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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

The life of a delivery driver in China: Many people don't know how an order can arrive at their home in just one day'

Many people don't know how an order can arrive at their home in just one day. In China, home deliveries are a craze. Everyone orders things all the time. The Asian giant has the largest online commerce market on the planet, with an average of 125 packages per person, per year. That's one order every three days. Companies compete fiercely. And the deliveries are handled by an army of motorcyclists on electric scooters, each with a metal box on the back.
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E-Commerce
fromThe Drum
1 month ago

Why WeChat is a start and not a silver bullet for luxury brands in China

Luxury retail in China is rapidly shifting to integrated online-offline-logistics New Retail driven by digital-native millennials and WeChat-enabled personalised, fast e-commerce.
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Matters
3 months ago

Yaso raises 8m to expand beyond beauty with new products in China

Yaso raised over £8 million to expand from UK beauty into supplements, fashion and food, integrating British brands into Chinese social-commerce platforms.
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