Despite its exceptional growth and the role it has played in transforming the retail landscape, ecommerce only accounts for about 5 percent of all retail sales. The main reason the majority of ...

In 2018-19 when O2O retail started picking up as a buzz word among marketers as well as retailers, the world seemed utopian. But who knew that COVID-19 could play such a vital role in the tectonic ...

In September 2012, Pony Ma announced in Beijing that Tencent, with its 200 million WeChat users combined with its ability to provide e-commerce and payment services, would launch a foray into the O2O ...

Previously in this series, we discussed how Alibaba (BABA) seeks to give Tencent (TCEHY) some stiff competition in the food-delivery market. This market allows these companies to leverage the growing ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s e-commerce industry is no longer just about selling goods on the internet. As internet penetration has ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Consumer demand for convenience and restaurateur demand for low-cost marketing should underpin long-term growth ...

A bouquet of customized imported flowers like the one above sells for 800 yuan ($115) at Florantic. [Photo provided to China Daily] Treating every day as your last is the secret to survive in the ...

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Indian payment and mobile commerce firm Paytm, is on a mission to be the first profitable company in the e-commerce segment. For this, he has charted out a ...