Chinese e-commerce behemoth JD officially released the “Paipai second-hand (拍拍二手)” brand, Chinese media 36kr is reporting. As the second-hand e-commerce market is growing bigger and seeing its arch-rival Alibaba’s second-hand e-commerce Xianyu is doing well in the sector, JD is making a move into the burgeoning but risky market. Paipai has built-in automatic valuation system to help […]
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Food delivery backlash, VCs snub e-commerce: Retailheads
Chinese food delivery giants draw public ire, Dianping’s symbolic retreat is made official; and VC interest in e-commerce wanes.
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Idle Fish used goods platform adds LBS to boost social buying
Alibaba-owned second-hand goods marketplace Idle Fish boasts 1.3 million interest-based communities, a key sales driver.
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Meituan-Dianping raises $4B new fund, reflects heated proxy war of Tencent and Alibaba
Meituan-Dianping, China’s O2O and e-commerce platform, announced today that it has landed a $4 billion Series C round of financing led by Tencent. With the newly pocketed funds, the firm is expected to further expand its four core businesses: in-store dining, entertainment, on-demand delivery, and travel. Meituan-Dianping has a large scale of offerings, including food […]
