China’s e-commerce giants have long understood that speed is the top priority when it comes to delivery—and have invested accordingly. America’s e-commerce kings, for their part, also expressed interest in lightning quick delivery times. Amazon, the …
What does a global pandemic mean for the future of work? In the short term, people have had to bring their jobs home, adopt new digital tools, and balance work and child care in new ways. But will these changes last? Will they make any long-term differ…
Like most students in China, I had a very long winter vacation. My university shut down completely at the end of January, when Covid-19 lockdowns began, and students were forbidden to return to campus for months.
China has been extra careful about…
In China’s competitive e-commerce industry, group buying is becoming increasingly popular—and more diversified.
E-commerce giant Pinduoduo was built on group purchases. The company offered low prices to “teams” of online buyers, encouraging consum…
In case you missed it, the founder of Pinduoduo, Colin Huang, recently stepped down as CEO. The move was announced a week after Huang eclipsed Jack Ma as China’s second-richest person. That feat was underwritten by a sudden, rapid increase in Huang’s p…