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2021
Meituan announces self-inspection and rectification
Meituan said it would conduct a comprehensive self-inspection and rectification in accordance with the administrative penalty and guidance documents, and prevent exclusive dealing practices described as “二选一.”
2021
Meituan fined for antitrust violations
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation ordered Meituan to stop the unlawful conduct, refund exclusive-cooperation deposits, and pay a fine of 3% of its 2020 domestic sales, amounting to RMB 3.442 billion.
2021
Meituan fined over exclusive-dealing conduct
China's State Administration for Market Regulation found that Meituan abused its dominant position in the domestic online food-delivery platform services market through exclusive-dealing practices. On October 8, 2021, it ordered Meituan to stop the conduct, refund exclusive-cooperation deposits, and pay a RMB 3.442 billion fine.
2021
China fines Meituan for alleged abuse of market dominance
China's State Administration for Market Regulation fined Meituan 3% of its 2020 domestic sales, or 3.442 billion yuan, and ordered it to stop the conduct and refund exclusive cooperation deposits. The regulator found that Meituan had abused its dominant position by imposing exclusive cooperation arrangements that restricted competition.
2021
Meituan launches one-hour iPhone 13 delivery
Meituan launched a limited-availability service offering iPhone 13 delivery within one hour from 498 Apple-authorized stores across 117 cities in China.
2021
Meituan releases simplified app
Meituan’s simplified app appeared in Android app stores, retaining shopping features for daily necessities from the main app.
2021
China's market regulator investigates Meituan's Mobike acquisition filing
China's State Administration for Market Regulation said it would investigate Meituan's acquisition of Mobike for allegedly not having been declared as required.
2021
China's market regulator investigates Meituan's unreported Mobike acquisition
China's State Administration for Market Regulation said it was investigating Meituan's acquisition of Mobike for failure to file the transaction as required.
2021
Inceptio Technology completes $270 million Series B financing
Inceptio Technology announced completion of a $270 million Series B equity financing, jointly led by JD Logistics, Meituan, and PAG, with other investors participating.
2021
Meituan offers free bike rides in Xinxiang
Meituan said its bikes in Xinxiang would be free to ride from July 23 to July 29 to support residents' travel needs during extreme weather.
2021
Meituan provides emergency support services during Henan floods
During the Henan floods, Meituan provided app-based assistance for finding emergency shelters, charging and volunteer help, and coordinated free charging and support through local merchants and community group-buying locations.
2021
Meituan introduces self-developed drone model
Meituan introduced a new self-developed drone model at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. The company also announced plans for a drone logistics network pilot program in Shanghai.
2021
Hesai completes Series D funding exceeding $300 million
Hesai completed a Series D funding round of more than $300 million, with GL Ventures, Xiaomi, Meituan and CPE among the lead investors.
2021
Meituan announces service upgrades for older users
Meituan announced system and service upgrades for older users, including voice-based food ordering and improvements to its older-user services across several business lines. The article also reports that the upgrades to four business lines had initially been completed and describes related app and service features.
2021
畅捷通 and Meituan form strategic partnership for restaurant services
畅捷通 and Meituan’s wholly owned affiliate Tianjin Hanbo Information Technology formally reached a strategic cooperation agreement. The parties will jointly provide restaurant clients with integrated smart restaurant management services, with Meituan providing its restaurant RMS and devices and 畅捷通 providing financial and supply-chain management systems.
2021
Meituan launches carbon account features
Meituan announced the launch of a carbon account for delivery merchants and users. Users can track carbon-footprint information in the Meituan app; merchants are scheduled to be able to log and track environmental-protection efforts starting June 9.
2021
Mech-Mind completes Series C funding
Mech-Mind Robotics completed Series C funding led by Meituan, with participation from existing investors including Sequoia Capital China and Source Code Capital. The investment brought Mech-Mind's total funding to over USD 100 million.
2021
Pudu completes Series C funding
Pudu Robotics announced that it had completed a CNY 500 million Series C financing round, with new strategic shareholders and continued investments from existing shareholders Meituan and Sequoia Capital China Fund.
2021
Meituan and Ele.me adopt tiered merchant commission pricing
Meituan and Ele.me began implementing a new merchant fee model that separates platform service fees into technical service fees and fulfillment service fees. The fulfillment fee varies according to order price, delivery distance and delivery time.
2021
Meituan implements revised delivery fee model
Meituan implemented a revised delivery fee model in all of its directly operated cities in China from May 1, calculating fees by distance, price and time period instead of using the previous fixed fulfillment service fee.