JD.com ups stake in China's grocery delivery race with $700m Xingsheng investment

JD.com ups stake in China's grocery delivery race with $700m Xingsheng investment

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Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has entered into a definitive preferred share purchase agreement to invest about $700 million in community group-buying platform Xingsheng Preference Electronic Business Limited, also known as “Xingsheng Selected,” and raise its stakes in China’s grocery delivery market.