What Is JD.Com Up To?

JD.com or Jingdong is a firm in China that has been around for quite a while. It has existed since around 2000 and is one of the leading digital firms within China today.

The firm has been able to replicate similar styles of Amazon. What I mean by Amazon’s style is that it moves fast, is present in a decent portion of the world, and continues to be a valuable internet firm.

The company was able to see an increase in its stock price over the past year as its overall top line and even profit growth due to the raging pandemic.

This firm is one of China’s largest online direct merchant platforms. This was another firm, much like other technology companies, that was able to seize the pandemic and turn crisis into opportunity. They were able to accelerate the modernization of food shopping, medicine distribution, and even remote diagnosis and health assistance.

It is classified as a growth company and may soar further due to different dynamics in China.

Jingdong or JD is a critical first-party e-commerce brand that has its respective third party platform as well. This, just like Amazon, is what gives it strength and ensures more vitality.

It was able to become a critical brand because it, again, built out critical infrastructure that matters to many different parties, sellers, buyers, and others who might draw value from the platform.

JD also holds storage spaces and has an increased amount of logistics centers than even its United States counterpart. The firm is also intriguing because it is taking on more initiatives that range from healthcare to other retail components that matter to individuals.

Customers Keep Coming Back To JD

Customers keep coming back to JD because it is advancing and meeting more of their overall needs. From groceries to other necessary or highly desired items, JD or its third party suppliers can provide it. The better it makes its platform, the better it is for customers, and the more money they provide to Jingdong overall.

By selling recurring services and goods, JD is able to capture more regular interest instead of interest for hot ticket items.

Indeed, JD has provided JD Plus, a program that fosters loyalty, and has membership that keeps individuals back in the JD loop. That is another positive point for Jingdong, it has been able to see over 20 million members as a part of its platform.The firm has services that range from advertising, transportation, and marketplace that capture more margins and are also seeing overall growth.

JD May See Benefit From Domestic Spending

According to new data from domestic e-Commerce giant JD, well-paid and educated Chinese consumers spend large amounts of money on domestic brands online.

The data shows that starting from January to April, trade volume for 572 brands on JD’s platform exceeded RMB 100 million, out of which around 490 are local brands. Whereas trade volume for 230 brands exceeded RMB 70 million in which 79 are local brands. On the other hand, out of 151 brands that exceeded RMB 500 million, 125 are local brands.

Major insights from JD’s data recommended that local brands are becoming the top-notch choice of Chinese consumers due to quality standards and their consumption increases in the first-tier cities that include well-paid and educated consumers.

The trade of domestic fresh food on JD increased by 156% than the previous year.

For instance, the transaction volume of meat increased by 655%, vegetables by 183%, eggs, and poultry by 166%. When it comes to bakery supplies, the transaction increased more than ten times annually as due to home quarantine, people used to cook at home.

In simple terms, in 2019, the consumers of all local brands were sensitive to product reviews in terms of quality, but this year, the scenario is completely different. In 2019, local brands’ growth rates in terms of product quantities, orders, and brands were 20% higher than those of international brands every year. That gap has been expanded to 30% in the first quarter in 2020, following the outbreak of Coronavirus.

There seems to be a larger theme of China encouraging more domestic spending and fostering growth.