China Tech Talk 40: Unpacking China’s “new retail”

Matt and John try to understand the recent (and not so recent) moves by China’s internet giants into offline retail.

Links

• Alibaba to invest $4.6 billion in China electronics retailer Suning
• JD vs Alibaba: The war for China’s fresh food
• Alibaba is revamping China’s offline retailing through a bottom-up approach
• Tencent to challenge Alibaba’s new retail with new investment in Yonghui’s Super Species
• Tencent Leads $5.4 Billion Investment in Wanda Commercial
• Tencent to Back Carrefour in Challenge to Alibaba in Retail
• Alibaba’s offline expansion widens to home furnishing with 15% stake purchase in Easyhome

• John Artman, @knowsnothing, TechNode
• Matthew Brennan, @MattyBGoooner, ChinaChannel

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• Music: “Theme from Penguins on Parade” by Lee Rosevere, Music for Podcasts 3

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