Alibaba, JD.com results underscore the slowdown in Chinese consumer demand

In this articleBABA9618-HKA person seen walking next to the Alibaba's corporate logo, in front of its office building at Chaoyang Technology Park in Beijing, China.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com's quarterly results from Thursday underscored the slowdown in China's consumer market, with retailers struggling to attract value-conscious customers.Major U.S. consumer brands have highlighted the softness in demand from China in their second quarter r ...