China’s retail industry has seen some innovation this year as BingoBox deploys its unmanned convenience stores in major cities in China. However, two of its stores which were opened in partnership with Auchan and RT-Mart in Shanghai were closed down last month as the cooperation deals ended, local media is reporting. National Business Daily revealed that one […]
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JD renews offline effort with new unmanned convenience stores
Unmanned convenience store is one of the hottest buzzwords in China’s tech world since this summer. As a major force in China’s online retailing market, JD is sure not to be left out. Ahead of this year’s Single’s Day, the e-commerce giant has revealed that it is already testing two unmanned smart store models at its […]
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BingoBox unveils new AI tech for its unmanned stores
BingoBox, China’s unmanned store startup, unveiled today its new AI solution called “Fan AI”, a smart goods shelving and new check-out payment method powered by image recognition, facial recognition, and machine learning. BingoBox is a 24-hour self-service convenience store. With a simple smartphone scan, customers are able to enter the store, pick the goods, and […]
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Video: We tested one of China’s unmanned stores and this is what we found
BingoBox is becoming one of the more vivid examples of how fast innovation is moving in China’s retail industry along with Alibaba’s initiative in unmanned stores powered by their face recognition technology. However, the concept isn’t without its own teething problems. A BingoBox in Shanghai was closed for being too hot and when we tried one ourselves, we […]
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Beijing to put into service fully unmanned subway line this year
Beijing is expected to put into operation the first domestically-developed unmanned subway line in China this year, according to local media (in Chinese). The Yanfang Line (北京地铁燕房线) will be part of the capital city’s subway construction spree, as authorities said they are pressing ahead with the construction of 20 subway lines stretching around 350 kms […]
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Beyond Expo | Self-flying cars are closer to being realized than self-driving cars: Geely executive
The idea of building an on-demand ride-hailing service for the skies is gradually getting off the ground in China.
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Meituan receives $400 million from Tencent to boost autonomous delivery
Meituan announced Tuesday that it has received an additional $400 million from Tencent. Tencent increased its share of the local services giant from 17% to 17.2%. Meituan will use the proceeds for technological innovations such as unmanned vehicles and delivery drones. [iFeng, in Chinese]
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The Big Sell | Luckin is not dead
A year after getting kicked off Nasdaq, former unicorn Luckin Coffee is still delivering cheap coffee in China.
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Alibaba-backed Nice Tuan regulated, IPOs and earnings: Retailheads
Chinese regulators punished Nice Tuan and KE Holdings for unfair business practices. And more on tech companies’ earnings and IPOs.
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Delivery robots to come to Beijing streets
The Chinese capital has authorized delivery robots to begin operating commercially on city streets for the first time.
