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09-Aug-18 Logistics services company Dada-JD Daojia has raised USD500 mn from existing backers JD.com and Walmart to quicken the growth of its delivery network across China. Walmart has been pushing to integrate its retail network in China. [image: South China Morning Post]
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20-Jul-18 Starbucks is partnering with Alibaba with a 'New Retail' strategy, in an effort to rediscover growth for its business in China as it battles ambitious new rivals, including billion-dollar startup Luckin Coffee. [image: TechCrunch]
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29-Jun-18 One of the largest Asian supermarket chains in the United States, New York-based 99 Ranch Market, will soon begin accepting mobile payments via Alipay, a third-party mobile and online payment platform developed and owned by China-based Ant Financial. [image: Progressive Grocer]
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07-Jun-18 Chinese e-commerce giants are branching into bricks-and-mortar in a reversal of the western retail trend. AI fashion mirrors, drone deliveries and staffless supermarkets offer a glimpse into what the future holds for the rest of the world. [image: Chris Crerar / Financial Review]
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02-Jun-18 Cross-border e-commerce is the new fashion trend in China, powered by a rising middle class and robust economic growth. An estimated 125 million Chinese consumers purchased USD105 bn of overseas products in 2017. [image: F&S]
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