The Chinese shopping giant already sells products in the US via its major investor and partner, Walmart Inc. But the partnership with Google represents a more direct approach.
BEIJING: JD.com Inc will launch a flagship online store on Google’s shopping platforms to sell directly to American consumers by the end of the year, hoping to carve out a bigger US footprint even as trade tensions between the US and China grow.
China’s second-largest online retailer is now preparing to set up a storefront on Google’s platforms, the US search giant’s latest effort to get into e-commerce and earn more advertising revenue.
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