ecommerce in China
Are you there, Alibaba? It’s me, PDD
We look at how PDD overtook Alibaba in terms of market cap and why payroll startup Salarium suspended its operations.
Peter Cowan · · 4 min read
Chinese ecommerce firm checks out with $110m from SoftBank, Sequoia
The fresh funding will fuel Dianxiaomi’s expansion into other international markets, including Latin America, Europe, and the US.
Thao Lam La · · 2 min read
Chinese EV stocks on a rollercoaster ride, thanks to rising oil prices and inflation
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Shravanth Vijayakumar · · 7 min read
The leaders at the helm of Lazada
In The Checkout this week, we figure out who’s who at Lazada and dive into ByteDance’s ecommerce play via TikTok Shop.
Nikita Puri · · 6 min read
China’s ecommerce giants deploy robots to deliver orders amid coronavirus outbreak
Meituan put its autonomous delivery vehicles on public roads for the first time, while JD.com and Ele.me are sending robots into quarantine areas.
Minghe Hu · · 3 min readChina’s Singles Day is becoming irrelevant
It was fun while it lasted.
Steven Millward · · 3 min readHere’s why Alibaba acquired a fast-growing new shopping app
Kaola has rapidly made a big impact on a US$20 billion ecommerce niche.
Steven Millward · · 4 min readA trillion dollars, but Alibaba’s still got a problem
Alibaba’s shoppers will spend a record US$1 trillion in 2019, but the tech giant is still shrinking.
Steven Millward · · 4 min readJD.com leads $142m investment in elevator ad firm to boost offline marketing
Xinchao has deployed more than 700,000 elevator smart screens in 100 cities across China.
Miguel Cordon · · 1 min read
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