McDonald's China has invented many new store formats, including the M2go shops, which offer contactless pickup lockers just by scanning a code.

麦当劳中国已经发明了许多新的商店形式，包括M2go商店，它只需扫描代码就可以提供非接触式储物柜。

The company has developed a global logistics infrastructure by growing the number of its overseas distribution centers to 18, as well as warehouses and self-operated distribution and pickup facilities.

该公司通过将其海外配送中心的数量增加到18个，以及仓库和自营配送和取货设施，发展了全球物流基础设施。

"The company has invented new store formats including the M2go shops, which offer contactless pickup lockers just by scanning a code.

“该公司发明了新的商店形式，包括M2go商店，只需扫描代码即可提供非接触式储物柜。

The company has developed global logistics infrastructure by expanding its overseas distribution centers to 18, as well as by establishing overseas warehouses, and self-operated distribution and pickup facilities.

该公司通过将其海外配送中心扩大到18个，以及建立海外仓库和自营配送和取货设施，发展了全球物流基础设施。

"In the meantime, we have started to see an uptick in the domestic travel market, including significant gains in our businesses in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, as well as a pickup in the Hainan Free Trade Port," he said.

“与此同时，我们已经开始看到国内旅游市场的上升，包括我们在香港和澳门特别行政区的业务大幅增长，以及海南自由贸易港的增长，”他说。

At present, Huawei's 4G eLTE, an advanced version of 4G technology, provides stable connectivity for the Jwaneng mine, connecting more than 260 pieces of equipment, including drilling rigs, excavators, heavy trucks and pickup trucks.

目前，华为的4G eLTE是4G技术的高级版本，为Jwaneng矿场提供了稳定的连接，连接了260多台设备，包括钻机、挖掘机、重型卡车和皮卡。

Economists forecast a pickup in growth in China.

经济学家预测中国的经济增长将加快。

Since many companies with operations in Shanghai accelerated production to deliver orders around the world in late May and June, the company's pickup and delivery services in the metropolis had been fully restored early last month, supporting full recovery of production, economy, business and trade in Shanghai.

自5月下旬和6月，许多在上海运营的公司加快生产，在全球各地交付订单以来，该公司在大都市的取货和送货服务已于上月初全面恢复，支持了上海生产、经济、商业和贸易的全面复苏。

"While we may expect some pickup in May and June, the overall second quarter could still be challenging," he said.

他表示：“虽然我们可能预计5月和6月会有所回升，但第二季度的整体情况仍可能充满挑战。”。

Roughly a third of its stores in China remain temporarily closed or are offering delivery or pickup only.

大约三分之一的中国门店暂时关闭，或者只提供送货或取货服务。

The service provided by Baidu's Apollo Go includes over 30 pickup and drop-off points in government departments, residential areas and high-tech industrial parks at the initial stage, Baidu said.

百度表示，百度的Apollo Go提供的服务初期包括政府部门、住宅区和高科技产业园区的30多个接送点。

That also marked the first time JD opened brick-and-mortar stores in Europe, featuring a new shopping model that merges online ordering and pickup shops where parcels are fully arranged by robots, without any human assistance.

这也标志着京东首次在欧洲开设实体店，采用了一种新的购物模式，将在线订购和取货店融合在一起，包裹完全由机器人安排，无需任何人工协助。

The automated warehouse is part of the pickup shop, where people can witness a fleet of robots, including automated ground vehicles and robotic arms responsible for picking, sorting and transferring the merchandise.

自动化仓库是提货店的一部分，人们可以在这里看到一队机器人，包括自动地面车辆和负责提货、分拣和转移商品的机械臂。

It is the first time that JD has opened brick-and-mortar stores in Europe, featuring a new shopping model that merges online ordering and pickup shops where parcels are fully arranged by just robots.

这是京东首次在欧洲开设实体店，采用了一种新的购物模式，将在线订购和取货店融合在一起，在取货店中，包裹完全由机器人安排。

The automated warehouse is part of the pickup shop, where people can witness a fleet of robots including automated ground vehicles and robotic arms responsible for picking, sorting and transferring the merchandise.

自动化仓库是提货店的一部分，人们可以在这里看到一队机器人，包括自动地面车辆和负责提货、分拣和转移商品的机械臂。

In addition, people can visit the pickup shop's showroom to experience ochama's product assortments, or they can also choose the next-day home delivery service without going to the pickup shop, JD said.

