SHANGHAI, June 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dada Group (Nasdaq:
DADA) ("Dada" or the "Company"), China's leading local on-demand delivery and
retail platform, today announced record sales during the 2020 618
Shopping Festival (the "Festival"), China's major mid-year online shopping event,
held from June 6th to
June 19th on the Company's
platforms.
During the Festival, JDDJ, the Company's local on-demand retail
platform, partnered with top-tier retail brands such as Walmart,
Yonghui, CR Vanguard, AEON, BBK, Lotus, Bailian Group and Olé, to
run sales promotions on the platform. JDDJ's sales from
June 6th to June 14th increased by 138.8% compared
to the same period in 2019 and the platform expanded its one-hour
e-commerce service to more than 20 lower-tier cities in June,
including Yan'an in Shaanxi
Province, Erdos in Inner Mongolia and Linfen in Shanxi. JDDJ held several livestreaming
e-commerce events during the Festival, offering customers goods
across sectors including food, medicine, digital products, flowers,
fruits, beauty products and more with its one-hour delivery
service. To close the Festival, JDDJ hosted a 7-hour live broadcast
show on June 18th,
and the first order was delivered to an audience member just
12 minutes after the show began.
JDDJ also partnered with JD to expand the range of goods and
services offered through the Omnichannel Fulfillment program.
Hundreds of merchants and more than 15,000 stores on JDDJ's
platform integrated into JD.com during the Festival, helping JD
achieve one-hour delivery service in 160 cities. Through the
partnership between JDDJ and JD.com, retailers were able to obtain
more online traffic and boost online sales. Additionally, JDDJ
cooperated with more than 2,400 offline mobile phone stores,
including Apple, Huawei and JD stores as well as Dixintong, to
offer mobile phones to consumers in 131 cities across the country
with its one-hour delivery service. Mobile phone sales increased
7.3 times on June 18th
compared to the average daily sales in January.
Dada Now, the Company's local on-demand delivery platform,
partnered with JDDJ, JD.com and other retailers to meet increased
demand during the Festival. Orders on the delivery platform from
June 1st to June 14th increased by 73.4% compared
to the same period in 2019. More than 3.2 million orders were
delivered between 10 AM and 2 PM on
June 18th.
"We are excited to announce our strong performance during the
618 Shopping Festival just days after our sixth birthday and
following our successful listing earlier this month on the Nasdaq
Stock Exchange," said Philip Kuai,
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dada Group. "With
strong momentum in the first half of the year, we are well
positioned to further build our reputation as China's leading on-demand retail and delivery
platform. Our services continue to play a vital role in the Chinese
economy and the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We will
continue to use our technological and innovation capabilities to
enhance our efficiency and deliver high-quality service people
across the country."
During the COVID-19 outbreak in the first half year of 2020,
Dada Group experienced an increase in demand for its services as
more people shopped for daily necessities, including groceries,
fresh produce, healthcare and household products, online. This has
accelerated customer adoption across its platforms and Dada
continues to see strong demand in large and smaller cities alike.
In response to a new surge of COVID-19 cases in Beijing reported during the Festival, Dada
announced the launch of several new emergency procedures. Since
June 14th, JDDJ has
partnered with Walmart, Yonghui, CR Vanguard and other supermarket
chains to establish the "Daojia Secured Sourcing Alliance," which
works to ensure a sufficient supply of goods, stabilized prices and
guaranteed secure delivery services in Beijing. Sales in the city from June 12th to 18th increased
85% compared to the same period last year. The Company is focused
on continuing to play an essential role in helping people across
the country get everything on demand.
About Dada Group
Dada Group is a leading platform of local on-demand retail and
delivery in China. It operates
JDDJ, one of China's largest local
on-demand retail platforms for retailers and brand owners, and Dada
Now, a leading local on-demand delivery platform open to merchants
and individual senders across various industries and product
categories. The Company's two platforms are inter-connected and
mutually beneficial. The Dada Now platform enables improved
delivery experience for participants on the JDDJ platform through
its readily accessible fulfillment solutions and strong on-demand
delivery infrastructure. Meanwhile, the vast volume of on-demand
delivery orders from the JDDJ platform increases order volume and
density for the Dada Now platform.
Media Contacts:
Dada Group
E-mail: PR@imdada.cn
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer
Katcher
Ed Trissel / Jon Keehner / Kate
Thompson
Phone: 212-355-4449
E-mail: kthompson@joelefrank.com
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