Alibaba to merge food delivery, travel units in ‘instant retail’ drive

Alibaba to merge food delivery, travel units in 'instant retail' drive Alibaba to merge food delivery, travel units in 'instant retail' drive

HONG KONG — Alibaba Group will merge its food delivery platform Ele.me and online travel platform Fliggy into its China e-commerce business group, as it rolls back a grand restructuring plan and emphasizes rapid fulfillment of orders, CEO Eddie Wu announced in an internal letter to some employees on Monday.

“This marks a strategic upgrade as we transition from an e-commerce platform to a broader consumer platform,” Wu said in the letter, which was viewed by Nikkei Asia.