Chinese quick commerce resets after subsidy cuts and food safety enforcement
JD can benefit from abandoning unprofitable quick commerce subsidies
JD's quick commerce revenue contracted sharply after subsidy reductions and regulatory vendor cleanup, but lower promotional spending can reduce losses and improve the quality of reported revenue. If investors already assign little value to this business, shrinking the loss burden can support a higher equity value.
Alibaba is defending quick commerce share at the cost of near-term profitability
Alibaba's merchant-funded coupon model can sustain order volume and filter out weaker vendors, but aggressive quick commerce scaling and heavy infrastructure spending can pressure EBITA and create a less favorable risk-reward profile until profitability stabilizes.
| Instrument | Side | Target | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABA | Short | We believe rapid quick commerce growth funded through subsidies, merchant incentives, and infrastructure spending can weigh on earnings quality and delay margin recovery. |
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