SHANGHAI/NEW YORK -- China’s cafe chain Luckin Coffee is beginning to see its losses balloon during its meteoric rise in popularity as it prepares to go public in the U.S. Nasdaq market.
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Luckin Coffee's new store in northeast China's city of Shenyang. The company has opened stores in prime locations across China. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
SHANGHAI/NEW YORK -- China’s cafe chain Luckin Coffee is beginning to see its losses balloon during its meteoric rise in popularity as it prepares to go public in the U.S. Nasdaq market.