20 Juni 2018

[200618.EN.BIZ] Google Partners China's e-commerce Giant JD.com


SEARCH engine Google will invest US$550 million in cash in China's e-commerce giant JD.com under their new partnership that will involve working together on supply chains.

Google and JD plan to team up on a variety of strategic initiatives, including joint development of retail solutions in a range of regions worldwide such as Southeast Asia, the US and Europe, reported London's Air Cargo News.

The companies said that by applying JD's supply chain and logistics expertise and Google's technology strengths, the partners would look into the development of next generation retail infrastructure solutions, with the aim of offering "helpful, personalised and frictionless shopping experiences."

JD.com chief strategy officer Jianwen Liao was quoted as saying: "This partnership with Google opens up a broad range of possibilities to offer a superior retail experience to consumers throughout the world."

Google chief business officer Philipp Schindler added: "We are excited to partner with JD.com and explore new solutions for retail ecosystems around the world to enable helpful, personalised and frictionless shopping experiences that give consumers the power to shop wherever and however they want.".

Source : HKSG.

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