With tech giants moving aggressively into new retail, the coffee market is reaching its boiling point.
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Luckin says Alibaba deal doesn’t make Starbucks new retail
Guo Jinyi, co-founder and senior vice president at Luckin, responded to the Alibaba-Starbucks deal by saying that traditional retail, even with the increased takeaway and mobile payments, is not necessarily new retail since the fundamental business model had not changed.
Briefing: Starbucks to expand delivery service to 9 other cities in China
Starbucks partnered up with Alibaba in August hoping to tap into China’s red-hot on-demand delivery market.