JD.com
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Area served | People's Republic of China |
| Founder(s) | Richard Liu |
| Key people | Richard Liu |
| Industry | Internet, Online retailing |
| Revenue |
 CNY 60 billion (2012)[1] |
| Employees | 35,000 (2012 Q2) |
| Website | www.jd.com |
| Alexa rank |
 10,821 (February 2014)[2] |
| Type of site | E-commerce |
| Advertising | Web banner |
| Available in | Chinese |
| Launched | 1998 |
JD.com or Jingdong Mall (Chinese: 京东商城; pinyin: Jīngdōng Shāngchéng), formerly 360Buy,[3] is a Chinese electronic commerce company with headquarters in Beijing, China. It is one of the largest B2C online retailers in China by transaction volume.[4] Its English website, for worldwide shipping, launched on October 18, 2012.
Richard Liu founded the company in July 1998, and the company’s B2C platform went online in 2004. It started as an online magneto-optical store, but soon diversified, selling electronics, mobile, computers, etc. Jingdong Mall changed the domain name to www.360buy.com in June 2007, and it has been offering more than one million product selections and thousands of brands across 12 categories including electronics and computers, home appliances and houseware, apparel, mother and childcare products, books, grocery and gourmet food as well as flight tickets.
JD.com, as the company is now known, provides about 400,000 new products, including cell phones, home appliances, apparel, electronics, Chinese books, etc. It ships to 82 countries and regions including America, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
History
- 1998,6 The company was founded as Jingdong Century Trading Co., Ltd selling magneto-optical in Beijing, China.
- 2004,1 The company’s B2C site went online as jdlaser.com
- 2006,1 Jingdong Shanghai capitalization subsidiary company and started to develop the Shanghai market.
- 2007,1 Jingdong Guangzhou capitalization subsidiary company established and with its all power to develop the south China market.
- 2007,6 Jingdong started using the new domain name www.360buy.com, and the company name changed to Jingdong Mall(Chinese simplified:京东商城)officially.
- 2010,12 360buy.com started online bookstore. CDs, DVDs and ebooks are added in the next few months.
- 2011,4 360buy.com launched platform named “POP”for brand owner.
- 2012,10 en.360buy.com was launched for future worldwide shopping.
- 2013,3 The company's domain name changes to www.JD.com.
Awards & Accomplishments
- In December 2011, 360buy Group founder and CEO Liu Qiangdong was named “CCTV Economic Person of the Year in China” for the year 2011
- In September 2011, 360buy Group was named “Best Employer of 2011: Company Most Suitable to Work for in China” by the Fortune magazine (Chinese Edition)
- In August 2011, 360buy Group was included on the “List of Model e-Commerce Companies” by the Ministry of Commerce
- In May 2010, 360buy Group was named one of the “Top10 Growing & Innovative e-Commerce Companies in China” at the 4th APEC e-Commerce Business Alliance Forum hosted by the Ministry of Commerce
- In May 2010, 360buy Group was named one of the “Top10 Growing & Innovative e-Commerce Companies in China” at the 4th APEC e-Commerce Business Alliance Forum hosted by the Ministry of Commerce
- In December 2008, 360buy Group was named “The Most Trustworthy Company” during the selection of Beijing’s trustworthy e-commerce companies in 2008 hosted by China E-Commerce Association
References
- ↑ 京东上线“跨海送” 国人海外送礼更省心
- ↑ "360buy.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ China's B2C E-commmerce Giant 360buy Rebrands, Retrieved December 3, 2013
- ↑ Lessons from an early failure, FT.com, Retrieved December 3, 2013
External links
- Official website (Chinese)
- JD.com English Website
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