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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

The company began offering general merchandise in 2008, transforming JD from an electronics retailer to a full-fledged e-commerce platform, and launched an online marketplace platform in 2010. JD.com also aims to contribute RMB 100 billion in taxes and create over 1 million jobs.

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Meijer marks supercenter’s 60th anniversary

Mass Relators

The original supercenter was expanded again and again, but was otherwise relatively unchanged until 2010, when the company unveiled an all-new supercenter on the same site. -based retailer has grown steadily, expanding across six Midwestern states with 266 supercenters and grocery stores.