On December 11th, a spokesperson for @ JD.com posted on Weibo stating that according to feedback from the Beijing public security organs, the illegal person Liang, who posted rumors about a businessman surnamed Liu being arrested for illegal activities, has been administratively detained by the public security organs in accordance with the law. Please do not believe or spread rumors, and work together to maintain the online environment of Qinglang.
It is understood that on October 31st, a spokesperson for JD.com issued a statement stating that there were rumors that "Liu, a businessman surnamed Liu, was suspected of violating the law and was arrested." This rumor was deliberately posted by someone with ulterior motives in JD's related news dynamics to confuse the public and manipulate public opinion. "We express strong indignation over this heinous behavior and have reported it to the public security organs."
At the end of last year, Liu Qiangdong emphasized the strategy of returning to low prices, and then returned to the front line of management. Focusing on the "low price" strategy, JD.com has launched billions of subsidies, promoted equal rights between self operated and pop, lowered the threshold for self operated free shipping for the first time, and vigorously supported third-party merchants through the "Spring Dawn Plan".
JD's financial report for the third quarter of this year showed that the group's revenue was 247.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%. The operating profit was 9.3 billion yuan, compared to 8.7 billion yuan in the same period last year. The net profit was 7.9 billion yuan, compared to 6 billion yuan in the same period last year. After the strategic adjustment, executives responded that the growth of order volume with relatively low unit price has accelerated, significantly exceeding the overall growth rate of order volume.
It is worth noting that after the release of the third quarter report, platform leaders coincidentally responded to employee opinions and raised prices and changed their thinking on the intranet. On the evening of December 9th, Liu Qiangdong replied to an employee's post on the company's intranet, saying, "Of course, all the problems that have arisen in the company are due to my poor management. I am very self blaming. However, no matter what, I will not lie flat, and I hope my brothers will never lie flat. The organization is huge, bloated, and inefficient, and changing it does take time."
It is understood that the employee previously published a long article on the intranet, listing some of the company's current problems, mainly including: complex promotional mechanisms; Platform promotion requires planning the pace and intensity in advance; The platform ecosystem needs to provide more support to pop merchants; Low price mentality requires everyone to implement it effectively and thoroughly.
In response to this, Liu Qiangdong pointed out the existing problems, "We often say that we only prioritize in battles, but let go everywhere and never think about how to take the initiative! Many people talk about innovation every day, but they just plagiarize and follow others every day."
For the future, he hopes his brothers will have more patience and persist in fighting. "JD's foundation is still strong, and we believe we will definitely overcome the trough. Any person or company will go through several peaks and valleys to achieve greatness."