Laogao E-commerce Newspaper on August 9th E-commerce Evening News

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on August 9] 1. Tmall opens a century-old courier supply station in Beijing to achieve "same-day delivery" battery life; 2. Tmall upgrades to the free shipping area of ​​Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai to open the "next-day delivery" era; 3. AliExpress brand management category has added a new projector industry to adjust; 4. McDonald's has completely "returned" to the Chinese: Chinese capital accounts for the majority; 5. JD announced that it will open more than 300 retail experience stores this year.

　　1. Tmall opens a century-old courier supply station in Beijing to achieve "same-day delivery" flight

　　Today, August 9, Tmall announced that it would jointly set up a courier supply station in Beijing with Cainiao. The first batch of 21 sites are located in the Chinese time-honored brand Zhang Yiyuan Teahouse. The courier can go to the store to rest, escape the summer heat, and replenish free tea. This is an upgrade of the service guarantee for couriers in Beijing after Tmall announced its Beijing Center strategy. On the day the supply station was established, Tmall couriers from nearby delivery outlets attracted gathering. Guo Ruili, a 51-year-old female courier, is from Luohe, Henan Province. She is responsible for the delivery of packages in the Dashilan area of ​​Beijing in Tmall supermarkets. She said that consumers don’t like to go out shopping in summer, so they buy more packages online than usual. She gave more than 100 pieces every day, and at most she gave 173 pieces a day. (Source: Tianxia Online Business)

　　Comment: It’s a good thing, but the key is to have time to rest?

　　2. Tmall upgrades free shipping in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai to open the "next-day delivery" era

　　On August 9th, Tmall International announced today that it has launched next-day delivery services for imported goods to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. All over the country, imported goods have also added promised timeliness, and consumers will receive compensation if the logistics arrives late. This is a logistics upgrade plan provided by Cainiao. Consumers who placed an order on Tmall International’s 8.8 Import Carnival yesterday have received packages one after another today. These products are sent from bonded warehouses and support the viewing of logistics traceability information. (Source: Tianxia Online Business)

　　Comment: Service upgrade.

　　3. AliExpress brand management category has been adjusted

　　According to August 9, the reporter learned that recently, Alibaba's export e-commerce platform AliExpress issued an announcement stating that in combination with the seller's feedback, the projector industry brand management measures have been revised and explained in the original solicitation draft for comments, and will officially take effect on August 16, 2017. (Source: Yibang Power Network)

　　Comment: Seller pay attention.

　　4. McDonald's completely "resigned" to the Chinese: Chinese capital accounts for the majority

　　On August 9, McDonald's finally announced in August 2017 that after 27 years of entering the mainland, it announced the introduction of CITIC Shares, CITIC Capital and Carlyle Investment Group to complete the delivery and establish a new McDonald's China, with Chinese capital accounting for the majority. New McDonald's China says it will launch a more localized breakfast in the future. What more Chinese flavor do you hope to eat at McDonald's in the future? (Source: China Economic Network)

　　Comment: In-depth localization.

　　5. JD.com announced that it will open more than 300 retail experience stores this year

　　On August 9, JD Group held a retail innovation strategy launch conference today, announcing the plans of JD Home and JD Stores, and announced that it will open more than 300 retail experience stores nationwide before the end of the year. JD Home and JD Store both adopt the form of direct franchise sales, and provide single-store authorization and unified management of cooperative franchisees. JD.com can not only help franchisees to select products intelligently, but also analyze the consumption density and consumption capacity of a certain area to select intelligent locations, and achieve intelligent pricing based on product sales cycle and competitive product conditions. (Source: Tencent Technology)

　　Comment: Behind the store is JD’s smart supply chain.

