E-commerce Evening News on September 27

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1. Suning officially acquires Carrefour

On September 27, Suning.com issued an announcement stating that it had completed the equity delivery procedures for the acquisition of Carrefour China. Following the acquisition of Dia China and Wanda Department Store, the joining of Carrefour China will further expand Suning's smart retail landscape and improve the latter's layout in the fast-moving consumer goods field. Carrefour entered the Chinese market 24 years ago and currently has 210 large supermarkets and 24 convenience stores in China. (Sina Technology)

2. 11 express delivery companies and Tmall and Cainiao officially launched Double 11 logistics preparations

China Post and other 11 mainstream express delivery companies jointly announced that they will officially launch the logistics preparations for the 2019 Tmall Double 11 Global Carnival together with Tmall and Cainiao. They will use digital technology to improve delivery speed and increase the greening of express delivery, and create a new world logistics record on the 11th Tmall Double 11. According to the official introduction, in addition to China's express delivery network, Cainiao's global parcel network has also basically taken shape, and sea, land, air and railway will jointly operate on Double 11 this year. Rikyu expects that the time limit for imported parcels will be accelerated by one day compared with the same period last year. Export charter flights will be more than 100. (36Kr)

3. Tmall life service consumption data: 14.71% of workers earn more than 10,000 yuan per month

According to September 27, Tmall recently launched the first Housekeeping Festival promotion event and released the "Map of Freedom of the National Affairs". The map shows that first-tier cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou lead the free five-star cities in housework, and the share of housework consumption accounts for 62.37% of the top 10 cities. In addition, according to the "Qingeal Home" survey, 81.28% of online life service workers earn more than 5,000 yuan per month, and 14.71% of service workers earn more than 10,000 yuan per month. (E-commerce News)

4. The snack e-commerce "a1 Snack Research Institute" completed a 100 million yuan round of financing

On September 27, the snack brand "a1 Snack Research Institute" announced that it has completed a B round of financing of 100 million yuan. The leading investors and follow-up investors are well-known investment institutions focusing on the field of consumption upgrading. The old shareholders Deyi Capital and Today Capital continue to pursue investment. This financing will mainly be used for three aspects: brand communication, product research and development, and D2C (Direct to consumer) own channel construction. (E-commerce News)

5. Youku interactive content platform is officially launched

The Youku Interactive Content Platform was officially launched (http://icp.youku.com/guideline), and announced the Youku interactive video creation standards and interactive content technical standards, providing creators with guidance on content creation processes, platform account opening, interactive playback system introduction and technical specifications. In addition, Youku also provides a 1 billion yuan creation fund for interactive content, encouraging content suppliers to cooperate with Youku. (36Kr)

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6. After JD Finance renamed JD Digital Technology, it will adjust its structure and set up a new digital finance group.

On September 27, JD Digital once again made structural and personnel adjustments to personal services and enterprise service groups. JD Digital Technology has specially established a digital financial group, integrating the original CSU and ESU groups, opening up financial supply chain capabilities, building financial technology service solutions for different customers such as individuals, enterprises, and financial institutions, and developing in a closed-loop coordinated manner. Xu Ling, who had previously taken the lead in the personal service group, once again took the lead and served as the head of the digital financial group. (E-commerce News)

7. Alipay: Do not actively disclose payment code information, including screenshots or numbers

The official Weibo account of Alipay Security Center posted that payment codes are a common payment method, but whether it is Alipay or WeChat Pay, if the user actively leaks information (screenshots or numbers), he may be cheated. Alipay Security Center said, "We have taken three major measures, ① Payment code is updated every minute; ② Android phones cannot take screenshots (Apple phones have reminders); ③ Entering the digital code page has clear anti-fraud reminders. I hope everyone thinks twice after seeing it and listen to advice." (36Kr)

8. Alibaba releases "Narrowband HD 3.0" for application in the field of video services

Alibaba released the latest technical achievements in the field of video services "Narrowband HD 3.0". According to the official introduction, as a video service concept that blends cost and experience, narrowband HD is to dynamically adjust the definition of film source, resolution, code rate, frame rate, encoding algorithm, playback strategy and other dimensions during video playback to improve the viewer's viewing experience and reduce playback costs. The narrowband HD version 3.0 released this time further improves the video transmission efficiency: reaching the same clarity, users will save another 30% of their video viewing traffic. (36Kr news)

9. Didi Chuxing: More than 80,000 drivers were stopped for using cheaters

On September 26, Didi launched the fifth issue of the online Q&A, focusing on cheating issues that drivers and passengers are concerned about. Didi said that since 2019, Didi has cooperated with police across the country to handle 20 black industry cases and arrested 279 criminal suspects; joined hands with third-party platforms to deal with 549 cheaters and other illegal service products, banned 707 black industry communication accounts; and stopped services to varying degrees for more than 80,000 drivers using cheaters. (36Kr)

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10. Four major European platforms have formed an e-commerce alliance IMN to build a European integrated e-commerce ecosystem network

As the leading e-commerce platform in Europe, eMAG (Romania), Cdiscount (France), ePrice (Italy) and Real.de (Germany) gather about 30,000 online sellers. It is reported that these brands announced the launch of the International Marketplace Network alliance on September 26, through this new platform, sellers can enter a market with more than 230 million potential customers. (Hugo.com)

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