DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ China's Meituan lost $82 billion in market cap amid rising competition, slowdown in food delivery business
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A food delivery courier for Meituan in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Source: BloombergSince the beginning of 2023, Chinese food delivery leader Meituan has lost a staggering $82 billion in market capitalization, as fears over increasing competition and a warning from its management about a slowdown in its main food delivery business have spooked investors. The tech giant's market cap has tumbled nearly 60% to 441.06 billion Hong Kong dollars ($56.4 billion) from HK$1.08 trillion ($138.2 billion) at the beginning of 2023, according to LSEG data. The company still dominates China's food delivery industry, with almost 70% of the market share in the mainland, according to 2022 data from research firm ChinaIRN. But competition has been rising, especially from Alibaba -owned Ele.me, another prominent food delivery company in China.

Persons: Meituan, Shen Organizations: Bloomberg, Hong Kong, HK, CNBC Locations: Beijing, China, Ele.me

☆ China food delivery firm Meituan beats revenue expectations amid economic headwinds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Casey Hall | Thomson Reuters | Casey Has Reported On China'S Consumer Culture Her Base In Shanghai For More Than A Decade | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The platform, whose app provides services such as bike-sharing, ticket-booking and maps, reported June-September revenue of 76.47 billion yuan ($10.69 billion), versus 62.62 billion yuan in the same period a year earlier. Meituan posted a profit of 3.59 billion yuan versus profit of 1.22 billion yuan a year earlier. Meituan CEO Wang Xing previously flagged a tougher third quarter for the food delivery business due to macroeconomic headwinds. A Meituan delivery worker rides a scooter carrying vegetables on a snowy day in Beijing, China January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsQuarterly revenue from core local commerce, which includes food delivery as well as non-food delivery service Meituan Instashopping, rose 24.5% to 57.69 billion yuan.

Persons: Meituan, LSEG, Wang Xing, Tingshu Wang, Ele.me, ChinaIRN, John Choi, Wang Huiwen, ChatGPT, Casey Hall, Christopher Cushing, Edmund Klamann Organizations: HK, REUTERS, Alibaba Group, Meituan, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia

☆ Meituan’s KeeTa joins Hong Kong's food delivery race — but analysts are skeptical
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

HONG KONG, CHINA - MAY 22: A poster promoting 'KeeTa' is seen on May 22, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. "I'm not very optimistic about Meituan's expansion in Hong Kong," Shawn Yang, managing director of Blue Lotus Research Institute, told CNBC. The food delivery service — named KeeTa — launched on May 22 in two residential areas: Mong Kok and Tai Kok Tsui. Stiff competitionThe penetration rate of food delivery in Hong Kong is not particularly high. The food delivery market in Hong Kong remains lukewarm, even during the pandemic, with moderate growth rates.

Persons: Chen Yongnnuo, Shawn Yang, KeeTa —, Mong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, KeeTa, Sham, Meituan, Kai Wang, ChinaIRN, doesn't, it's, Wang, Yang, Blue, Ryan Lai, Lai Organizations: China News Service, Getty, Blue Lotus Research Institute, CNBC, Yau, Morningstar, Morningstar Asia, Blue Lotus Research, Blue Lotus, Foodpanda, Hong, HK Locations: HONG KONG, CHINA, Hong Kong, China, Mong, Morningstar Asia, Mong Kok, Hong, Deliveroo, Foodpanda Hong Kong

Search resuls for: "ChinaIRN"

3 mentions found