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 ...

The on-demand service economy — also known as the online to offline (O2O) market — was virtually unheard of five years ago. In the ensuing years it's gone from investment darling, to reports of its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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BEIJING & SHANGHAI & BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walmart (NYSE: WMT) today announced a $50 million strategic investment in New Dada, China’s largest local on-demand logistics and grocery O2O ...

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 ...