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Once a market favorite, the Yunnan-based teahouse chain faces intensifying competition in China even as its overseas business strengthens.

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How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

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How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

Once overlooked for its lack of mass production experience, DeepRoute.ai has emerged as a key supplier through tie-ups with GWM and Geely.

China’s assisted driving race narrows to three, and DeepRoute.ai is catching up fast

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

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How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

The latest raise marks a turning point for the startup following early production and logistics setbacks.

Airseekers secures Series A funding after overcoming delivery struggles

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Luckin Coffee provides app-based ordering, convenient pickup, and a broad beverage menu, reshaping China’s coffee consumption patterns.

Starbucks offers coffee, espresso beverages, and pastries, emphasizing premium quality and creating a welcoming "third place" experience for customers.

Starbucks

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

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After a tumultuous start, Luckin Coffee has secured the top spot in China’s coffee market using a series of aggressive tactics.

Luckin Coffee dethrones Starbucks in China

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Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

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The superapp operator cites a 72% revenue boost for ride-hailing with 'ample room to recover'.

Singapore's Grab cuts losses in Q1 as tourism demand returns

Singapore&#8217;s Grab cuts losses in Q1 as tourism demand returns

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How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

Grab tightens ASEAN food delivery grip despite slowing growth. Singapore-based superapp provider ousts Malaysia, Vietnam rivals from top spots.

Grab tightens ASEAN food delivery grip despite slowing growth

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

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The Uptake | Cloud kitchens: best of both worlds. Facing tough competition, virtual kitchens go click-and-mortar.

The Uptake | Cloud kitchens: best of both worlds

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Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Segment head says smaller portions can save consumers money and avoid waste.

Indonesia's Gojek urges more food size choice to fight inflation

Indonesia&#8217;s Gojek urges more food size choice to fight inflation

The Nasdaq-listed superapp continues to taper incentives after Q2 loss narrows to USD 572 million.

Grab aims to break even sooner for delivery despite softer demand

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

Chinese COVID lockdowns prove a big break for delivery robots. Autonomous vans projected to grow more than tenfold by 2025.

Chinese COVID lockdowns prove a big break for delivery robots

GoTo, formed by Gojek and Tokopedia, merges ride-hailing, logistics, and retail into a single super-app ecosystem.

GoTo

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

Indonesian double unicorn GoTo posted USD 1.5 billion net loss in 2021. The merged company issued its first earnings report after going public last month.

Indonesian double unicorn GoTo posted USD 1.5 billion net loss in 2021

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

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Didi to shut food delivery business in Japan. Majority of 200 employees to be laid off, two years after entry into market.