Chinese regulator fines Luckin Coffee, affiliated groups $9M
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Kyle Brasseur2020-09-22T17:49:00
China’s market competition regulator announced a fine of 61 million yuan (U.S. $9 million) against Luckin Coffee and a group of affiliated firms in response to the coffee chain’s inflated sales scandal.
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