此外，京东表示，人们可以参观取货店的展厅，体验奥差玛的产品组合，也可以选择次日送达服务，而无需前往取货店。

Zhou Maohua, an analyst at China Everbright Bank, said profit differentiation between upstream and downstream industries improved in November amid a pickup in domestic demand, an easing in power crunches in some parts of the nation, the correction in raw material prices and government efforts to ease enterprises' burdens.

中国光大银行（China Everbright Bank）分析师周茂华表示，11月，随着国内需求的回升、部分地区电力紧张的缓解、原材料价格的调整以及政府减轻企业负担的努力，上下游行业的利润分化有所改善。

On June 8, Lei visited the R&D center of Baoding-based Great Wall, China's biggest pickup truck maker.

DHL Express China now sees 15.8 percent of green pickup and delivery, with electric vehicles accounting for 13.6 percent.

The company has set up a dedicated Agritech Research Fund, launched a next-day grocery pickup service called Duo Duo Grocery, and has been engaged in harvesting local produces from mushrooms to hairy crabs.

At the end of June, there were 15 Starbucks Now stores, which provide consumers the convenience of mobile ordering for pickup and delivery in six cities.

"It's unsurprising to see a gradual pickup of the luxury market in China, because people simply lack the conventional channels they normally turn to for luxury purchases, such as duty-free shops and outbound trips," said Peng Yanyan, head of the China consumer sector at UBS Securities, who remained rosy about the sector's performance in the country.

For example, Luckin's quick expansion to size stores and emphasis on delivery services and cashless payment have stimulated the prevalence of delivery and store pickup services in coffee chain brands across the country.

During the past month, Ferrero said it witnessed a strong pickup of its e-commerce sales, which have been one of the major pillars for the company's growth.

The contactless delivery and pick-up services allow customers to order online and ask workers to seal the meals in bags and put them in a pre-arranged spot for pickup, according to the company.

Yum China was not the only fast-food company that stepped up contactless pickup and delivery services in China.

McDonald's has also adopted contactless pickup and delivery for Big Macs and other menu items while Starbucks also offers contactless delivery services at selected stores.

Zhejiang province introduces favorable policies covering taxes, financing and market exploration to boost local economyAs the country continues to battle the novel coronavirus, small and medium-sized enterprises in Zhejiang province have been busy normalizing their operations to pave the way for an anticipated pickup once the epidemic ends.

- China's SUV and pickup manufacturer Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. will recall 62,655 vehicles due to defective exterior rear-view mirrors, according to the country's top market regulator.

Cainiao said the average time of parcel pickup to delivery now stands at 22.6 hours in the region, thanks to the adoption of electronic delivery sheets, smart assignment, automated distribution center management and other endeavors to boost delivery efficiency.

The store is smaller than conventional Starbucks locations and equipped with baristas to assist with ordering or order pickup.

All orders will be placed a safe and secure in-wall system with a designated pickup portal associated with each order.

The two companies announced plans in January to collaborate on developing commercial vans and medium-sized pickup trucks while exploring electric and autonomous vehicles together.

Luckin has 2,370 stores in 28 cities in China so far, mostly pickup stations.

Luckin has 2,370 stores in 28 cities in China, mostly pickup stations.

Two central planks serving such goals include the setup of 100,000 pickup stations dubbed "Cainiao Post", and the construction of residential-area network nationwide over the same period of time.

Two central planks serving such a goal include the setting up of 100,000 pickup stations dubbed "Cainiao Post" and the construction of a residential-area network nationwide in the next three years.

The 22-month-old coffee chain has 2,370 stores in 18 cities across China, mostly pickup stations and charted big plans to overtake US-based Starbucks in the country.

Its prices are similar to Starbucks' but it offers deep discounts, pickup locations or delivery of hot coffee in 18 minutes.

The chain operates three types of stores - pickup stores, relax stores and delivery kitchens.

Pickup stores accounted for 91.3 percent of its total stores as of March 31.

Seen as one of the unicorn startups in China, the firm rapidly rose to fame with its ordering services through its mobile phone apps, coupled with pickup and delivery options, which features coupons of high discounts for additional coffee purchases.

McMillon cited the example of a scanning ring developed by a starup for Walmart that shortens pickup time for JD Daojia orders to less than 10 minutes and improvements in the overall efficiency by 50 percent.

Lu said JD's individual parcel pickup business is mainly concentrated in first and second-tier cities.

In order to use the service, customers would ask for a pickup through the firm's app.

Pickup trucks, particularly the full-size versions, are very popular in the US market.

The two cities now own more than 1,500 cars for sharing, with over 450 pickup and return stations, covering shopping malls, supermarkets, office buildings, airports, train stations and communities.

