The partnership will link Shopify’s millions of merchants around the world with JD.com’s 550 million active customers in China

Through JD Worldwide, online merchants on Shopify can start selling in mainland China in three to four weeks

JD.com, China’s second-largest e-commerce services provider, has teamed up with Canadian internet retail giant Shopify to expand their cross-border operations, as online consumer spending on physical goods slowed in the world’s most populous economy.