The development history of JD.COM is as follows:
On June 18th, 1998, Mr. Liu Qiangdong started his business in Zhongguancun and established JD.COM Company.
in June p>21, JD.COM became the most influential agent in the field of optical and magnetic products, and its sales volume and influence were second to none in the industry.
in January, 24, JD.COM opened up an experimental field in the field of e-commerce, and JD.COM Multimedia Network was officially opened with a new domain name.
In November p>25, the daily order processing capacity of JD.COM Multimedia Network steadily exceeded 5.
in January p>26, JD.COM announced its entry into Shanghai and established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai.
in June, 26, JD.COM started its own business, and the first professional product-oriented blog system in China-JD.COM product blog system was officially opened. JD.COM won the title of "the most popular IT product online merchant" in the "Online Banking Cup" 26 super online merchant selection activity jointly sponsored by the third-party electronic payment company Online Banking and China Computer News.
In May p>27, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JD.COM Guangzhou was established to fully explore the South China market. In June, the daily order handling capacity of JD.COM Mall exceeded 3,.
in June, 27, after the successful revision, JD.COM Multimedia Network was officially renamed as JD.COM Mall, standing in the domestic B2C market with a brand-new look. JD.COM officially launched a brand-new city name and successfully revised it. In July, JD.COM built a three-level logistics system with a total logistics area of over 5, square meters.
in August, JD.COM won the favor of today's capital, an internationally renowned venture capital fund, and raised 1 million US dollars in the first batch. In October, JD.COM launched the mobile POS door-to-door card swiping service in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, which initiated the e-commerce in China.
In June, 28, JD.COM Mall began to sell flat-panel TVs in Shazu in early 28, and in June, it expanded the product lines of air conditioners, refrigerators and televisions one by one. It marks that JD.COM Company has completed the whole line construction of 3C products and become a veritable 3C online shopping platform on the occasion of the 1th anniversary of the establishment of the company.
In January p>29, JD.COM received joint capital injection from Today Capital, Xiongniu Capital and the private company of Mr. Liang Botao, a famous Asian investment banker. It is also the first financing for e-commerce enterprises in China since the outbreak of the financial crisis in 28.
in February, JD.COM tried to sell featured door-to-door services, which became an important breakthrough in exploring the field of B2C value-added services and another embodiment of commodity diversification. In March, JD.COM Mall achieved a breakthrough in monthly sales. In June, the monthly sales of JD.COM Mall broke through again, which was the same as the annual sales in 27. At the same time, the daily order processing capacity exceeded 2, orders.
In March p>21, JD.COM Mall acquired Chihiro.com, an e-commerce website of SK Group, and restarted Chihiro.com in May 211. In June, 21, JD.COM Mall opened a nationwide pick-up service, which completely solved the after-sales worries of online shopping.
In August, JD.COM Mall officially launched the home appliance trade-in business in Beijing, and JD.COM Mall became the first e-commerce enterprise to enter the national electricity trade-in sales and recycling. In November, book products were put on the shelves, realizing the transformation from 3C online retailer to comprehensive online retailer. On December 23rd, the group buying channel of JD.COM Mall was officially launched, and registered users of JD.COM Mall can directly participate in group buying.
In February, 211, the iPhone and Android clients in JD.COM Mall were launched one after another, and the mobile Internet strategy was launched. In February, JD.COM Mall launched a parcel tracking system, which is convenient for users to know and track their online shopping delivery progress in real time. In March, JD.COM Mall was authorized by ACER to provide after-sales service for computer products, and released the "Heart Service System" at the same time, which created a brand-new overall service standard for e-commerce industry.
on April 1st, Liu Qiangdong announced the completion of the C2 round of financing, which was financed by six Russian funds including DST and Tiger Fund and some social celebrities. In July, JD.COM Mall and Jiuzhoutong jointly announced that JD.COM Mall invested in Beijing Haoyaoshi Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiuzhoutong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., and officially entered the B2C online pharmaceutical market to provide consumers with online shopping services for medicines and health products. In November, 36Top, a luxury shopping website of JD.COM Mall Group, was officially launched, and entered the luxury goods field with high profile.
in February, 212, the hotel reservation business of JD.COM Mall was launched. JD.COM Mall Group officially launched the electronic books and periodicals business, and the sales platform and the smart phone I/PC reading client software were launched simultaneously. In May, the opening service JOS of JD.COM Mall was launched, which marked the full opening of mall system, JD.COM.
