E-commerce firms smarten logistics

Major Chinese online retailers are increasing efforts to build intelligent logistics systems, by deploying robots and drones to enhance work efficiency.

JD.com Inc, China's second largest e-commerce player, has been at the forefront of this push for adopting innovative automation technologies. It has completed the construction of its first unmanned warehouse.

Located at JD's logistics center in Jiading district, Shanghai, the warehouse spans 40,000 square meters of floor space.