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What Defines China’s Business Future? Data, Smart Systems, and Sharing.

May 14, 2018 By Bingsheng Teng

Forget e-commerce. In today’s China, the smartest businesses are moving the digital revolution into the offline world as the boundaries between online and offline become increasingly blurred. The integration of information technology into our daily lives is allowing companies to apply advanced big data techniques to transform a range of industries previously considered relatively impervious to digital disruption. For businesses across nearly every sector, the key to future success now lies in three areas: data, smart systems and the sharing economy.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, Innovation, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, New Retail, O2O, Sharing Economy

No Easy Rides: DCM Ventures’ Ramon Zeng on How Chinese Startups Manage to Thrive

March 29, 2017 By Deng Yuanyuan, Liu Sha

The Chinese internet industry has developed at an amazing speed with a number of tech firms becoming “unicorns” worldwide. A major force behind those fast-growing companies and young CEOs is the venture capital firms who play a crucial role in spotting and supporting innovative models. Over the past 10 years, VC has evolved from a non-mainstream form of finance to one of the hottest areas in the Middle Kingdom. Ramon Zeng, with a number of successful investments in “unicorns”, talks about his observation of the industry and what the next big trend will be.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, Entrepreneurship Tagged With: E-Commerce in China, Intellectual Property, O2O, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital

Will e-Commerce Replace Brick-and-Mortar Stores?

February 27, 2017 By Yuanyuan Deng

After incredible growth in recent years, e-commerce in China seems to be slowing down. One reason behind this is the high penetration rate. By 2016, 62% people in Tier 3 and 4 cities were shopping online, while the number in Tier 1 and 2 cities stood at 89%. On the other hand, consumers in China have also changed over time, now the middle class are shifting their money from cheap products to premium services and goods where experience and recognition ties take priority. So does it mean online retail will go gloomy and physical stores may return to the spotlight?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Consumers, eCommerce, Know China, Retail Tagged With: O2O, Online retail, Retail

Uber China Faces a Massive Challenge in the China Market

July 12, 2016 By Claire van den Heever

Uber China, a massive expansion challenge

Doing business in China has never been easy for foreign-owned companies, but Uber has largely managed to avoid conflict by operating as a separate Chinese subsidiary, Uber China, on the mainland. However, Uber China still faces many challenges: competing with Didi, not being profitable, and even worse, its business has always been riding on a government regulation fence. In a market that is as challenging, and competitive as China’s, the answer to winning over China’s smartphone users lies deeper than just competitive pricing or partnerships.

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Consumers, Multinationals in China, O2O, Policy and Law Tagged With: Competition, Didi Dache, O2O, Uber

The Online Sector in China: When Rivals Work Together

January 11, 2016 By Li Hui

In 2014 rival taxi apps Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache engaged in a fierce price war that left onlookers stunned. According to multiple sources, Didi and Kuaidi altogether splashed over RMB 2 billion (approx. $376 million) on subsidizing customer ride fares. Yet in early 2015, the two bitter rivals announced their decision to merge. It made little sense. They couldn’t possibly have buried the hatchet that soon. Cases like Didi-Kuaidi are becoming common in China’s internet industry, spanning areas like online travel, group buying and classified advertisement websites. Why is China’s online sector witnessing a series of frenzied mergers, acquisitions and partnerships between sworn rivals?

Filed Under: All Articles, Entrepreneurship, Know China, Mergers and Acquisitions Tagged With: Alibaba, Baidu, Ctrip, Dianping.com, Didi Dache, Meituan, Mergers and Acquisitions, O2O, Qunar, Tencent

Mobile Wallets in China: Click to Pay

July 30, 2015 By Li Hui

Mobile wallets are taking off in China but it is too early to say what they mean for the use of cash and bank cards.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Infographics, Know China, O2O Tagged With: Alipay, Baidu, Mobile Payments, O2O, Slider, Tencent, WeChat

My ‘App-y Life: Living Life Off Mobile Apps in China

July 23, 2015 By Li Hui

Mobile apps in China have created a bubble in which people can get most of the things they need without stepping out of the comforts of their home

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Infographics, O2O, Technology Tagged With: Baidu, Dianping.com, Group Buying, Mobile Apps, O2O, Slider, Taobao, Tencent

Ghost Malls in China: Where Have all the Shoppers Gone?

June 9, 2015 By Helen Roxburgh     

With the rise of e-commerce and more discerning consumers, the recent growth of malls in China risks becoming redundant.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Innovation, Know China, O2O, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, eCommerce, O2O, Retail, Shopping, Slider, Tmall

Alibaba and the Rest: The Davids Vs. Goliath

February 4, 2015 By Sarah O’Meara

With its huge scale and steps toward global dominance, can anyone rival Alibaba’s might in China’s e-commerce sector?

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Know China, O2O, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Alibaba IPO, Alipay, Baidu, JD.com, O2O, Slider, Taobao, Tencent, Wanda, WeChat

No Purchase Necessary: the Sharing Economy in China

February 3, 2015 By Colin Shek

The sharing economy has been threatening traditional industries in the West. Now it’s gaining a foothold in China.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, Innovation, O2O, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Airbnb, Car Rental, Chinese Consumers, Government Regulation, O2O, Sharing Economy, Slider, Uber, WeChat, Yongche

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