



This week’s podcast is about Dingdong, a specialty ecommerce player in China focused on fresh groceries. It has gone public while still operating profit negative – but brings to mind a similar situation with Meituan at IPO.
You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya.
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Related articles:
- Should Vipshop Build a Logistics Network Like JD? (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 7)
- The Pros and Cons of Farfetch’s Global Luxury Marketplace (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Daily Update)
From the Concept Library, concepts for this article are:
- Purchasing Economies
- Economies of Scale – Geographic Density
- Explore and Exploit
From the Company Library, companies for this article are:
- Dingdong
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