JD com : .ID Launches ‘Nearby Shops’ Feature To Back Small Businesses

by Martin Li

JD.ID, the e-commerce joint venture of JD in Indonesia, has launched a feature named Nearby Shops on its website and mobile app to support micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses in the country during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Brand partners and merchants can register their offline stores and location with the help of the feature. Then the system will give exposure to their stores by displaying a list of stores closest to buyers' locations. Meanwhile, customers can easily find the nearest stores.

'With the Nearby Shops feature, JD.ID aims to provide versatility to loyal customers while delivering a memorable shopping experience with a fresh approach,' said Eyvette Tung, director of offline stores at JD.ID.

Currently, the feature is available for customers in the Jabodetabek region with Gojek providing on-demand logistics services.

'In the future, JD.ID will work with more partners to present a wider, higher quality and more original products range with a larger coverage area and reliable, fast and accurate delivery services,' said Tung.

The feature can also help customers in the region to quickly spot eight JD Hubs- JD's offline retail store chain for daily necessities.

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