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The two snack retailers are racing toward IPOs with Mixue-like expansion, but lack its supply chain discipline and margin control.

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Neolix said it has deployed 10,000 self-driving vehicles, marking an industry milestone.

China races ahead in robovans even as autonomous delivery challenges remain

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Innovent’s tie-up with Takeda tests investor faith in China’s biotech dream

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Walmart closes stores as Chinese households embrace online grocery shopping. Loss-making fresh food e-commerce upstarts are eating into profits.

Walmart closes stores as Chinese households embrace online grocery shopping

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Flipkart competes with deep-pocketed conglomerates such as Amazon and Reliance Jio in India's soon-to-be USD 111 billion e-commerce market.

IPO-bound Flipkart to raise USD 1 billion to fuel expansion

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The e-commerce giant, Flipkart, which was acquired by American retail titan Walmart in 2018 for USD 16 billion, is now mulling to merge with a SPAC to fast pace its listing process in the US, a report by Bloomberg said, citing sources.

Flipkart deliberates a SPAC merger to go public

Flipkart competes with Amazon India and Reliance-owned JioMart to get a bigger pie of the e-commerce market that is expected to reach USD 94 billion by 2023.