#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on April 3]

　　#Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Evening News on April 3] 1. JD Home Delivery: The digital store solution has covered more than 200 stores; 2. Walmart opened a smart store supermarket in Shenzhen and launched JD Home Delivery simultaneously; 3. Amazon China stopped providing FBA for third-party domestic sellers; 4. Shanghai investigated illegal passenger operations for online car-hailing. Didi Meituan was fined; 5. Shanghai strictly investigated illegal passenger operations for online car-hailing, and Didi Meituan was fined 100,000 each; 6. Amazon unmanned stores are too tempting, and Alibaba JD Walmart is catching up...

　　E-commerce newsletter

　　1. JD.com Home: The store digital solution has covered more than 200 stores

　　On April 3, JD.com announced that the digital upgrade solution of the store it developed has been launched in more than 200 physical retail stores of supermarket companies such as Huaguan, Shangshu Yonghui, China Shopping, Huacheng Life Supermarket, Haocheng, etc., covering more than 10 major cities across the country, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. (Source: Yibang Power Network)

　　2. Walmart opens smart stores in Shenzhen and launches JD Home

　　According to Reuters, Walmart said on Monday that the company has opened its smart store supermarket "Huixuan" in Shenzhen. Consumers can purchase through smartphone payment, and most of the products in the store are available in Walmart stores on JD.com.

　　全球第一大零售商沃尔玛以大型综合超市著称，它正在中国谋求扩张。目前，中国移动购物日益流行，各家零售商和包括两大巨头阿里巴巴和腾讯在内的科技公司也在积极布局新零售，融合线上线下的交易。（来源：网易科技）

Walmart opens smart store supermarket in Shenzhen

　　3. Amazon China stops providing FBA to third-party domestic sellers

　　On April 3, an Amazon Chinese seller broke the news to Yibang Power Network that Amazon Chinese business has ushered in a major adjustment: from August 30, 2018, Amazon China will no longer provide FBA services (i.e., Amazon FBA seller services) to third-party domestic sellers. It is reported that all third-party domestic sellers of Amazon China have received official notices that due to business adjustments, Amazon China will stop providing FBA services to third-party domestic sellers. If sellers are using the service, the FBA will stop charging sellers' storage fees and restocking fees from April 2, 2018. (Source: Yibang Power Network)

Amazon China stops offering FBA to third-party domestic sellers

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　　4. Shanghai investigates illegal passenger operations for online car-hailing, and is fined for Didi Meituan

　　On April 3, the traffic law enforcement department carried out a special rectification campaign for illegal passenger transport on online car-hailing code-named "Skynet 2" at 14 law enforcement sites including Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1, Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2, and Hongqiao Railway Station. At 10 a.m., at the departure level of the T2 terminal of Hongqiao Hub, 7 online car-hailing vehicles were parked on the side of the platform and waiting for processing. These vehicles and drivers have no operating qualifications. They accept orders through their registered account on the online booking platform software, send passengers to their destination, and charge car fares. On the same day, the city's law enforcement departments investigated and dealt with 37 cases of illegal passenger transport using online contract platforms, including 29 cases of "Didi", 6 cases of "Meituan", 1 case of "Shenzhou", and 1 case of "Didi". (Source: The Paper)

　　5. Meituan Mobike does not comment on the acquisition rumors that it has not reached a final agreement

　　Meituan and Mobike have recently reached an acquisition agreement. Mobike will sell to Meituan for a total price of $3.7 billion, including actual price of $2.7 billion ($1.2 billion in cash and $1.5 billion in equity) and $1 billion in debt. Both sides will officially announce it as soon as this week.

　　In response, Meituan Dianping and Mobike responded to Tencent's "First Line" that they "don't comment."

　　A person involved in the transaction confirmed to Tencent's "First Line" that it is definitely fake to say that the two parties have reached a deal, but the two sides are indeed discussing, but no final agreement has been reached at present, and Mobike still has many possible options.

　　Tencent's "First Line" asked another person involved in the transaction to confirm, and the other party said that there is no more information to be disclosed at present. (Source: Yibang Power Network)

　　6. Alibaba Sports completed a round A financing of over 1.2 billion yuan, with a valuation of over 8 billion yuan

　　Alibaba Sports announced today that it had completed a Series A financing of more than 1.2 billion yuan, with a valuation of more than 8 billion yuan, led by Yunfeng Fund and followed by well-known institutions such as Taiping Insurance. In addition, Alibaba Sports announced the acquisition of the Internet fitness brand LeDirector. In September 2015, Alibaba Group announced the establishment of Alibaba Sports Group, with former SMG vice president Zhang Dazhong as CEO of Alibaba Sports, and Alibaba Group CEO Zhang Yong will serve as chairman of Alibaba Sports. (Source: Sina Technology)

　　7. Shanghai strictly investigates illegal passenger operations of online-hailing vehicles, and Didi Meituan is fined 100,000 yuan each

　　Recently, several major online car-hailing platforms in Shanghai have started a price war. While citizens enjoy the discount, they also sometimes find that the contact number of the driver they call is not consistent with the platform software display, or the car place "Shanghai" displayed on the platform software has become codes such as "Anhui" and "Jianjiang".

　　A reporter from The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) learned from the Shanghai Transportation Law Enforcement Department that after investigation by law enforcement personnel, nearly 40% of online car-hailing is the above situation and is a manifestation of "black cars".

　　On April 3, the traffic law enforcement department carried out a special rectification campaign for illegal passenger transport on online car-hailing code-named "Skynet 2" at 14 law enforcement sites including Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1, Hongqiao Airport Terminal 2, and Hongqiao Railway Station. (Source: Pengpai)

　　8. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requires investigations on WiFi master keys and other "free Internet" programs

　　The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued a notice on its official website about mobile applications of "Room Network". The notice stated that according to relevant media reports recently, the mobile applications "WiFi Master Key" and "WiFi Key" have the functions of providing users with free use of other people's WiFi networks, and are suspected of invading other people's WiFi networks and stealing users' personal information. The Cybersecurity Administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology attached great importance to this and immediately organized a professional network security organization to conduct technical analysis of the above two mobile applications and found that the two mobile applications have the function of sharing information such as WiFi network passwords that users log in to. At present, the Cybersecurity Administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has requested the Shanghai and Fujian Provincial Communications Administration to carry out investigations, and will handle them based on the verification in accordance with the Cybersecurity Law and other laws and regulations to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the majority of netizens. (Source: China News Network)

　　Cross-border e-commerce

　　9. AliExpress announced the adjustment of worries-free logistics and online shipping fees

　　AliExpress announced that it will adjust worries-free logistics and online shipping fees, and the adjustment time will start from April 10, 2018, Beijing time. The affected businesses include AliExpress Worry-Free Logistics-Standard, AliExpress Worry-Free Logistics-Simple, AliExpress Worry-Free Logistics-Priority, Yanwen Airlines Economic Package, Yanwen Airlines Registered Package, China Russian Airlines Ruston, China Post, Registered Package, China Post Ordinary Package+, Shunyou Airlines Economic Package. (Source: E-commerce News)

　　10. Amazon unmanned stores are too tempting, Alibaba, Jingdong and Walmart are chasing

　　The New York Times published an article saying that Amazon Go, an Amazon unmanned store, officially opened in January this year. In order to avoid being dominated by the e-commerce giant in the physical retail industry, many American retailers and startups are also entering unmanned stores. At the same time, some Chinese companies, including two major e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com, are launching large-scale experiments. (Source: NetEase Technology)

Amazon unmanned store

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