Alibaba mapping app steps into local business rankings, intensifying competition

Alibaba mapping app steps into local business rankings, intensifying competition

By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba’s mapping app Amap is moving away from its traditional focus on navigation and encroaching into rival Meituan’s local-lifestyle territory by launching its own ranking of restaurants, hotels and tourist destinations. Alibaba and Meituan are among the prominent tech companies in China locked in a bitter battle for market…

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