Wal-Mart’s Chinese E-Commerce Company Yihaodian Loses Founders

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is regrouping again in China after the founders of a local e-commerce company it controls left to start a new venture.

New leaders are being recruited to replace the chairman and chief executive officer of Yihaodian, a business started in 2008, according to an e-mailed statement from Wal-Mart on Wednesday. Yu Gang, Yihaodian’s chairman, and Liu Junling, the CEO, couldn’t be immediately reached for comment.