#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on April 24]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on April 24] 1. The social e-commerce platform "Yunjiweidian" received a US$120 million Series B financing, led by CITIC Capital; 2. Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong: New retail is a marriage of technology retail, and the model must be updated by itself; 3. Bida Consulting: In 2017, only 9 new fresh food companies were established in my country; 4. NetEase has set up an innovative open platform to explore original products in life; 5. Important: The subway express will be built from Beijing to Xiong'an; 6. ZTE: Do its best to protect the interests of global users...

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　　1. Social e-commerce platform "Yunjiweidian" received a US$120 million Series B financing, led by CITIC Capital

　　36Kr learned that the social e-commerce platform "Yunjiweidian" has completed a US$120 million Series B financing, led by CITIC Capital and followed by Huaxing New Economic Fund. Taihe Capital is the exclusive financial advisor for this financing. Previously, the company had received RMB 228 million in Series A financing led by Kaixin Capital and followed by Zhongding Venture Capital. (Source: 36kr)

　　2. Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong: New retail is a marriage of technology retail, and the model must be updated itself

　　Alibaba Group CEO Zhang Yong said at a merchant conference held in Australia today that when new technologies emerge, some people see challenges, some people see opportunities, and the important thing is to seize opportunities and minimize risks. Regarding the "new retail" that attracts global business attention, Zhang Yong believes that the essence of new retail is the marriage of technology and retail. All online and offline retail ultimately rely on data-driven, and all retail models must be self-updated in order to keep up with the digital age. (Source: Sina Technology)

Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong: New retail is a marriage of technology retail, and the model needs to be updated itself

　　3. Bida Consulting: In 2017, only 9 new fresh food enterprises were established in my country.

　　Big data service company Bida Consulting recently released the "Analysis Report on the Development of China's Fresh E-commerce Industry in the First Quarter of 2018" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"). The report pointed out that the number of fresh food companies established in 2017 was only 9, the fewest in nine years.

　　The report pointed out that as of December 2017, a total of 752 fresh food-related enterprises were established in my country, of which the largest number of fresh food-related enterprises were established in 2015, with 266.

　　At the same time, the data from the report shows that in 2017, the transaction volume of China's fresh food e-commerce market was 140.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 58.8%, and is expected to exceed 206.63 billion yuan this year. (Source: Yibang Power)

　　4. NetEase has created an innovative open platform to explore original products in life

　　April 23rd news, recently, NetEase Yanxuan officially released the "NetEase Yanxuan Innovation Open Platform" at the Second World Industrial Design Conference. The platform will widely integrate global design, manufacturing and education resources, focusing on the mining and incubation of original products in life. At the same time, Mr. Liu Xiaogang, vice president of NetEase and CEO of NetEase Yanxuan, won the "TIA Chief Design Officer" in the TIA Design Award. It is reported that the NetEase Yanxuan Innovation Open Platform is jointly established by the Open University of Design, China Industrial Design Association, and NetEase Yanxuan. In terms of design ecology, institutions with excellent design resources can participate in the design of popular products and core product categories by NetEase Yanxuan. (Source: Yibang Power Network)

NetEase has created an innovative open platform to explore original products in life

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　　5. Important: The subway express will be built from Beijing to Xiong'an

　　According to the "Hebei Xiong'an New Area Planning Outline" released on April 22, a subway express line will be built from Xiong'an, Hebei to Beijing New Airport. Considering that there is already a subway under construction from the Beijing New Airport to the main urban area, in the future, from Xiong'an, Hebei to Beijing urban area, you can take the subway express line. (Source: Finance Network)

　　6. Meituan and Ele.me respond to information leakage: verification and investigation have been initiated and the case has been reported to the police.

　　In response to the media reports on the information leak of food delivery platforms, Meituan Takeout responded that it has started verification and investigation of relevant information and has reported the case to the police. Because the takeaway delivery chain is long and involves multiple links such as platform, merchant, and tripartite delivery, there may be criminals obtaining information from it. For such incidents, we will severely punish them, and together with the public security organs, we will work hard to crack down on illegal acts of stealing and reselling user information. Ele.me responded that malicious data security incidents occur from time to time, causing losses to consumers. For Ele.me and the entire catering takeaway industry, everyone is also victims. We have started to investigate with all our might as well as maintain active cooperation with relevant departments. (Source: 36kr)

　　7. Alibaba disclosed AR car navigation technology for the first time, and the AliOS experience will be upgraded

　　AliOS and Zebra Network have released several videos. Although the video content is normal, it shows technology that was not available in the past. The video content presents AR navigation in different driving scenarios, implying that AR car navigation products or functions will be added. (Source: TechWeb)

　　8. ZTE: Make every effort to protect the interests of global users

　　The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued an activation rejection order, prohibiting ZTE from purchasing, selling or engaging in any transaction involving items, software or technology that is subject to the U.S. Export Control Regulations within 7 years. In response, ZTE Chairman Yin Yimin said that he will make a well-known effort to fulfill his responsibilities to hundreds of operator customers around the world, including the United States, thousands of partners and suppliers, and hundreds of millions of corporate end consumer users. (Source: People's Daily)

　　9. Lenovo Group has become the world's worst technology stock, or may be kicked out of the Hengxing Index

　　Beijing time, April 24, Lenovo Group's share price fell more than any other technology company in the world, and it is increasingly likely to be removed from Hong Kong's benchmark stock index. Since being included in the Hang Seng Index in March 2013, the Chinese computer maker's share price has fallen 56%, and its market value has wiped out $5.8 billion. According to Bloomberg, the median decline in stock prices for companies that were removed from the Hang Seng Index in the past decade was 48%. (Source: Xilang Stock)

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　　10. Amazon is secretly studying home robots, and will be launched as early as 2019

　　According to Bloomberg, Amazon is secretly conducting a home robot program called "Vesta", which is supervised by Amazon's hardware research and development unit Lab126. The Lab126 is the origin of many Amazon’s current hardware products, including Amazon’s Echo speakers and Fire TV set-top boxes. Amazon reportedly plans to bring home robots to consumers' homes as early as 2019. (Source: Bloomberg)

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