"This lab will combine our collective strengths to develop cutting-edge solutions to bring the precision of online shopping to offline players. We look forward to expanding our cooperation with Intel to deliver a best-in-class, personalized shopping experience wherever consumers shop."

-Zhi Weng, vice president of JD.com and head of JD Big Data Platform, in a joint Intel and JD.com statement this week announcing the two companies’ joint effort to launch “a joint lab that will explore the use of Internet of Things (IoT) in smart retail solutions.”