JD.com (JD) Founder Says Company Will Retrain Couriers for Robot Shift

JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) is one of the 9 Most Oversold Strong Buy-Rated Stocks to Invest In Now.

On June 23, 2026, JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) founder and chair Richard Liu warned that 700,000 delivery workers will be replaced by robots “sooner or later,” Joe Leahy of The Financial Times reported. Liu said JD.com signed contracts with 120 schools to retrain couriers for other work, including repairing and maintaining robots. Liu said there will be a day when couriers are “basically no longer needed,” but added that he does not want the company’s 700,000 workers to lose jobs or meals.

Late in May, Brussels was set to launch an in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD)’s bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy, Financial Times’ Barbara Moens and Florian Muller reported. The expected probe would be the first time a Chinese takeover became the target of a detailed investigation under the EU’s foreign subsidies rules, according to people familiar with the matter.

JD.com (JD) Founder Says Company Will Retrain Couriers for Robot Shift

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JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) operates as a supply chain-based technology and service provider in the People’s Republic of China and Europe.

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