2023年1月3日

京東的億萬富翁創始人劉強東指責助手們增長緩慢和戰略錯誤，因為行業在新冠肺炎疫情後苦苦掙紮。分析人士表示，關於劉強東幹預的報道表明，盡管他退出了一線崗位，但他仍然牢牢控製著這家電子商務巨頭。京東(JD.com)創始人、億萬富翁劉強東結束了一段低調時期，站出來對這家電子商務巨頭的高管進行訓誡，並威脅要在業務增長放緩之際解雇表現不佳的高管。據知情人士透露，在去年11月和12月的兩次視頻會議上，劉漢批評了該公司的高管，並在沒有點名的情況下，稱一些高管是“騙子”。劉曉波是在香港接受采訪的，此前他於10月初在美國了結了一起涉及強奸指控的民事案件。一名參加了去年12月會議的京東員工(由於事情的敏感性而拒絕透露姓名)說，柳傳誌談到了高層管理人員的改組。“劉先生說，零售業務部門隻有一個半副總裁會告訴他真相，”這名員工說。“這個部門有大約40名副總裁，所以你可以想象他們的壓力有多大。”據另一位知情人士透露，柳傳傑批評京東數字科技(JD Digits，前身為京東科技)業績低迷，給首席執行官李亞雲帶來了壓力。李在2021年接任京東數字業務負責人之前，曾擔任京東首席合規官。此前不久，由於在線信貸監管收緊，京東數字取消了IPO申請。 While Liu has quit many frontline positions at the business empire he created, the 49-year-old has maintained control of JD.com through voting rights as well as a strategic committee he chairs. The Strategy Executive Committee of JD.com is made of 18 top executives but Liu remains the undisputed decision maker, one of the sources said. Some of the content from Liu’s internal meetings has been previously reported by local media. According to local media outlet Huxiu, Liu spent one-and-a-half hours lecturing aides, criticising them for using fancy PowerPoint slides to cover up business incompetence. JD.com did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter. Liu’s sudden display of anger, after stepping down in April to hand over the CEO role to long-time confidant and company veteran Xu Lei, signals his determination to tackle challenges for the firm as the country’s ecommerce industry struggles amid slowing economic growth and Covid-19 related supply chain disruption. Beijing-based JD.com posted 11% revenue growth in the September quarter, higher than rival Alibaba Group Holding’s tepid 3% growth but lower than budget platform Pinduoduo’s 65%. Alibaba owns the Post. JD.com’s Nasdaq-traded shares have dropped 12% this year. In comparison, Pinduoduo’s Nasdaq stock has climbed more than 51%. According to the Huxiu report, Liu was particularly unhappy about the company’s pricing strategy. “We need to go back to common sense, the five elements of business: product, price, service, cost and efficiency,” Liu told executives in a fourth-quarter management meeting, according to the report. If JD.com is not able to win over the hearts of consumers, JD.com will become the next Suning.com, Liu warned. Suning.com is a home appliance maker based in Jiangsu Province, where Liu is from, which is currently going through a debt restructuring process. Li Chengdong, founder and chief analyst at Beijing-based ecommerce consultancy Dolphin, said the reports show that Liu remains in firm control of his business empire. “He is on top of updates and the data from important businesses,” he said. – South China Morning Post Article type: free