Dingdong checks out of China instant commerce wars with sale to Meituan
One of the country’s oldest online grocers will sell itself to its larger rival for $717 million, in one of the largest such sales to date in a fast-evolving Chinese…
NEWS WRAP: Expanding Nowwa Coffee raises tens of millions of dollars in new funding
The chain that distinguishes itself for its ‘healthy coffee’ has grown to more than 10,000 outlets just five years after its founding By Doug Young The fast-growing Nowwa Coffee…
China’s corporate pivots: Alibaba’s food delivery gambit and WuXi AppTec’s geopolitical hedge
Alibaba will retire the Ele.me takeout dining brand and merge it with its newer Taobao Instant Commerce. What's driving the move? And WuXi AppTec is the latest Chinese major to jump on the Middle Eastern bandwagon, with plans to potentially open a new center in Saudi Arabia. Why are a growing number of Chinese companies taking the Middle Eastern plunge?
NEWS WRAP: Alibaba to roll Ele.me into newer Taobao Instant Commerce
The e-commerce giant will retire the meal delivery brand more than a decade after Ele.me revolutionized the sector using GPS location-based technology By Doug Young E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding…
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…
How did instant retail trigger China’s ‘second takeout war’?
China’s second takeout delivery war is underway — only this time it’s not just about your lunch, but about the entire instant retail market By Lee Shih Ta As…
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?
