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With cheap phones and scripted content, they gamed the platform’s algorithm to dominate product search and sales.

The restructuring aims to tighten logistics and capture more ground in China’s instant retail market.

From EVs to Meituan food deliveries and Mixue bubble tea, newcomers are edging out rivals.

Platforms are setting user and order records while investment banks issue warnings.

A single Saturday saw Taobao Shangou, Meituan, and JD.com log a combined 200 million orders, testing subsidy strength, logistics, and supply chains in real time.

In a candid address, JD.com’s founder maps a future grounded in core principles and innovation.

After cost cuts and subsidy rollbacks failed to yield profits, Meituan is scaling back Youxuan to focus on an offline retail initiative under Xiaoxiang Supermarket.

Logging over 60 million orders during the 618 festival, Alibaba’s flash sale drive is reshaping its e-commerce playbook.