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Alibaba’s Freshippo looking for funds at lowered valuation

Alibaba’s supermarket chain Freshippo is looking to raise funds at a valuation of nearly $6bn, lower than a target valuation of up to $10bn earlier this year. Freshippo had to downgrade its forecast as a result of the latest Covid-19 restrictions in China.

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