JD follows rival Alibaba in offline retail push, launches supermarket chain in Beijing

JD follows rival Alibaba in offline retail push, launches supermarket chain in Beijing

An employee arranges packs of meat on shelves at an Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Hema Store in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

JD.com Inc. has opened the first of a chain of high-tech supermarkets in Beijing, following arch-foe Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. into the world of physical retail.

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