On May 29th, Mini Peach, a comprehensive online shopping mall of Japanese and Korean brands under JD.COM Mall Group, was officially launched. In October, JD.COM Mall opened an English website to explore the western market. JD.COM completed the sixth round of financing. The financing was led by Ontario Teachers' Retirement Fund, followed by Tiger Fund, the third investor in JD.COM.
In February p>213, JD.COM completed a new round of financing of 7 million US dollars, with investors including Ontario Teachers Retirement Fund, Kingdom Holding Group controlled by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed and some major shareholders of the company. In September, jingdong cloud United Thinking Network launched the first jingdong cloud E-commerce Software Service Provider Competition, which ended in November 213 and announced the winners.
on March 3th, 213, JD.COM went to the mall, changed its name to JD.COM, and then changed its LOGO.
on March 3th, 213, the domain name of http://JD.COM will be activated, and the domain name of 36buy will be switched to JD. In addition, the official name of "JD.COM Mall" will be reduced to "JD.COM". The new domain name is for users to remember and log in directly. JD.COM believes that JD, as the initial spelling of the word "JD.COM", is more likely to be associated with JD.COM Jingpai, which is conducive to the spread and promotion of JD.COM's brand image, plays down its e-commerce color, and paves the way for its future expansion in logistics and financial business.
on April 23rd, 213, JD.COM announced that its registered users had officially exceeded 1 million. On July 29th, 213, at the POP Open Platform Conference in JD.COM, Fan Wei, Vice President of Finance of JD.COM Group, said that in the future, JD.COM will provide micro-credit loans, running loans, joint guarantee loans, bill cashing, accounts receivable financing, domestic and foreign factoring and other financial services for sellers on the POP platform.
On July 3th, 213, JD.COM CEO Liu Qiangdong said that JD.COM has set up a financial group, which will expand to the POP open platform in the future, in addition to the suppliers of self-operated platforms.
On December 26th, 213, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the list of enterprises that approved the examination of mobile communication licenses in 213, and JD.COM Group officially obtained the virtual operator license, becoming a domestic enterprise with approval. JD.COM Group, as a comprehensive online retailer in China, will provide personalized mobile communication services for users according to its own characteristics.
on January 9th, 214, JD.COM held a spring/summer 214 fashion new product launch conference with the theme of "Shang ● JD.COM" together with dozens of fashion brands, including Jiuzi, Langzi, Mo&; Hundreds of new spring and summer fashion products from dozens of brands such as Co, Gloria, Chow Tai Fook, Nautica, Jeep, Hazzys, REPLAY, GXG and Aimer made their debut on the whole network through fashion catwalks.
at the same time, JD.COM announced that it has reached in-depth strategic cooperation with 11 international high-end brands, including Jiuxi, Samsonite, Ferret, ENZO, EVISU, JEFEN, Clarks, UGG, Adidas, Disney and Lukfook Jewelry, and all eleven brands will enter the JD.COM open platform at the beginning of this year.
on January 3th, 214, JD.COM submitted the F-1 registration form to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UBS Securities as the main underwriters. On February 19th, Tencent announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it would take a stake in Public Comment, accounting for 2% of the shares, but did not announce the specific amount of shares.
after Tencent shares, the merchant information, consumer reviews, consumer preferences, group purchases, online restaurant reservations, food and beverage takeout, etc. of public comments will be deeply integrated with products such as QQ and WeChat. At the same time, JD.COM Tencent also signed an overall strategic cooperation agreement for e-commerce, and Tencent transferred the registered capital, assets and business of its affiliated companies such as C2C and QQ Online Shopping to JD.COM.
