Richard Liu Qiangdong Archives

JD.com billionaire founder Richard Liu blasts underperforming employees, as e-commerce giant faces mounting competition

Richard Liu Qiangdong, the billionaire founder of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, said the company is no place for unproductive staff and threatened to lay them off, as competition heats up …

Chinese e-commerce firms JD.com and Alibaba’s Taobao roll out ‘refund only’ policy to shoppers, heating up rivalry with budget retailer Pinduoduo

by Anas Siddiqui

Cutthroat competition in China’s vast e-commerce sector is poised to escalate, as leading shopping platforms JD.com and Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao offer a “refund only” policy so consumers can keep …

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com removes veteran executive as retail CEO after brutal Singles’ Day price war

by Anas Siddiqui

Chinese e-commerce powerhouse JD.com has appointed its CEO as the new chief of the company’s main revenue driver JD Retail in a major executive reshuffle at its core business, as …