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The Coffee Chain that Came Out of Nowhere with the Potential to Beat Starbucks in China

Almost overnight, a coffee brand called Luckin Coffee made waves across China’s first and second tier cities. Luckin Coffee entered the market vigorously and aggressively.

Apple, Starbucks and many others may face huge losses in a China-US trade war

In the early hours of March 23, Beijing time, CNNMoney.com reported that a trade war between U.S. and China would be very bad news to some big U.S. companies.

The “Lazy Economy” Causes Small Home Appliances Prevail in China

Since following the trend and buying a popular portable juicer online, Yu Jing thinks her breakfast has improved a lot, “Each morning, I could make banana milk within seconds and it only takes simple operation. The taste is much fresher than imported Korean banana milk and the juice has no additives. Before, I only have […]

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 […]

3-Hour-Line To Get Chinese Tea: Insanely Popular, or Marketing Stunt?

At 10:30am on August 12th, it was just around half an hour later than Heytea opened its shop in Joy City in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Customers queued a line dozens of 50 to 60 meters long in this Internet popular tea store, totally blocking the door of a neighboring Starbucks. Heavy rain fell on and […]

Passengers Can Now Order Takeout While Taking the Chinese High Speed Rail with Alipay Integration

According to recent news, starting July 17th, passengers taking the G and D EMU (electric multiple unit ) trains will be able to make meal orders through the 12306（China Railway Corporation’s official website) and its mobile app. After completing an order on the app, the on-train staff will deliver the meal to the designated passenger compartments […]

Apple Gives 50% Discounts, Leads Biggest Apple Pay Promotion since China Entry

On July 13, Apple’s official Chinese website announced its summer promotion, which will see users get as much as 50% off purchases and 50 times points at participating vendors in its biggest campaign since entry to the country. Overall, 29 retailers are participating including Starbucks, Burger King, Wagas, Häagen-Dazs, Lawson and Gap, with some e-commerce […]

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