　　6. Installment Mall launches maternal and baby channel to meet the needs of young mothers

　　On August 9th, recently, Lexin’s quality installment shopping mall Fenqile announced that it has launched maternal and infant products, involving multiple varieties such as diapers and baby milk powder. The launch of maternal and infant products fills the last gap in Fenqile Mall in the field of white-collar consumer goods. The maternal and infant products introduced by Fenqile Mall are the most popular well-known brands among young white-collar mothers, such as baby diapers from Japanese Kao, Dawang, Moony, etc.; as well as many foreign baby milk powders such as Aptamil, Nutrilon, Herobaby, Mey Johnson, etc. (Source: Today's Headlines)

　　Comment: To better meet the consumption needs of white-collar users

　　7. Meituan/Ele.me merchants sell drug-addicted products: arrange for removal

　　According to August 9, last night, a netizen revealed that drug-taking tools were found on the takeaway platforms Meituan and Ele.me, and multiple screenshots were placed. The pictures showed that the tools sold include cigarette bottles, tin foil, straws and special lighters. Judging from the sales data, many of these products have been sold. In response to this, Meituan Takeout and Ele.me ordered food. Ele.me said that based on the information provided, the store and transaction situation have been checked overnight, and the store has been permanently offline, and will also inform the relevant local authorities. We are screening across the platform, adding keyword filtering, strengthening image monitoring, ensuring timely inspection and reporting of suspected illegal trade merchants. Meituan Takeout’s official Weibo responded through comments that it has been urgently investigated and offline merchants, and will take corresponding measures in the future to improve various mechanisms on the platform. (Source: IT Home)

　　Comment: At least it is not strict in management.

　　8. Amazon plans to officially launch online food retail business

　　On August 9, sources revealed that Amazon plans to officially launch an online food retail business during Diwali. Amazon will be responsible for the related business through its subsidiary Amazon Retail India Pvt Ltd, and is likely to launch a self-operated grocery brand in India, just like the United States. Amazon's action has attracted great attention from the industry because it may trigger a fierce price war between offline physical retail stores and online grocery platforms. After all, we all know that Amazon is best at fighting price wars. (Source: Economic Times)

　　Comment: It is difficult for most multinational companies to make profits in the food retail industry because the food industry involves a large number of compliance standards, which will increase the cost to the company.

　　9. Walmart launches app skip queue checkout service to go ahead of Amazon

　　On August 9, according to foreign media reports, retail giant Walmart is testing a new service that allows consumers to buy items without queueing in stores or paying at the cashier. Walmart's move is also a "reminder" to Amazon, telling the electronic retail giant that it is obviously not that easy to compete with Walmart in the physical industry. Walmart has launched an app called "Scan&Go", which allows consumers to scan the barcode of the product they want to buy in supermarkets and then pay directly on their smartphones. After the payment is over, you only need to show the electronic receipt on your mobile phone to the supermarket staff. If consumers don’t have a smartphone, they can also use a handheld scanner provided by Walmart. (Source: Tencent Technology)

　　Comment: Efficiency is money.

　　10. Tmall luxury pop-up store launches LOEWE Qixi handbags exclusively available for sale worldwide

　　On August 9, Tmall announced that the luxury pop-up store Tmall Space was officially launched (space.tmall.com). The first period reached an exclusive cooperation with LVMH's LOEWE Loeve. The Chinese Valentine Barcelona handbags customized for the Chinese market will be available for exclusive and limited editions on Tmall. This is also the first time that LOEWE Loeve tried online sales in China, and its offline stores are only for display. According to Tmall, luxury pop-up stores are a pop-up sales platform jointly created by Tmall and luxury brands for consumers. They will regularly invite Tmall consumers' favorite luxury brands, and jointly launch a series of cross-border cooperation such as the first global exclusive new products. They can target the precise group of Alibaba 88 members, and provide after-sales service such as brand interaction, 7-day no-reason returns, 48-hour shipping and more surprise services. This is also the latest implementation of Tmall and luxury brands to reach multi-level innovative cooperation after the launch of the luxury platform Luxury Pavilion on August 1. (Source: Tianxia Online Business)

　　Comment: A manifestation of strength.

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