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In China there are a heap of last-mile delivery providers, but only two clear winners with national coverage: http://ele.me/ http://ele.me/ and http://waimai.me
by contingencies 9y ago
In China there are a heap of last-mile delivery providers, but only two clear winners with national coverage: http://ele.me/ http://ele.me/ and http://waimai.meituan.com/ http://waimai.meituan.com/ ... statistics of recent but nebulous origin claim Ele.me (Alibaba-backed) has 55% (42% + 13% after acquiring Baidu Waimai last month) and Meituan (Tencent backed) has 41% of the national market. (I would regard these figures suspiciously.)
Overall the finished meal delivery concept has proven very popular with Chinese consumers, probably because of growing working hours, smaller families/living situations and worsening traffic.
The government recently announced rules for the delivery sector's employees including no right to enter private premises, requirement to be punctual, requirement to be quiet and respectful, etc.
In terms of Asian regional providers, Food Panda has pretty good traction in a few countries and there are a number of smaller startups in most Southeast Asian markets, though none we are aware of with fundamentally unique models. Uber Eats and Deliveroo are trying to get in to some markets like Hong Kong.