#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on January 17]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on January 17] 1. Alibaba Cloud’s late-night statement: It will never provide “mining platforms” and virtual currencies; 2. JD.com initiated the establishment of the China Time-honored Internet Borderless Retail Alliance; 3. Taobao’s annual salary of 400,000 yuan will recruit employees over 60 years old without limiting education or background; 4. Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong: Online and offline must be integrated to meet the needs of consumption upgrading; 5. JD.com plans to invest 20 billion yuan in Northeast China within three years.

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　　1. Alibaba Cloud late-night statement: It will never provide "mining platforms" and virtual currencies

　　Recently, media reported that Alibaba has launched the "P2P node" of the virtual currency mining platform, pointing out that Alibaba is recruiting mining machines to settle in. In response, Alibaba Cloud issued a statement late at night to refute the rumors, saying that the business has nothing to do with "mining platforms", "virtual currencies", etc. Alibaba Cloud emphasized that it will never issue any virtual currency such as Bitcoin, nor will it provide any. (Source: Sina Technology)

　　2. JD.com initiates the establishment of the China Time-honored Internet Borderless Retail Alliance

　　On January 16, JD Supermarket jointly announced the establishment of the domestic "China Time-honored Brand Internet Borderless Retail Alliance" and jointly established the domestic "China Time-honored Brand Internet Borderless Retail Alliance" to jointly create a group of borderless retail brands such as Wanglaoji, Daoxiangcun, Wufangzhai, Haitian, Hengshun, Laoshan, Guanshengyuan, Emperor Shanghuang, Zhongcha, and Jinghua. (Source: Lianshang.com)

　　3. Taobao’s annual salary of 400,000 yuan recruits employees over 60 years old without limiting education or background

　　On January 16, Alibaba's official recruitment website sent a message, which immediately exploded online: an annual salary of 350,000 to 400,000 yuan was recruited to two senior research specialists. It is required that the age of over 60 years old is not limited to education or background, among which the members of the square dance KOL and community neighborhood committee are preferred. (Source: E-commerce Online)

　　4. Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong: Online and offline must be integrated to meet the needs of consumption upgrades

　　Alibaba Group CEO Zhang Yong attended the "Consumer Products Forum China Day". He said, "Online and offline must be integrated to meet the huge demand for consumption upgrading." "With the rapid development of China's economy and the changes in the lifestyle of the people, consumption demand is getting higher every day. In this process, consumers want to understand the information from the origin of the goods, quality standards, product distribution and other aspects. First, ensure that the quality of the goods is good, and second, ensure that the goods meet their personalized needs." Zhang Yong said, "However, it is not until digital technology and Internet commerce are truly perfected that it becomes a reality to make product information transparent from beginning to end, and every product can truly achieve traceability." (Come: Sina Technology)

　　5. JD.com plans to invest 20 billion yuan in Northeast China within three years

　　On the morning of January 17, JD.com officially announced that Liu Qiangdong, chairman of the board and CEO of JD.com Group, said that JD.com plans to make more than 20 billion yuan in the Northeast in the next three years. It is said that in the past two days, Liu Qiangdong has visited Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces. (Source: E-commerce News)

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　　6. Fliggy and American Airlines reach strategic cooperation

　　On the evening of January 16, Alibaba's travel brand Fliggy announced today that it had reached a strategic cooperation with American Airlines, including cooperation between opening a specialty store on the Fliggy platform and membership plans between the two parties. American Airlines is a well-known airline with a global fleet size. The AAdvantage membership program it operates is an early global frequent flyer program. Starting from early February this year, Flying Pig members can obtain AAdvantage membership benefits at the membership level on the Flying Pig App or Flying Pig official website. (Source: E-commerce News)

　　7. State Grid: Plan to build 120,000 public charging piles for electric vehicles in 2020

　　According to Xinhua News Agency, State Grid plans to build 120,000 public charging piles for electric vehicles by 2020, and build a public charging network covering all cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Shandong and Yangtze River Delta region and major cities in other regions. Jiang Bing, chairman of State Grid Electric Vehicle Company, said, "After 2020, electric vehicles are likely to surpass their transportation attributes and become a basic unit of the future energy system. Charging piles will become the node connecting the two trillion-level markets of new energy and electric vehicles." (Source: Tencent Technology)

　　8. Suning Zhang Jindong's "Year-End Award" employees' salary increases by 15%

　　"The salary of all employees has increased by 15%, and the proportion of managers born in the 1985 and 1990s has reached 67%, and the repurchase coefficient of active members in all channels has increased by 77%. The highest number of stores opened in a single day has exceeded 100, and the scale of financial transactions has exceeded one trillion yuan. The satisfaction of logistics services has continued to rank first in the comprehensive ranking of the General Postal Administration of the industry..." On January 16, less than a month after the Spring Festival, Zhang Jindong, chairman of Suning Holding Group, brought a tangible "year-end reward" to Suning people with a series of beautiful performances. (Source: Lianshang.com)

　　9. Muji's well-known price reduction expert in history: It is difficult to recover its performance decline

　　Muji has recently experienced a well-known price reduction action. Muji recently launched a well-known price cut in the Japanese local market, and the Chinese market will follow closely. A Beijing Business Daily reporter learned from the Muji clerk that Muji has cut prices 2-3 times a year, involving categories such as home furnishings and clothing. The reasons for the price reduction are different. Some say "supplier replacement", while others say "the sales volume is indeed bad and the price is reduced." Industry analysts pointed out that although price cuts cause damage to profits, price cuts help increase customer flow. (Source: Beijing Business Daily (Beijing))

　　Cross-border newsletter

　　10. Amazon China releases the 2017 cross-border online shopping trend report: "Member economy" becomes a new growth point

　　Amazon China releases the 2017 cross-border online shopping trend report. The report shows that in 2017, China's cross-border online shopping consumption showed three major characteristics and trends, namely: quality has become the core standard for cross-border online shopping, personalized consumption has become a new highlight of cross-border online shopping, and member economy has become a new growth point for cross-border online shopping. (Source: DoNews)

　　11. NetEase Yanxuan has entered the well-known Asian product shopping platform in North America - Yami.com

　　It was learned that on January 15, 2018, NetEase Yanxuan officially entered Yamibuy.com, a well-known Asian product shopping platform in North America. This is the second time that NetEase Yanxuan opened overseas distribution services in 28 countries and regions in September 2017. It is reported that this entry into Yami.com is the first time NetEase Yanxuan has joined an overseas e-commerce platform in the form of a flagship store. The number of products on the shelves for the first time will exceed 100. The cooperation model this time is that NetEase Yanxuan is responsible for providing high-quality products and logistics, and Yami.com is responsible for sales and after-sales services. (Source: Hugo.com)

　　Today's Lao Gao's opinion

　　At the annual meeting of Jinguan Club, I shared my analysis and thoughts on e-commerce in the next five years, as well as my analysis of the current environment of e-commerce, the problems and solutions of e-commerce, and the future better business model of e-commerce. The applause rang out more than a dozen times throughout the whole process. I have been preparing for this sharing for a long time. My brothers all said it is worth tens of millions and I am grateful to understand me. Many times, I am not unwilling to share but meeting the right person.

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