With improving sales and increased footfalls at its stores, Walmart said the investment in e-commerce, home grocery delivery and curbside pickup, have been key to keeping the store competitive.

“We expect to see Alibaba expand its business models through the buy online, pickup in-store new retail mode, partnerships such as Fliggy and Singapore Airlines, as well as technologies internationally, like the chatbot being adopted on the Lazada portal,” Wang said.

The pickup center, which is essentially the renovation of pickup points where customers come to order and get deliveries later, has an expanded floor area of 1,900 square meters, more products, tailor-made home design solutions, catering and play areas for children.

It has 25 stores in 20 cities in China, two pickup points and three distribution centers.

The company is currently revising its retail plans in China as the market is rapidly changing but it will retain a mix of formats including hyper stores, pickup points, experience centers, distribution centers and e-commerce platforms, said Kuliga.

"Luckin Coffee should focus its resources on delivery kitchen outlets and pickup spots instead of large-sized flagship stores, which will only cost more labor," said Wang Zhendong, an analyst at Shanghai Feiyue Investment Management Co Ltd, a consultant to the coffee industry.

The investment will further support both Cainiao and ZTO's focus on building up first and last-mile pickup and delivery capabilities, warehouse management, cross-border logistics and technology-driven smart solutions, according to the press release.

Ford Motor Co on Wednesday suspended production of the company's F-150 pickup, the nation's best-selling vehicle for more than 35 years, because of axa0fire earlier this month at a parts factory in Eaton Rapids, Michigan.

"It takes just 30 seconds for a piece of clothing to go through the procedure of storage, pickup, sorting and delivery preparation.

[Photo/Xinhua]Delivery firms and pickup stations are getting ready for the world's largest shopping festival on Nov 11 organized by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, as its logistics arm Cainiao Network Technology Co Ltd prepares for the event with a vast, military-scale campaign.

Yu called for enhanced coordination among vendors, couriers and pickup stations, especially in counties and townships, to ensure smooth "last-mile" delivery.

Cainiao has also installed 200,000 parcel pickup boxes nationwide and established hundreds of thousands of service stations where consumers can fetch delivery of online-ordered goods.

In March, Ikea opened its first pickup and order outlet in Beijing, a smaller store compared with the 30,000 to 40,000 square meter regular Ikea stores.

The area allocated for a pickup and order point is only 3,000 square meters.

"JD will set up pickup points in Walmart stores to give consumers more delivery address options and pickup solutions," said Carol Fung, president of JD Fast Moving Consumer Goods.

com operated 256 warehouses, 6,906 delivery stations and pickup stations across the country, providing last-mile delivery service nationally.

In November, export growth turned positive at 0.5 percent year-on-year in dollar terms, while retail sales rose by 10.1 percent amid a broader pickup in business as services activity and industrial output also accelerated, official data showed.

China's export growth turned positive at 0.5 percent year-on-year in dollar terms in November amid a broader pickup in economic activity as retail sales, services activity and industrial output accelerated, official data showed.

Looking ahead, Zhou Maohua, an analyst at China Everbright Bank, said he expects to see a gradual pickup in domestic demand and consumption, saying more efforts should be made to create more jobs, improve people's incomes, encourage purchases of big-ticket items and optimize the consumption environment.

China is optimistic about sustaining its robust trade momentum in the fourth quarter and achieving its annual foreign trade target, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, on the back of stable trade growth in the first three quarters, particularly a steady pickup in recent months.

Shipbuilding, consumption, trade all show strong signs of a pickup in Q4On Sept 12, the Emden, South China's first dual-fuel pure car truck carrier, a giant-sized, purpose-built ship, was delivered for use at a ceremony in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.

Tourists who purchase duty-free products having a unit price of 50,000 yuan or above before departure from the island are able to choose the "guaranteed pickup "option, which means they can pick up the goods on site after submitting a guarantee equivalent to the import tax.

When purchasing duty-free goods in 15 categories mentioned on the annex list, including cosmetics and clothing, customers can choose the "buy and pickup" option applicable to items that cost less than 20,000 yuan each.

"A tourist surnamed Wang who picked up her goods from Haikou South Port on Friday said: "I chose the 'buy and pickup' option for cosmetics and the 'guaranteed pickup' option for an expensive watch I purchased.

"Judging from China's headline activity data, positive factors in China's economy are amassing," said Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, noting that the pickup came as a range of government measures were implemented on the ground, designed to support the private economy, invigorate the capital market and expand strategic emerging industries.

The composite PMI, which includes both manufacturing and non-manufacturing activities, came in at 52 in September compared with 51.3 in August, indicating a pickup of enterprises' production and operation activities.

