This article originally appeared on ABACUS Meituan is China’s largest food delivery app, but you can use it to order a lot more than just food. The latest thing people can order? Sephora beauty products, which can now be ordered in 16 cities. Meituan also now helps deliver Huawei products like smartphones, tablets and earbuds in three cities. Meituan’s food delivery app shows there are no delivery fees for these services in Beijing, and some Huawei stores in the capital city promise smartphone orders will arrive within an hour. Last month, bookstores in some Chinese cities also joined the delivery platform to cope with losses during the coronavirus pandemic. Even though many people have been stuck at home because of city lockdowns, the pandemic hasn’t given Meituan a boost . Many restaurants across China shut down, and other on-demand services were crippled. Meituan warned that it will post a loss for the first quarter. Sign up now and get a 10% discount (original price US$400) off the China AI Report 2020 by SCMP Research. Learn about the AI ambitions of Alibaba, Baidu & JD.com through our in-depth case studies, and explore new applications of AI across industries. The report also includes exclusive access to webinars to interact with C-level executives from leading China AI companies (via live Q&A sessions). Offer valid until 31 May 2020.
