How much worth does a mouse, together with an electrical network generate? Retail sales of e-commerce in Beijing were up by 44.9 percent year-on-year, surpassing that of traditional department stores for the first time. E-commerce in Beijing has developed a strong momentum during the global economic downturn. There have existed hundreds of electronic commercial enterprises that have made an impact on the market with innovative technologies and fewer workers. Beijing’s Central E-commerce District, or CED, is an international portal, which represents the image of China.

A sorting workshop of Jingdong, the fourth-biggest listed internet company in China after Alibaba, tencent and Baidu [Photo from Beijing Daily]