China's consumer price index, a major gauge of inflation, showed a positive growth of 0.1 percent year-on-year in August amid recovering domestic demand characterized by accelerated retail sales, a pickup in lending activity and signs of a property market uptick in some regions, official data showed.

Signs of a pickup in demand recovery are clear as retail sales, a key measure of consumer spending, grew by 4.6 percent year-on-year in August, up from 2.5 percent in July.

Given the gradual pickup in economic activity, improvement in corporate profitability and stronger policy support, consumption will likely perform better in the second half, Fu said.

The trend of the government scaling up support has reinforced Morgan Stanley's conviction that China's economic growth could improve from the fourth quarter, the report said, though the sustainability of the pickup may hinge on fiscal easing and debt resolution of financing vehicles of local governments.

"INNOVATION-DRIVEN INDUSTRIAL UPGRADE"China's cultivation of emerging industries has also spurred the country's economic pickup, which has effectively offset the decline of overseas market demand for the traditional manufacturing sector," said Ding Hong, a researcher with the Jiangsu provincial government's advisory office.

Wu Haojie, an official of the Ningbo division of SF Express, a leading Chinese courier firm, said that 53 pickup points have been set up in Fenghua district and the daily shipment of each point is about 200 parcels.

She Shangfeng, vice-president of Great Wall Motor, a pickup manufacturer and global leader in intelligent new energy SUVs, said he still has a rosy outlook for the development of the automotive sector as well as the broader economy.

It forecast China's growth to slow to 4.6 percent in 2024 after rebounding to 5.6 percent this year, as moderating consumption offsets a small pickup in exports.

The manufacturer, Great Wall Motors, based in Baoding, Hebei province, is considered China's leading sport utility vehicle and pickup manufacturer.

At another news conference on Thursday, World Bank Group President David Malpass said China's rebound in growth is a pickup that "adds to global growth".

"In another news conference on Thursday, World Bank President David Malpass said China's rebound in growth is a pickup that "adds to global growth".

And so that's a pickup that adds to global growth," said Malpass.

The pickup in China should benefit China's neighbors in North and Southeast Asia, with a positive impact being felt both through trade and tourism revenues, he said.

A pickup in China's tourism has "had a huge impact" on countries like Thailand and Vietnam, he said, adding that recovering consumption in China will boost exports of its trade partners in the region.

Zhou estimated that China's CPI will remain at a moderate level this year given the gradual pickup in demand and the country's sufficient supply of daily necessities.

Sean Taylor, chief investment officer for Asia-Pacific at DWS, an asset manager, said pickup in consumption and a revival in services will drive China's economic growth this year, which may accelerate to about 5 percent and underpin further price gains of Chinese equities.

"We now expect a pickup in quarter-on-quarter growth from the first quarter onwards," Kuijs wrote, adding that consumption should be the biggest driver of China's growth in 2023.

China's economy has shown signs of resilience and vitality, and is set to rebound strongly in 2023 with a gradual pickup in domestic demand, including consumption and investment, according to economists.

Amid weakening global economic and market prospects and tightening campaigns by a number of nations' central banks to curb inflation, the pickup in China's economic fundamentals and its financial markets offers unique opportunities to international institutional investors.

It could even result in a pickup of sports activities.

While the economy may be poised for a gradual pickup, experts said it is still essential for the country to step up growth stabilization efforts as the foundation for domestic consumption recovery is not yet firm while overseas demand could deteriorate.

Experts say monetary measures to help boost growth in 4th quarterChina is ramping up monetary support to consolidate the country's economic recovery, with the property market showing signs of a pickup while pro-investment measures are set to take effect in the fourth quarter, said Yi Gang, the country's central bank governor.

Yin said profits at upstream mining companies grew at a fast speed in June, while those of their midstream and downstream counterparts saw improvements amid cooling factory-gate inflation and a pickup in production and demand in some sectors.

China's imports and exports combined rose 14.3 percent year-on-year in June, according to the General Administration of Customs, registering a strong pickup from the 9.5 percent increase in May and much stronger than the 0.1 percent growth in April.

On Wednesday, power generation hit a record high of 27.854 billion kilowatt hours, pointing to a notable pickup in demand, according to the NDRC.

According to the Customs data, imports and exports combined rose by 14.3 percent year-on-year in June, which registered a strong pickup from the 9.5-percent increase in May, and an even sharper comparison with the 0.1-percent growth in April.

Looking ahead, with the better containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and the gradual resumption of work and production, China's economy is set to be back on track with a gradual pickup in demand, smooth supplies and stable expectations, Luo said.