The deal will let Shopify merchants sell on JD's cross-border platform JD Worldwide and open up access to its 550 million active customers in China, the companies said. Shopify merchants in the US can start selling their products in China within three to four weeks instead of waiting for 12 months to do so, a wait-time typically required by foreign brands to sell in the country, Shopify said. This is part of a larger strategic partnership between Shopify and JD.com focused on solving cross-border commerce challenges for merchants in the US and China, the companies added. For over a year,...