沃尔玛牵手京东 - 2016年07月22日

WALMART Stores Inc announced yesterday that it plans to sell its wholly owned Chinese e-commerce business Yihaodian to JD.com in exchange for a 5 percent equity stake in the online retailer.

The move reflects Yihaodian’s weak sales and Walmart’s hopes that linking up with a strong domestic partner will improve its market position in China.

Under the deal, JD.com will issue Walmart about 145 million new shares, valued at about US$1.5 billion at the current share price. Both JD and Walmart shares rose in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.