There are currently two million active merchants on Ele.me’s platform. The Shanghai-based company has a delivery crew of about three million as well as operations in 670 cities and more than 1,000 counties. Photo: ReutersThere are currently two million active merchants on Ele.me’s platform. The Shanghai-based company has a delivery crew of about three million as well as operations in 670 cities and more than 1,000 counties. Photo: Reuters
There are currently two million active merchants on Ele.me’s platform. The Shanghai-based company has a delivery crew of about three million as well as operations in 670 cities and more than 1,000 counties. Photo: Reuters
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Ele.me steps up investments as on-demand delivery battle with rival Meituan-Dianping intensifies

Ele.me, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Alibaba, aims to capture at least 50 per cent of China’s growing food delivery market in the near term

Topic |   China technology
Zen SooChua Kong Ho
Zen Soo and Chua Kong Ho

Updated: 12:46pm, 25 Jul, 2018

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There are currently two million active merchants on Ele.me’s platform. The Shanghai-based company has a delivery crew of about three million as well as operations in 670 cities and more than 1,000 counties. Photo: ReutersThere are currently two million active merchants on Ele.me’s platform. The Shanghai-based company has a delivery crew of about three million as well as operations in 670 cities and more than 1,000 counties. Photo: Reuters
There are currently two million active merchants on Ele.me’s platform. The Shanghai-based company has a delivery crew of about three million as well as operations in 670 cities and more than 1,000 counties. Photo: Reuters
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