#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [February 9 E-commerce Morning News]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [February 9 E-commerce Morning News] 1. NetEase Koala issued a statement: The cosmetics sold are genuine; 2. Cold chain logistics will become the next main battlefield for e-commerce competition; 3. Liu Qiangdong's shareholding ratio has dropped from 17.5% to 16.9%; 4. The number of people who gather five blessings in Alipay has exceeded 18 million. Alipay: It will not deliberately create scarcity; 5. The official blog of A Station celebrates the Little New Year, but the website still cannot be opened.

　　E-commerce newsletter

　　1. NetEase Koala issued a statement: The cosmetics sold are genuine

　　On February 9, the China Consumers Association listed the Estee Lauder ANR eye essence cream sold on NetEase Koala platform as suspected counterfeit products in the "2017 "Double 11" online shopping price, quality, and after-sales service survey and experience report" recently released by the China Consumers Association. In response, NetEase Koala issued a statement on its official Weibo account, saying that the cosmetics sold on the platform are genuine, and questioned that the appraisal agency used by the China Consumers Association does not have effective qualifications. (Source: E-commerce News)

　　2. Cold chain logistics will become the next main battlefield for e-commerce competition

　　最新消息显示，苏宁物流已在北京、上海、广州、南京、武汉、成都、沈阳、西安8个城市完成了冷链仓的布局，并将在2月初正式启动运营。苏宁相关负责人表示，2018年将继续深化仓配一体化网络，不断在全国扩大冷链仓规模。

　　With the popularization of smart retail formats, domestic retail giants have made efforts offline, making the fresh food market with high repurchase rates a must-fight place. Fresh products have the characteristics of short shelf life, perishability, and large losses. They have high temperature control requirements and relatively strict guarantee conditions for transportation processes. Therefore, its core capabilities are reflected in the operation of "cold chain logistics" around the distribution market of fresh products. Against the backdrop of consumption upgrading continuing to enter the fast lane, cold chain logistics will become the next main battlefield for e-commerce competition. It can be said that "whoever seizes the advantage of the cold chain will be more likely to get the opportunity to take the lead." (Source: Wall Street News)

　　3. Sesame Credit gives an ultimatum to ban non-licensed credit institutions from March

　　After the tightening of fund channels and traffic channels, the risk control cooperation channels of cash loans have also been tightened. On February 8, a Beijing Business Daily reporter learned from Sesame Credit that Sesame Credit will ban non-licensed financial credit companies from March. In the view of analysts, Sesame Credit's actions are related to the regulatory authorities' rectification of cash loans, and the tightening of credit channels will have an impact on the risk control of cash loan platforms. In addition, as one of the shareholders of "Xinlian", Sesame Credit's move was also interpreted by the market as showing goodwill to the regulators. (Source: Beijing Business Daily)

　　Internet news

　　4. Liu Qiangdong's shareholding ratio dropped from 17.5% to 16.9%

　　According to the individual shareholder shareholding announcement released by JD.com, Liu Qiangdong's shareholding ratio in 2017 was 16.9%, while in 2016 this proportion was 17.5%. Correspondingly, in 2016, Liu Qiangdong held more than 501.219 million shares, and in 2017, the number of shares dropped to 485.832 million shares, reducing his holdings by about 15.38 million shares. JD.com's stock price hovered between $39 and $45 six months ago. Even if calculated at $39, the amount involved in the reduction of holdings should be nearly $600 million, which is not a small amount. (Source: Weibo)

　　5. The official blog of A celebrates the Little New Year, but the website still cannot be opened

　　Station A's official Weibo posts photos of the company celebrating the Little New Year's dumplings, and wish netizens a happy Little New Year in their usual relaxed tone. Although the company's current situation is not mentioned at all, the photos seem to suggest that the company is still operating and financing seems to have a turning point. At this time, it has been 5 days since Station A was shut down due to arrears of server fees. As of the time of publication, Station A's web pages and apps still cannot be opened.

　　Netizens left messages on the official blog, expressing their willingness to buy members to support Station A. The server of Station A is provided by Alibaba Cloud. According to Alibaba Cloud’s response on Weibo, the data can be retained for 7 days after the server expires and can continue to be used after renewal. This means that if no renewal is renewed for more than 7 days, Station A will be completely cleared, which means that Station A will need to complete negotiations with the investor within a few days and receive the money for renewal of the server. (Source: NetEase Technology)

　　6. The number of people who collect five blessings in Alipay has exceeded 18 million. Alipay: Will not deliberately create scarcity

　　According to the news on the evening of February 8, as of today, more than 18 million netizens have collected all five blessing cards, and many users have collected them in five minutes. Alipay official also issued a reminder that collecting the five blessings has become a new custom and is a small intention for interaction between relatives and friends. We will not deliberately create scarcity, and there is no need for relatives to spend money to buy blessing cards. (Source: E-commerce News)

　　7. Foreign media: Haier plans to list in Germany and will become the first Chinese company to issue D shares

　　According to Reuters, Haier plans to list in Germany and will become one of the first Chinese companies to issue D shares. D shares refer to the stocks listed in China-Europe by registered joint stock companies. China and Europe support a variety of D-share listing models, including IPO and "A+D" models, that is, the issuance of D-shares in Germany and the issuance of A-shares in mainland China at the same time. (Source: Phoenix International)

　　8. ofo denies getting involved in blockchain

　　Regarding the rumor that ofo is involved in blockchain, ofo says it is purely fictitious.

　　1. This matter has nothing to do with ofo. It is an act of using the ofo brand to ride on hot topics, which hurts ofo's brand image.

　　2. ofo expresses severe condemnation of this behavior, and the company will report it to the regulatory authorities and take legal measures to safeguard its reputation. (Source: 36kr)

　　Cross-border newsletter

　　9. Cross-border e-commerce trust announced: NetEase Koala Haizhuang ranked first

　　iMedia Consulting recently released the "2017-2018 China Cross-border E-commerce Market Research Report". The report shows that NetEase Koala Haigou ranked first with a market share of 25.8%, followed by Tmall International with 21.9%, and JD.com’s global purchase share of 13.3%, ranking third. Koala ranked first in the authenticity trust for two consecutive years from 2016 to 2017. The report believes that overseas shopping users pay more attention to e-commerce platforms on the protection of genuine products (54.6%), the popularity of e-commerce platforms (47.4%), the richness of products (46.6%), whether to select (34.3%), etc., while factors such as promotional discounts and price discounts are not highly concerned. The consumption concept of overseas shopping users is changing from pursuing affordability to pursuing quality. (Source: Yangcheng Metro News)

　　10. Amazon will launch its big move offline: Prime members can enjoy two-hour free delivery in Whole Foods Supermarket

　　Amazon announced on Thursday that it will provide two-hour free home delivery for Prime members who purchase Whole Foods products online on Amazon. For rich and willful local tyrants, they can pay another $7.99 to choose one-hour delivery to their homes.

　　Currently, the service is only piloted in four American cities and is planned to be promoted throughout the United States this year. (Source: Wall Street News)

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