to $25.85, the report said, adding that Morgan Stanley is the broker-...
21 Aug, 2024, 10.29 AM IST
Chinese ecommerce giant JD beats estimates for quarterly profitThe Chinese e-commerce giant saw a significant rise in quarterly profit, fueled by a mid-year sales festival and aggressive price cuts. Its...
15 Aug, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
Chinese ecommerce giants face delicate balance between discounts, profitAlibaba's earnings reports are crucial indicators for China's consumer sentiment, influenced by competition from Pinduoduo and Douyin. The ...
13 May, 2024, 07.31 AM IST
China's JD posts higher Q3 profit as supply snarls ease, revenue misses estimatesThe company has seen challenges in China's rapidly changing ecommerce landscape, with the joining of livestream players and short video soc...
15 Nov, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
China ecommerce giant JD set for $1.4 billion discount spreeThe campaign has spurred concerns that larger rival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. or upstart PDD Holdings Inc. may retaliate with cuts of thei...
04 Mar, 2023, 10.18 PM IST
China's JD.com to shut ecommerce sites in Indonesia, ThailandJD.com will end its services in Thailand on March 3 and in Indonesia from the end of the same month, its local websites showed. Both units ...
31 Jan, 2023, 11.21 AM IST
China's JD.com to shut e-commerce sites in Indonesia, ThailandJD.com will end its services in Thailand from March 3 and in Indonesia from the end of the same month, its local websites showed. Both unit...
30 Jan, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
Shopify, JD.com pair up in China as ecommerce competition intensifiesCanadian e-commerce giant Shopify said on Tuesday it has partnered with China's JD.com to let merchants in the United States sell to JD's c...
18 Jan, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
Tencent to give $16.4 billion JD.com stake to shareholders as dividendTencent will distribute $16.37 billion worth of its JD.com stake to shareholders, slashing its holding in China's second-biggest e-commerce...
23 Dec, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
China fines 3 online vendors for misreported prices, salesThe ruling Communist Party encourages e-commerce and other online industries but worries about the dominance of major competitors. Party le...
31 Dec, 2020, 01.37 PM IST
Google to invest $550 mln in Chinese e-commerce giant JD.comThe investment may give Google access to more consumer data, which can be used to boost usage of Google Shopping.
18 Jun, 2018, 07.18 PM IST