Merchants accuse Ele.me of unfairly deducting money from orders
Merchants are accusing food delivery startup Ele.me of forcing to deduct RMB 3 per order for promotion fee for a bid ranking, Tencent News is reporting…
Tag: Baidu Waimai
Updated: Baidu Waimai contractors accuse Baidu of driving them towards bankrupcy
Baidu’s food delivery service Baidu Waimai has accused the company of making them lose thousands if not millions of RMB when promised subsidies never c…
Top 15 apps you need for living in China
Say goodbye to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and welcome your new favorite apps. Here is everything you will need to navigate your China life. 1. C…
The strategies, tactics and challenges for China’s food delivery industry
Huan-Po knows it’s about lunchtime when his colleagues start to circulate an online menu in their WeChat group at around 11 am. “We’ll have our lunch d…
China’s first environmental lawsuit against food delivery services
A Chinese environmental NGO has sued the country's three biggest food delivery platforms—Baidu Waimai, Ele.me, and Meituan—over their environmentally h…
Baidu sells its food delivery service to Alibaba-backed Ele.me
China’s internet giant Baidu is selling its food delivery service Baidu Waimai to rival Ele.me, backed by Alibaba. The two top players in the takeout d…
Baidu Waimai said to merge with Ele.me
Baidu is currently in negotiations to sell its delivery service Waimai to its competitor Ele.me backed by Alibaba and Ant Financial, according to finan…
New standards for delivery in China: Food distribution boxes must be disinfected
The first domestic food distribution package disinfection standards were released (in Chinese) on July 11th and formally implemented on the same day. I…
Why China’s top mobile platforms are switching to interactive ads
China takes about one fourth of the global game market, with its 600 million gamers in China generating $24.6 billion according to Bloomberg. China’s d…