Zhang Jindong.

In 1990, Zhang Jindong founded Suning in Nanjing. In 1999, it fully entered the field of comprehensive electrical appliances and took the lead in proposing a national chain development model, leading Suning to go nationwide. In 2009, Zhang Jindong led Suning to transform into the Internet. In 2010, Suning.com went online. On March 9, 2017, Zhang Jindong delivered a speech on "Vigorously Promote the Transformation of Physical Retail to Smart Retail" at the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, clearly stating that the future of retail is smart retail.

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On December 26, 1990, Zhang Jindong rented a 200-square-meter facade house on Ninghai Road, Nanjing, with 100,000 yuan of his own funds, and named it Suningjiao Home Appliances specializes in air conditioners.

Since 1999, Suning Appliance has started a 10-year e-commerce research. It has visited 8848, Sina and other websites, and hosted Sina's first electrical appliance mall to try portal online shopping. Grafted, and established a B2C department in 2005 to start its own e-commerce attempt.

The first phase of Suning Online Mall was launched in 2005, with the sales area limited to Nanjing. In December 2006, the second phase of Suning Online Mall was launched for sale in large and medium-sized cities such as Nanjing, Shanghai, and Beijing.

In 2007, the third phase of Suning Online Mall was launched, with sales covering the whole country and a separate online service process.

In 2009, Suning Appliance’s online mall was completely redesigned and upgraded and renamed Suning.com. The new version of the website entered the trial operation stage on August 18, and was officially launched on February 1, 2010. It was revised again on September 26, 2010, and won unanimous praise from the majority of netizens.

On August 18, 2009, Suning Cloud Shopping Online Mall was completely upgraded. This revision integrated the world's top resource advantages and joined hands with IBM to create a new generation system and established an integrated shopping and learning system. , communication, and comprehensively create a professional home appliance shopping and consultation website, aiming to become the largest professional online shopping platform for selling 3C, air conditioners, color TVs, ice washers, household appliances, and household items in China's B2C market, and officially Changed its name to Suning.com.