Lawyer of these Luckin investors said it is the first time investors have tried to hold a company accountable in China for fraud perpetrated on US markets.
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Starbucks rival Luckin Coffee files for US IPO
The IPO filing comes less a week after the company’s $150 million Series B+ that raised its valuation to $2.9 billion.
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Coffee Box, another Starbucks challenger, raises RMB 200 million
Coffee Box began by offering delivery services from coffee chain brands including Starbucks.
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How Luckin Coffee is reforming China’s coffee culture
A former tech executive who drinks three to five cups of coffee each day — perhaps at least two of them from Starbucks — Jenny Zhiya Qian must have asked herself: Why do people want coffees? People from Italy — where drinking coffee is considered a national lifestyle — might have a different answer from […]
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After rumors of Starbucks coffee delivery, Luckin Coffee launches food delivery
China’s “new retail” startup Luckin Coffee announced today to accelerate and expand its business in light meals and snacks. The news comes just days after rumors that Luckin’s biggest competitor Starbucks is planning to deliver coffee with the help of Alibaba-owned food delivery platform Ele.me. During its press event on August 1st, Luckin introduced a price […]
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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.
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Starbucks said to strike back at Luckin with coffee delivery by Ele.me
Starbucks said to deliver coffee in tie-up with Alibaba’s Ele.me —SCMP What happened: Starbucks is planning to deliver coffee with the help of Alibaba-owned food delivery platform Ele.me, according to unnamed sources. The move comes after Starbucks reported a 2% decline in revenues for the last quarter. The two companies are yet to confirm the news. […]
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Starbucks enters strategic partnership with Alibaba to fend off Luckin rivalry
The rumor about a possible tie-up between Starbucks and Alibaba-backed delivery service Ele.me has been around for a while. But it turns out that the partnership is much larger in scale than previously thought. The partnership will cover nearly every key business within the Alibaba ecosystem, including Ele.me, Hema, Tmall, Taobao, and Alipay.
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China Tech Talk 56: China coffee wars revisited: Luckin vs Starbaba
John and Matt discuss the significance of the Starbucks, Alibaba deal.
