JD.com

While Alibaba’s Tmall is the reigning Chinese marketplace, JD.com is its big competitor. It was founded in 1998, but the platform did not go live until 2004. It sells a wide variety of goods including electronics, books, clothing, appliances and household items, including products from brands such as Iceland, Clarks, Walmart and Dyson. JD.com is known for its investment in technology and AI. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about JD.com and the marketplaces sector.

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Analysis
Test drive: Launch of online shopping platform Joybuy UK
2026-03-18T11:59:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com officially launched its “one-stop” online shopping platform in the UK, Joybuy, to 17 million UK customers
Analysis
Joybuy UK MD: ‘We’re here to shake up the UK ecommerce market’
2026-03-16T15:15:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Joybuy UK, a new online shopping venture from Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com, officially launched today (March 16).
News
JD.com’s Joybuy launches in the UK and Europe
2026-03-16T00:01:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Chinese retail giant JD.com has launched its new online shopping venture Joybuy in the UK and five other European markets.

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Opinion

‘Retail’s entrenchment in supply and demand with China means it’s open to threats as well as benefits’

2026-02-23T06:30:00+00:00By Maureen Hinton

China has delivered great benefits in supply and demand, but the direct access it is building to the UK retail market and to data may be a threat, observes Maureen Hinton

Opinion

‘Could Amazon’s ecommerce strength be challenged as rivals seek to shift power balance?’

2026-02-12T12:59:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Chinese powerhouse JD.com’s imminent launch of coffee-to-computers site Joybuy and Argos’s plans for a marketplace show that rivals to Amazon are up for a fight, says George MacDonald

JD.com to launch express delivery in Europe to support Joybuy
2026-02-10T17:02:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Chinese ecomm giant sets launch date for food to phones UK retail site
2026-02-02T14:55:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Explainer: Implications of Sainsbury’s surprise on-off Argos sale talks
2025-09-15T15:08:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Sainsbury’s ends discussions with JD.com over Argos sale
2025-09-15T06:33:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Is JD.com eyeing up European electricals dominance after its latest acquisition?
2025-08-06T13:49:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
JD.com partners with Ikea China to launch flagship store
2025-08-04T14:33:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
‘Can a new entrant controlled by a global giant disrupt UK grocery?’
2025-04-27T05:30:00+01:00By George MacDonald
JD.com trials new UK online supermarket ahead of full-scale launch
2025-04-15T14:19:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

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