#Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Evening News Brief on August 25] 1. McDonald's will gradually stop using antibiotics in the first batch of chickens around the world, including Japan, South Korea and China; 2. Haidilao responded: The media reports are true that all stores have been rectified; 3. A bug in the QQ discussion group; 4. Tmall's entry rules will be changed: new categories of "home decoration lighting sources" and "beauty and body beauty instruments" were added; 5. 2017 Forbes Global Technology Rich List: Jack Ma No. 1 in Asia.

1. McDonald's will gradually stop using antibiotics in the first batch of chickens around the world. There are Japan, South Korea, and China.
On August 25, the American fast food chain giant McDonald's announced on the 23rd that it would require broiler suppliers around the world to gradually stop using human antibiotics in 2018 to prevent more super bacteria. China is not on the first list. McDonald's China believes that its suppliers will strictly abide by relevant Chinese laws and regulations in terms of drug use. (Source: CCTV Finance)
Comment: Everything is for the health of consumers.
2. Haidilao responded: The media reports are true and all stores have been arranged for rectification.
On August 25th, some media reported that mice, dustpans and tableware were shuffled in the kitchens of two stores in Beijing, such as shampooing mice, dustpans and tableware in the same pool, and using hot pot colanders used by customers to dig the sewer. In response, @Haidilao Hot Pot responded that the content disclosed by the media reported was true, and apologized to the customers for this. It also stated that all stores have been arranged for rectification. (Source: Global Times)
Comment: Haidilao’s clean and neat admission and apology deserves praise.
3. A bug occurred in the QQ discussion group
August 25th news, this morning, a large number of netizens reported that there was a bug in the QQ discussion group function. The specific symptoms are that if a message is sent within the discussion group, a new discussion group will be automatically created, and all historical message records will be lost. In response, Tencent Mobile QQ official Weibo has responded, saying that it has been repaired urgently. (Source: Internet)
Comment: Netizen: I haven’t chatted in the discussion group for a long time.
4. The rules for entering Tmall will be changed: new categories of "home decoration lighting sources" and "beauty and body beauty instruments" are added
According to August 25, Tmall recently issued an announcement to adjust its 2017 annual entry rules, which mainly involves the beauty and home improvement industries. The main changes are as follows:
1. Added the first-level categories of "Home Decoration Light Source" and "Beauty and Body Beautification Instruments". Under the Tmall home decoration category, the addition of a separate lighting category will help quickly support a group of high-quality lighting merchants.
2. The "Makeup/Perfume/Beauty Tools, Beauty and Skin Care/Body/Essential Oils" store has been adjusted to only accept self-recommended entry.
3. The franchise stores in "Bedding", "Home Fabric", "Flower Express/Flower Simulation/Green Planting Gardening", "Storage and Organizing", "Kitchen/Cooking Utensils", "Dining Utensils" and "Pet/Pet Food and Supplies" categories are temporarily suspended.
This rule will come into effect on August 31. (Source: Tmall)
Comment: Seller pay attention.
5. 2017 Forbes Global Rich Tech List: Jack Ma No. 1 in Asia
According to Forbes' official website, Forbes recently released the 2017 100 Rich List of Global Technology Technologies. Bill Gates ranked first with a net wealth of US$84.5 billion, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ranked second with a net asset of US$81.7 billion, and Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ranked third with a net wealth of US$69.6 billion. The ranking of Asian tech giants also continues to rise. Jack Ma and Ma Huateng ranked seventh and eighth. Jack Ma is listed as the richest man in technology in Asia, with an estimated wealth of $37.4 billion, an increase of $11.6 billion compared to last year. (Source: Internet)
Comment: Come on, China.
6. Taobao & Alipay: The number will be cancelled if you haven’t logged in for a period of time
According to August 25, Alibaba recently revised the service agreements of its Taobao and Alipay platforms, and made a more detailed definition of users' rights and obligations. It also stipulates that inactive users on Taobao and Alipay platforms will be cancelled after a certain period of time. Regarding Taobao platform, this new regulations are added that users shall not transfer in any way, otherwise Taobao platform has the right to pursue breach of contract liability, and all responsibilities arising from this shall be borne by the user. (Source: it Home)
Comment: Eliminate inactive users.
7. Sinopec Easy-Jie Convenience Store Enters E-commerce
According to reports on August 25, although it has Yijie, a well-known chain convenience store in China, Sinopec's commercial achievements are not the same level as the 25,000 stores across EasyJet. Nowadays, e-commerce has become another breakthrough point for Sinopec EasyJet. Beijing Business Daily reporters noticed that the "Ejie Beijing" app has been launched for internal testing and launched franchisee recruitment on August 24 and said it "meets consumers' one-stop shopping needs". However, it is not easy to grab users among mature e-commerce companies such as JD.com and Alibaba. However, as an important component of Sinopec's non-oil business, e-commerce will bring greater imagination space to EasyJet. (Source: Beijing Business Daily)
Comment: The foundation is good, the key is to change the concept.
8. Alibaba strategically invests in rural e-commerce and street hang.com
According to August 25, a few days ago, a source revealed to Yibang Power Network that Alibaba has officially invested in the domestic rural e-commerce platform "Kanjie.com" and has become the second largest shareholder of Ganjie. The specific amount is unknown. In addition, Ganjie.com's next round of financing is also underway. Based on this, Yibang Power Network asked Alibaba for confirmation, but Alibaba did not give a clear reply. Yibang Power Network asked Ganjie.com for verification, and Ganjie.com said it would not comment. (Source: Yibang Power Network)
Comment: Today, more than 630 million farmers in China have far less enjoying the Internet dividends than cities for their convenient living, shopping, logistics and other public services. This is a huge opportunity.
9. Baidu Takeaway held an internal meeting and said it would squeeze Meituan to death with Ele.me
On August 25, Baidu Takeaway held an internal meeting of management personnel of Beijing's business system (including operations, logistics, BD team, ka team) this morning. An employee present revealed to Tencent Technology that the person in charge of the meeting said at the meeting that after the merger, Baidu Takeout will have more funds and maintain independent operation. "The relationship between Baidu Takeout and Ele.me is like Tmall and Taobao, which 'squeeze Meituan' from both high customer unit price and low customer unit price respectively." (Source: Tencent Technology)
Comment: Let’s see who squeezes to death.
10. Shenzhen suspends the addition of shared bicycles and will be fully equipped with smart positioning locks
On August 25, the Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Commission announced that from now on, the addition of shared bicycles in Shenzhen's urban public space will be suspended. Before 30, all enterprises will be equipped with satellite positioning smart locks, and the financial supervision situation will be disclosed to the public 30 days ago. For users who illegally park, they must complete the handling within 30 minutes, otherwise the car will be collected. According to the latest data, there are currently 10 shared bicycle companies operating in Shenzhen, with a total of 890,000 shared bicycles. (Source: NetEase News)
Comment: Be rational, don’t waste, and don’t be crazy about disorderly capital.
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