#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on March 23]_E-commerce Operations

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on March 23] 1. Liu Qiangdong returned to Pingshitou Village: all agricultural products are underwritten at high prices and are not allowed to be adulterated; 2. Secoo achieved annual profit for the first time, but the stock price is still hovering on the edge of the issue price; 3. JD.com released the development report on the development of time-honored brands in China. E-commerce has grown the fastest; 4. Not only Gong Zhenbing has left, but someone has to leave the most core department of Baidu Takeaway; 5. Trump announced that he would impose a $50 billion penalty tariff on Chinese products; 6. Amazon's acquisition triggered a wave of resignations in Whole Foods Supermarket, and more than a dozen senior executives have left...

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　　1. Liu Qiangdong returns to Pingshitou Village: All agricultural products are underwritten at high prices and are not allowed to be adulterated

　　The honorary village chief Liu Qiangdong returned to Pingshitou Village again and told the villagers that the village’s pecans, black pork and other agricultural products, such as pecans and black pork, must be 100% underwriting, but the quality must be ensured and farmers cannot adulterate. He set a small goal: to double the average income of farmers this year. (Source: Pear Video)

　　2. Secoo achieved full-year profit for the first time, but the stock price is still hovering on the edge of the issue price.

　　Last night, Secoo released its unaudited fourth quarter and full-year financial reports for 2017. According to the financial report, Seku's net revenue in the fourth quarter was RMB 1.4116 billion, an increase of 60.5% year-on-year, and its net profit reached RMB 47 million, making profits for six consecutive quarters. 2017 is the first time that Secoo has achieved full-year profits, from a net loss of 44.6 million yuan last year to 133.4 million yuan this year. In addition, Secou's annual GMV also hit a new record of 5.2264 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 51.6% (Source: 36kr)

　　3. Japanese Muji opens a large-scale fresh food store

　　On March 20, the well-known large-scale store "aeon mall Sakai Kita Hanada Store" under Japanese brand Muji opened in Osaka today. This is a large fresh food store opened by Muji, which mainly sells direct delivery of vegetables, refined meat, fresh fish, etc.

　　据悉，堺北花田属于大阪府堺市北区東浅香山町，向来以人流量大而闻名。此次无印良品生鲜卖场总面积超过4300平米，显然是围绕“食”文化再次大力布局。

　　Masaaki Kanei, president of the Muji Operations Company's Liangpin Program, said: "Now the distance between urban people and food producers is getting farther and farther away. We consume every day, but we don't know the hard work of producers from the origin. It is precisely based on this idea that we have opened this fresh food store, hoping to shorten this distance."

　　Yibang Power Network learned that this is not the first time that Muji sells agricultural products in the store. On July 28, 2017, Muji opened a fruit and vegetable store on the first floor of its flagship store in Yurakucho, Tokyo, and sold vegetables and fruits of basic ingredients in the form of grocery stores. (Source: Yibang Power)

　　4. JD.com releases the fastest growth rate of e-commerce

　　The China Business Federation's China Time-Home Brand Working Committee and JD Mall jointly released the "China Time-Home Brand E-commerce Development Report". The report conducted statistical surveys based on the well-known food and time-honored brands that account for the proportion of time-honored companies. The results show that e-commerce platforms represented by JD have become the fastest-growing channel for the sales of time-honored brands in China. Time-honored companies are trying to rise again with the help of e-commerce channels. At the same time, statistical surveys also reveal some characteristics of the development of time-honored enterprises on e-commerce platforms. (Source: Yibang Power)

JD.com releases the development report of China's time-honored brands

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　　5. Not only Gong Zhenbing left, but someone else has to leave the most core department of Baidu Takeaway.

　　36Kr learned that after Gong Zhenbing resigned as chairman of Baidu Takeout, the KA Channel Department of Baidu Takeout's core department may also have a relatively large loss of personnel recently. An internal employee of Baidu Takeaway said that the company has made relevant plans and has prepared for all possible internal situations after these people leave. (Source: 36kr)

　　6. Trump announces $50 billion in penalties on Chinese products

　　According to reports on March 23, just now, US President Trump announced that he would impose a $50 billion protection tariff on Chinese products.

　　At present, the United States has listed more than 1,000 target products for tariff collection, but there is still a period of appeal before the new tariff policy takes effect. (Source: Yibang Power Network)

　　7. Baidu driverless cars have obtained the first official test license, and more driverless cars are about to run on the road

　　According to Baidu official news, the joint working group of autonomous driving test management has issued Baidu the first batch of temporary license plates for testing in Beijing, which means that Baidu's autonomous driving test vehicles can be officially tested on the road. Yesterday, five Baidu Apollo self-driving cars that obtained the self-driving road test license plate conducted public road tests on the open road around Yizhuang. (Source: Titanium Media)

　　8. Xiaodian completed a B+ round of financing of hundreds of millions of yuan, with daily orders exceeding 1 million orders

　　On March 22, shared charging company Xiaodian announced that it had completed a B+ round of financing of hundreds of millions of yuan, with the total amount exceeding US$100 million after this round of financing plus B round of financing. Xiaodian officially announced that its valuation in the shared charging industry exceeds US$300 million. Tang Yongbo, founder and CEO of Xiaodian, has more than 7 years of experience in life services and O2O related activities. He was the head of Alibaba Taobao’s local life transactions, the head of Taobao’s film business, and the founder of Taodiandian. He founded Xiaodian Technology in December 2016. (Source: Tencent Technology)

　　9. JD.com releases blockchain white paper to fully open up its own blockchain technology

　　According to entrepreneurs, on March 22, JD.com officially released a white paper on blockchain solutions, saying that it aims to use blockchain as a "linker" and combine its own experience in new technologies such as cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things to fully open up its own blockchain technology accumulation. There are great opportunities for application in three directions: socially shared trusted database, new transactions based on blockchain smart contracts, and supply chain risk control. (Source: Entrepreneur)

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　　10. Amazon releases new drone patents, which can be delivered according to human gestures

　　According to Sina Technology, recently, Amazon applied for a new patent for drones. According to the patent, this drone can respond to human gestures and behaviors, such as waving, pointing, flashing lights, and speaking. The patent was filed in July 2016 and was published this week. (Source: Sina Technology)

　　11. Amazon's acquisition triggers a wave of resignations in Whole Foods Supermarket, and more than a dozen executives have left their jobs

　　March 23 news, according to foreign media reports, since Amazon incorporated its leading natural grocer Whole Foods into its retail empire in 2017, more than a dozen executives and senior managers have left, including leaders of bakeries, procurement departments, sustainability departments and local food departments. (Source: Tencent Technology)

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