JD's headquarter in Beijing is decorated by banners to celebrate the company's 17th anniversary and the country's largest shopping festival since the pandemic outbreak. Photo: SCMP/Minghe Hu
JD's headquarter in Beijing is decorated by banners to celebrate the company's 17th anniversary and the country's largest shopping festival since the pandemic outbreak. Photo: SCMP/Minghe Hu
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Chinese e-commerce booms during mid-year festival, indicating consumer power still strong amid Covid-19

  • On JD.com, sales of dry food, maternity, children-related products and alcohol exceeded 100 million yuan in the first minute of trade on Thursday.

Jane ZhangMinghe Hu
Jane Zhang in Hong Kongand Minghe Hu in Beijing

Updated: 9:01pm, 18 Jun, 2020

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JD's headquarter in Beijing is decorated by banners to celebrate the company's 17th anniversary and the country's largest shopping festival since the pandemic outbreak. Photo: SCMP/Minghe Hu
JD's headquarter in Beijing is decorated by banners to celebrate the company's 17th anniversary and the country's largest shopping festival since the pandemic outbreak. Photo: SCMP/Minghe Hu
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