Ele.me get rolled into Alibaba's e-commerce

Alibaba turns up its ‘instant retail’ game

The merger of its Ele.me service with its core e-commerce business marks a new stage in the e-commerce giant’s three-way “on-demand retail wars” with Meituan and JD.com Key Takeaways: Alibaba…
Illustration of Meituan, Ele.me and JD competing with each other

China’s Takeout Delivery Market Gets a Shakeup

China's takeout dining duopoly of Ele.me and Meituan will start offering social benefits for their more than one million of riders. What's driving this change of heart and what will it mean for the market? And JD.com has announced its entering the fray, aiming to take on this established duopoly. What are its chances of success, and what does this mean for the industry?