The explosion of ‘online-to-offline’ (O2O) strategies is a phenomenon in China. But the fusion of reassurance and inspiration offered by best-in-class O2O should be embraced in the West, particularly ...

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's two biggest online-to-offline (O2O) service providers, backed separately by rivals Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings, announced a merger, as Internet ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the usage of e-commerce in China to an all-time high level. While at the same time offline retail is struggling to get footfall back. In the week of April 13, 77% of ...

In September 2012, Pony Ma announced in Beijing that Tencent, with its 200 million WeChat users combined with its ability to provide e-commerce and payment services, would launch a foray into the O2O ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing offices of Shequ001, a start-up delivering supermarket goods booked via smartphone, stand almost deserted. Leaflets lie scattered on the floor. Nearly 400 former ...

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Bopai, an online-to-offline (O2O) car maintenance company in China, which was valued at $600 million, the largest of the industry, announced on Tuesday that it closed its operations due to bankruptcy.

Meituan-Dianping, China’s largest group deals site, confirmed that it has closed a colossal $3.3 billion round at a valuation of $18 billion. The company claims that this is the largest single funding ...