Subsidiary of Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com Had $342 Million Loss in 2018

Subsidiary of Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com Had $342 Million Loss in 2018
A worker of online marketplace JD.com pushing a trolley at the company's warehouse in Langfang, Hebei province on November 3, 2015. WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com recorded losses of more than 2.3 billion yuan ($342 million) in 2018, posting its 12th straight year of losses, the company’s founder and CEO Richard Liu told staff in an email on April 15.

In an internal letter obtained by Chinese state-run media 21st Century Business Herald, Liu said that JD Logistics would be closed within two years if the business didn’t change its practices.
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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