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New Adjustment to Meituan’s Retail Business: General Manager of Kuailv Division Changed

On November 20, the general manager of the Kuailv Division of Meituan changed from Guo Wanhuai to Gao Yulong, the former head of the division's commodity department.

E-commerce Grocery Startup MissFresh Completes New Round of Financing

Chinese E-commerce Grocery Startup MissFresh has completed a new round of financing at a pre-investment valuation of more than $3 billion.

Ep. 58: China Grocery E-Commerce: Bloodbath or Gold Mine?

In Episode 58 of Tech Buzz China, our first episode of the new decade, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about grocery e-commerce, or buying fresh food over the internet.

Alibaba Launches New Partnership Program to Boost ‘New Retail Economy’

Alibaba announced the launch of “A100”, a strategic partnership program in Hangzhou today. The program offers companies a holistic one-stop solution to accelerate their digital transformation.

Starbucks Partners with Alibaba to Start Coffee Delivery Amidst Fierce Competition

In one month, Chinese Starbucks customers will no longer need to wait in line for their cup of coffee as the coffee giant forms new partnership with the Alibaba Group.

Alibaba Jointly Invests $1.38 Billion in Logistics Giant ZTO Express

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc., a leading Chinese express delivery company, announced on Tuesday May 29th that it will receive a strategic investment of US$1.38 billion from Alibaba Group Holding Limited and its logistic arm Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. , while giving the investors 10% of the equity in return.

Controversial New Retail: A New Business Opportunity in 2018?

2017 was a year of great changes in China’s retail industry. New retail methods, new industry definitions, new categories and new technologies emerged.

Still Optimistic About Self-Serve Stores? First Batch Close in Shanghai

Internet giants Alibaba and JD.com are still flirting with plans to open self-serve stores, but the first group of similar businesses has imploded in Shanghai. BingoBox, the city’s first self-service convenience store chain, closed its shops on Ouyangshang Road and Zhabei RM-Mart on September 27.

More details about Alibaba’s investment in Cainiao

On September 25, in a bid to further fuel the progress of its “new retail” strategy, Alibaba announced that it intends to raise its stake in its affiliate—Cainiao Network and pledged 100 billion yuan investment in next five years to the logistics arm that had already received tens of billions yuan to expedite leading global […]

Alibaba Increased its Holdings in Cainiao Network

Alibaba group announced today that in order to further promote the new retail strategy, it will increase holdings of Cainiao Network. Apart from tens of billions CNY it has invested, over the next five years, Alibaba will continue to invest 100 billion yuan in Cainiao, so as to accelerate the construction of logistics network and […]

Alipay is now available at all Chinese Starbucks stores

On September 25, Starbucks and Alipay announced cooperation. Finally, the Starbucks will accept the payment system at over 2,800 of its cafes across China. “The days that we receive complaints from customers at Starbucks are over.” Alipay declared in its official weibo account. Alipay is available at over 3,200 Starbucks stores worldwide “Do you accept […]

Miss Fresh Completed $230 Million Financing, focusing on the “Cloud Refrigerator” Strategy

Introduction: From IYIOU.com on September 20. Miss Fresh(每日优鲜), an e-commerce fresh product company, announced that it had completed $230 million dollars C+ round financing in March this year, with Tiger Global and Genesis Capital as leading investors and Time Capital as joint investor. This round of financing is mainly used for the expansion of storehouses […]

Beijing’s First Unstaffed Coffee Shop Open for Business But Faces Several Challenges

An unstaffed coffee shop named Youhuan Bar (lit. Friends Bar) opened at the University of International Business and Economics. A reporter from Beijing Business Today (BBT) happened upon the coffee shop on the first floor of a building not far from the fields. The shop is about 10 square meters in area, and is equipped […]

Lei Jun says Xiaomi is a retail business and the goal is to be another MUJI

“I believe for most people, the “MI” brand is quite familiar. But few of them know Xiaomi well.” Lei Jun said so in a public speech on August 31. On August 31, at 2017 China Consumption Transformation and Upgrading Summit held by Shanghai International Business Conference, Lei Jun delivered a speech named Enhancing Efficiency is […]

Alibaba will establish their own shopping mall—“More Mall”

Jack Ma marked the year 2017 as the first year of Alibaba’s retail business. From 2017, Alibaba business empire expands its territory—involved in the convenience stores with Lingshoutong (零售通), supermarkets with Hema Xiansheng (盒马鲜生) and Bailian (百联), department stores with the privatized Yintai (银泰), and local life service platform with Koubei (口碑). In the whole […]

Can Jack Ma win the looming war between Alibaba and Amazon?

Can battle-tested and awe-inspiring Amazon and Jeff Bezos beat Alibaba and Jack Ma? A “historical” turning point is seemingly at hand: Alibaba could soon top Amazon in market value. On August 24, by the time the stock market closed, Alibaba’s market value was $445.5 billion, only a limit up away from Amazon’s $455.2 billion. Since […]

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun: How Xiaomi Turned the Tables

Recently over 30 council members of the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum (CEF) paid a visit to Xiaomi headquarter. The president of the forum, Chen Dongsheng, chaired this CEO seminar of ours entitled “Internet + Manufacturing Upgrades in China”. At the seminar, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun shared with everyone Xiaomi’s business model, values, difficulties encountered during […]

China’s Pop-up shop has become brand marketing’s new favorite

On April 28th, a pop-up shop called Orz Cha which only opened for four days debuted in Shanghai. Because of its ultimate “demotivation” culture, it matches daily sadness white-collar workers. Pop-up shop triggered a long queues at the scene and numerous sharing in moments of WeChat. Pop-up shop has no intention to open for long […]

The Tmall “Auto Vending Machine” Is Expected to Be Launched This Year

Within about 20 minutes, Devin had placed an order on Tmall and purchased a new car by using the “auto vending machine.” Because his Sesame credit is higher than 750, the credit approval process takes merely a few seconds to complete, can begin making the downpayment for 10%, and the new car can be driven […]

Will unstaffed convenience stores bring about the revival of offline retail stores?

The new business of opening up unstaffed convenience stores was suddenly a hot topic recently. Startup companies flocked to the idea; industrial big names and business giants are also gearing up, eager to take a shot at the business. In December of 2016, following Amazon’s opening of its first self-driving grocery store in Seattle—Amazon Go, […]

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