JD.com
 | This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. (November 2011) |
| Type of business | Public |
|---|---|
Type of site | E-commerce |
| Available in | Chinese |
| Headquarters | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Area served | People's Republic of China |
| Founder(s) | Qiangdong Liu |
| Key people | Qiangdong Liu |
| Industry | Internet, Online retailing |
| Revenue |  CNY 60 billion (2012)[1] |
| Employees | 35,000 (2012 Q2) |
| URL | en.360buy.com |
| Advertising | Web banner |
| Launched | 1998 |
360buy Jingdong Mall (www.360buy.com) is a Chinese electronic commerce company with headquarters in Beijing, China. It is the largest B2C online retailer in China. Its English website en.360buy.com, for worldwide shipping, became available on October 18, 2012.
Qiangdong Liu founded the company in July 1998, and the company’s B2C platform went online as jdlaser.com in 2004. jdlaser.com started as an online magneto-optical store, but soon diversified, selling electronics, mobile, computers. 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.
en.360buy.com provides about 400,000 new products, including cell phones, home appliances, apparel, wedding events, electronics and more. It ships to 35 countries countries and regions such as 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 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
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- ^ "360buy.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2013-02-02.