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E-commerce & Instant Retail

Douyin Group Buying Raids Meituan

Over the past four years, Douyin, unwilling to be just a traffic business, has been aggressively testing Meituan's core local life services, but with little success until the pandemic drove local merchants to livestream for survival. On August 19, Douyin and Ele.me announced a partnership to enter food delivery, but without a specific timeline. This article explores the real progress and impact of Douyin's entry, Meituan's countermeasures, and merchants' perspectives.

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E-commerce & Instant Retail

Young People Don't Want Next-Day Delivery

On the afternoon of August 4, Cui Youcai remembered it was Qixi Festival after finishing work. His survival instinct made him hurriedly open an e-commerce app, only to find that the fastest delivery was next day. Traditional B2C e-commerce solved shopping but not immediacy. Delivery times have shrunk from a week to one day over a decade, but online shopping still seems measured in days, forcing people to plan ahead. Yet life is unpredictable, and not all needs can be planned, like the 'flower ritual' remembered on Qixi evening.

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