According to a query on Kuairunner, the differences between Meituan group buying and takeout are as follows:

1. Different service targets: Meituan group buying mainly serves consumers and provides products with group buying discounts. and services, Meituan Takeout mainly serves catering merchants and consumers, providing takeout delivery services.

2. Different business scopes: Meituan Group Buying mainly covers group buying, movies, tourism and other entertainment fields, while Meituan Takeout covers the catering and takeout delivery field.

3. Different profit models: Meituan’s group-buying profit model is to charge a certain percentage of commission from the product price, while Meituan’s take-out is to charge a certain percentage of commission from the merchant’s sales.

4. Different competitors: Meituan’s group-buying competitors are mainly other group-buying platforms, while Meituan’s take-out competitors are mainly catering take-out delivery platforms, such as Ele.me.