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Currently valued at $20bn, Chinese social-commerce platform Xiaohongshu has over 300m users, most of whom are females from big cities with high purchasing power.
Currently valued at $20bn, Chinese social-commerce platform Xiaohongshu has over 300m users, most of whom are females from big cities with high purchasing power.
MIWA expands eco-friendly smart vending services in Europe and the US, convenient pre-order and e-payment app for merchants and consumers to get real-time product information.
MIWA expands eco-friendly smart vending services in Europe and the US, convenient pre-order and e-payment app for merchants and consumers to get real-time product information.
Backed by €2m from impact investors, Les Noveaux Affineurs is ramping up production of its plant-based, French vegan cheese gastronomy for export to international markets
Backed by €2m from impact investors, Les Noveaux Affineurs is ramping up production of its plant-based, French vegan cheese gastronomy for export to international markets
Award-winning proptech Mayordomo expects total revenues to reach €75m by 2024, banking on rapid adoption of Smart Point shopping and locker delivery services across Europe.
Award-winning proptech Mayordomo expects total revenues to reach €75m by 2024, banking on rapid adoption of Smart Point shopping and locker delivery services across Europe.
Armed with €7.2m in seed funding, award-winning Didimo is scaling-up to produce customized AI-powered facial doubles and avatars for diverse business sectors.
Armed with €7.2m in seed funding, award-winning Didimo is scaling-up to produce customized AI-powered facial doubles and avatars for diverse business sectors.
Besides helping shoemakers cut product development costs by 80%, 4D ShoeTech is now expanding its 3D modeling services to make prototypes for luggage manufacturers.
Besides helping shoemakers cut product development costs by 80%, 4D ShoeTech is now expanding its 3D modeling services to make prototypes for luggage manufacturers.
Orain's IoT-powered hardware and AI-infused app boost revenue from vending machines by making them interactive and sociable for the first time.
Orain's IoT-powered hardware and AI-infused app boost revenue from vending machines by making them interactive and sociable for the first time.
Sonicboom's data-over-sound technology allows transmission and acquisition of data to and from smart mobile devices without internet connectivity, helping retail-space operators understand consumer behavior.
Sonicboom's data-over-sound technology allows transmission and acquisition of data to and from smart mobile devices without internet connectivity, helping retail-space operators understand consumer behavior.
As consumers get more vocal and powerful online, Consumers Trust lets businesses view, track and respond to customers' complaints while offering related data for marketing.
As consumers get more vocal and powerful online, Consumers Trust lets businesses view, track and respond to customers' complaints while offering related data for marketing.
Proppos FastPay's food-recognition technology decreases checkout times to 5-10 seconds and its AI-driven predictive consumption models optimizes operational efficiency.
Proppos FastPay's food-recognition technology decreases checkout times to 5-10 seconds and its AI-driven predictive consumption models optimizes operational efficiency.
A members-only platform offering goods and services in lower-tier cities, Blackfish gained 400,000 subscribers and raised RMB 1.3bn just nine months after launch.
A members-only platform offering goods and services in lower-tier cities, Blackfish gained 400,000 subscribers and raised RMB 1.3bn just nine months after launch.
Haishen's deep learning tech can track shopping behavior and locate desired products to boost sales and inventory management.
Haishen's deep learning tech can track shopping behavior and locate desired products to boost sales and inventory management.
Traditional cooperatives can digitize their financial systems faster with KODI automated features to increase transparency and efficiency.
Traditional cooperatives can digitize their financial systems faster with KODI automated features to increase transparency and efficiency.
First cloud-based, corrective and preventive facilities management and maintenance platform to employ near-field communication technology, saving managers 40% of the time spent on adminstration.
First cloud-based, corrective and preventive facilities management and maintenance platform to employ near-field communication technology, saving managers 40% of the time spent on adminstration.
eShop Ventures: A costly spending spree to create the Spanish Amazon
Behind the downfall of one of Spain's most promising startups
China new retail: A blend of the best of online and offline shopping
Players big and small are contributing to China’s new retail revolution
This Chinese café startup aims to best Starbucks with “new retail” strategy
Luckin Coffee has gone from scratch to China’s first coffee shop unicorn in less than a year, pouring more than 5 million cups of coffee along the way
Haoyiku makes it possible to offer genuine products at lower prices
When e-commerce is combined with social media, everybody wins
EXCLUSIVE: Mexico’s Trendier invests in Chicfy as part of €1 million deal
Spain's most popular secondhand fashion marketplace and media darling gets lifeline as it struggles financially to stay afloat
How influential is your influencer? This startup has the metrics to turn buzz into gold
Influencity is a new way for companies and brands to win in social media marketing
An AI future as seen through Chinese retail
Retail provides a good contemporary case study for how an AI future might look in China
Have you ever bought expensive equipment but seldom used it? Do you want to try the latest electronic gadgets at low cost? Try this online sharing and rental platform
This Tencent-backed startup helps content creators make real money with their own e-shops in WeChat