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21/06/2022 04:08

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    By Yawen Chen
    HONG KONG, June 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - E-commerce
sales growth is slowing at big players like Alibaba and JD.com.
TikTok’s parent, though, is benefitting from consumers spending
more on entertainment and education. The meteoric rise of an
online English-teaching venture hosted by its Douyin app is a
case in point.
       
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JD.com’s total sales rose by 10.3% during the so-called "618"
shopping festival, China’s second-largest shopping event by
sales that runs for the first 18 days of June, the company said
on June 19. That compares with the 27.7% growth JD reported last
year.

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