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Uniqlo's exit from JD.com raises claim of favor to rival Alibaba

JD.com chief Richard Liu, right, stands next to Ning Pan, who runs Uniqlo's Chinese operations, as they announce a business tie-up in April.

BEIJING -- Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo closed its virtual store Tuesday on China's second-biggest online retailer, JD.com, after three short months of operation, despite seemingly robust sales.

     The company, owned by Fast Retailing, had first opened an online store on Alibaba, China's largest e-commerce site. The sudden closure at JD.com appears to be another chapter in the fierce competition between the two Chinese companies, this time with Uniqlo in the spotlight.

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