Chinese e-commerce giant JD .com reported a 22.4% increase in second-quarter sales, highlighting its push to expand in both online retail and food delivery despite intense competition from rivals Alibaba and Meituan.

Based in Beijing, JD.com has struggled in recent years with slowing domestic consumption and the growing dominance of Alibaba. In the three months to June 30, the group recorded sales of 356.7 billion yuan ($49.8 billion), representing a 22.4% increase from the same period in the previous year, according to results published in Hong Kong.

Net profit, however, nearly halved to 6.2 billion yuan ($900 million), compared with 12.6 billion yuan a year earlier. CEO Sandy Xu said the platform saw "sustained momentum" in its core retail business and its new food delivery service

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