JD.com profit surges in second quarter after slashing prices, installing trade-in programme

JD.com profit surges in second quarter after slashing prices, installing trade-in programme

Chinese online shopping giant JD.com reported a 92 per cent year-on-year jump in quarterly net income to 12.6 billion yuan (US$1.7 billion), despite a flattish revenue, as better operational efficiencies helped the company navigate intensifying competition in the domestic e-commerce industry. During the quarter ended June 30, the company achieved “growing economies of scale and … Read more

JD.com commits US$900 million to support nationwide trade-in programme for home appliances, consumer goods

JD.com commits US0 million to support nationwide trade-in programme for home appliances, consumer goods

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is investing more than 6.5 billion yuan (US$900 million) with partners to bolster this year’s nationwide trade-in programme for home appliances and consumer goods, part of Beijing’s efforts to energise the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery. Most of that investment will be used to subsidise consumers for trading in their home appliances … Read more