JD.com's Q2 profit plunges amid China's food delivery battle

Hefty spending on subsidies to woo users is expected to continue into Q3

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Spending on its food delivery business ate into JD.com's profit in the second quarter as the price war in the sector shows no sign of easing. © AP

CISSY ZHOU

HONG KONG -- JD.com's net profit for the April-June quarter plunged 51% on the year to 6.2 billion yuan ($864 million) as the Chinese e-commerce platform took a hit from hefty subsidies it pumped into its food delivery service in an ongoing battle with Meituan and Alibaba in that space.

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