JD.com Launches French Mall - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - JD.com, Inc. (JD), China's largest online direct sales company, announced the launch of French Mall, a platform on JD.com dedicated exclusively to sales of authentic imported French products.

JD.com launched French Mall at an event in Paris where Founder and CEO Richard Liu was present, along with some other dignitaries, including Senator Jean-Claude Lenoir, President of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs; former Minister Patrick Devedjian; and Jianyi Zhu, Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in France.

Apart from promoting exports, French Mall will focus on satisfying fast-growing demand among Chinese consumers for authentic French products, including wine, food, cosmetics, perfume and fashion.

In 2014, JD.com sold approximately 70 million French cosmetics and skin care products, 4 million bottles of French wine, and 600,000 bottles of French perfume. The company estimates that in 2015 French wine sales on JD.com will more than double.