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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

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

E-commerce

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

On-demand Services

As shopper bases mature and grow savvier, platforms focus on retaining super users through premium membership perks.

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Saudi Arabia

KEZAD is opening doors for Chinese businesses as Gulf nations push for economic diversification.

Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)? | KrASIA

Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)?

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

Retail

Once a trailblazer, Roidmi’s closure underscores how a single misstep can unravel an early advantage in a fiercely competitive industry.

Roidmi bows out: Xiaomi-backed brand succumbs to market pressures | KrASIA

Roidmi bows out: Xiaomi-backed brand succumbs to market pressures

On-demand Services | KrASIA Archives

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

Didi

Outside of China, Didi Chuxing's global expansion is expecting a bleeding war.

Didi Chuxing mulls IPO to raise capital, as old and new enemies challenge its market dominance | KrASIA

Didi Chuxing mulls IPO to raise capital, as old and new enemies challenge its market dominance

I'm Xiaochun with KrASIA [kri’eɪʃə], a newborn digital media with a dedication to help Asia uncover its innovations and to create.

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Plus, ComfortDelGro mulls partnership with Go-Jek. Facebook released rulebook.  

KrASIA Daily: China's ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing reportedly in talks for IPO  | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: China&#8217;s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing reportedly in talks for IPO 

Plus, Razer acquires MOL. Walmart is close to buying a majority stake in Flipkart.

KrASIA Daily: Didi Chuxing enters Uber's key market Mexico  | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: Didi Chuxing enters Uber&#8217;s key market Mexico 

Ele.me, a Chinese online food delivery platform, partners with local restaurants to provide fast, convenient dining options to urban consumers.

Ele.me

China online food delivery is now a RMB 20 million market

China’s ele.me claims 260m users and 6 billion orders for 2017 | KrASIA

China’s ele.me claims 260m users and 6 billion orders for 2017

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Contributor

The Singapore-headquartered company operates in 6 countries.

Singapore ComfortDelGro Acquires London Taxi Operator for UK Expedition | KrASIA

Singapore ComfortDelGro Acquires London Taxi Operator for UK Expedition

Baidu explained that driverless food delivery is more applicable to orders of large quantities.

Baidu Ties up with Meituan on Driverless Food Delivery in Xiong’an New Area | KrASIA

Baidu Ties up with Meituan on Driverless Food Delivery in Xiong’an New Area

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Didi Chuxing claimed it's the largest food delivery app in Wuxi city eight days after its launch.

Meituan-Dianping and Didi Chuxing both Claim Temporary Victory over Competition to Evolve into China's Super Service App | KrASIA

Meituan-Dianping and Didi Chuxing both Claim Temporary Victory over Competition to Evolve into China&#8217;s Super Service App

Plus, South Korean conglomerate SK Holdings invested in Grab. Mirae Asset Financial Group plans to raise a US$264.8 million fund to invest in Didi Chuxing. 

KrASIA Daily: Uber and Rival Careem Allowed to Continue Operations in Egypt, Although Former Ruling Ordered the Government to Suspend Their Licenses | KrASIA

KrASIA Daily: Uber and Rival Careem Allowed to Continue Operations in Egypt, Although Former Ruling Ordered the Government to Suspend Their Licenses

The launching of Didi Chuxing, the landscape of the ride-hailing market, and the Chinese ride-hailing giant's showdown with Uber, all in Mexico.

On-demand Services

Didi Chuxing mulls IPO to raise capital, as old and new enemies challenge its market dominance

KrASIA Daily: China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing reportedly in talks for IPO

KrASIA Daily: Didi Chuxing enters Uber’s key market Mexico

China’s ele.me claims 260m users and 6 billion orders for 2017

Singapore ComfortDelGro Acquires London Taxi Operator for UK Expedition

Baidu Ties up with Meituan on Driverless Food Delivery in Xiong’an New Area

Meituan-Dianping and Didi Chuxing both Claim Temporary Victory over Competition to Evolve into China’s Super Service App

KrASIA Daily: Uber and Rival Careem Allowed to Continue Operations in Egypt, Although Former Ruling Ordered the Government to Suspend Their Licenses

Didi Chuxing to Rival Uber in Mexico

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