On April 2, 214, JD.COM Group was formally split, including two sub-groups, a subsidiary and a business department, involving finance, pat and overseas business. The specific spin-off method is that JD.COM Group consists of JD.COM Mall Group, Financial Group, Paipai.com and overseas business department, and Liu Qiangdong, the founder of JD.COM, will be the CEO of JD.COM Group.
On May 22nd, 214, at 9: am, JD.COM Group was listed on NASDAQ. The United States also welcomed China's largest IPO to the United States. As of May, 214, JD.COM's market value ranked second in China Stock Exchange. Liu Qiangdong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of JD.COM, rang the listing bell and became the third largest Internet listed company in China after Tencent and Baidu.
in November, 214, JD.COM group announced that the "jingdongbang service shop" of household appliances was officially opened in Zhao county, Hebei province. JD.COM said that in the next three years, there will be more than 1, Jingdongbang service stores in districts and counties across the country. JD.COM said that this move is mainly to help JD.COM channel sink, so that JD.COM household appliances can speed up their logistics in fourth-and sixth-tier cities.
On the evening of January 9th, 215, JD.COM, Yiche.com and Tencent jointly announced that they had reached a final agreement, and JD.COM and Tencent invested in Yiche.com in the form of cash and exclusive resources. Meanwhile, Yixin Capital, a subsidiary of Easy Car, which focuses on the Internet platform of auto finance, will receive cash investment from JD.COM and Tencent.
on July 2th, 215, JD.COM announced that it would become the first authorized retailer of TaylorSwift products in China.
on August 7, 215, JD.COM released financial report, announcing that the board of directors approved a 1-year salary plan for Liu Qiangdong, the company's chairman and CEO, in May 215. According to the plan, Liu Qiangdong will receive an annual basic salary of 1 yuan within 1 years stipulated in the plan, and there will be no cash reward.
At the same time, it was announced that the organizational structure of the original purchasing and marketing system has been adjusted into four business divisions, namely 3C. Household appliances, consumer goods and clothing and home furnishings, with Wang Xiaosong, Yan Xiaobing, Yi Feng and Xin Lijun, vice presidents of JD.COM Group, as the presidents of the business divisions respectively, reporting directly to Shen Haoyu, CEO of JD.COM Mall.
In addition, JD.COM has also announced the establishment of a strategic partnership with Yonghui Supermarket, and plans to build a strategic cooperation mode of mutual priority and mutual benefit in procurement, 2. Finance and information technology, so as to achieve * * * common development and win-win cooperation.
On September 8, 215, JD.COM Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Lotte Online Shopping, a well-known Korean e-commerce comprehensive shopping website. Lotte Online Shopping will lead all subsidiaries of Lotte Group to build the Lotte Pavilion in JD.COM, and all products of Lotte Group such as Lotte Department Store, Lotte Mart, HIMART, Lotte Duty Free Shop, Lotte Fruit Making, Lotte Hotel and Lotte World will be sold in Lotte Pavilion in JD.COM. At the same time, JD.COM has become the only strategic partner of Lotte Online Shopping in China in the next five years.
On October 17th, 215, Tencent Group and JD.COM Group jointly launched a brand-new strategic cooperation project, Jingteng Plan, in Beijing, and both parties built an innovative business platform named "Pinshang" with their own resources and products. Ma Huateng, CEO of Tencent, said that there is no precedent for social networking and shopping in the world, which is the first attempt of two major platforms in China.
On October 1, 215, JD.COM Group announced that it had decided to stop providing its C2C e-commerce platform service by December 31, and completely shut it down after a three-month transition period, because the current supervision of C2C mode was difficult and counterfeit and shoddy goods could not be eliminated.