JD Logistics Enters South Korea: Accelerated by Tariff War Between China and the US?
In the past week, one of the biggest stories in the Korean e-commerce/logistics market has been the entrance of JD Logistics into the South Korean market.
We believe that the ongoing tariff war between the US and China is likely to have accelerated this move by JD Logistics to find new markets for its products.
If JD.com/JD Logistics decide to expand aggressively in Korea, the major Korean e-commerce players (such as Coupang (CPNG US), Naver Corp (035420 KS), Gmarket, and 11st) may be negatively impacted.
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