#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on July 4] 1. Belgian Prime Minister Michel met with Jack Ma in Brussels; 2. News said that Miya submitted its statements on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this month and will be listed in Hong Kong before the end of the year; 3. NetEase Koala launched the Macau Regional Pavilion; 4. Ant Financial spent nearly US$100 million to invest in Snowball; 5. Frozen Products Online completed the 120 million Series B financing led by Innovation Works...
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1. Belgian Prime Minister Michel meets with Jack Ma in Brussels
Belgian Prime Minister Michel announced during talks with Jack Ma in Brussels that he would support the rookie to deploy super eHub (digital center) in Belgium, helping European small and medium-sized enterprises to ride on the smart logistics backbone network and move towards the "global 72-hour must-get." (Yibang Power Network)
2. News says Miya is submitted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this month and will be listed in Hong Kong before the end of the year.
According to the exclusive source of IPO Early Knows, Miya will submit statements on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this month and will be officially listed in Hong Kong before the end of the year, with a target market value of US$5 billion. Entering the limited-time special sale mall of imported maternal and infant brands, Miya hopes to create a simple, secure and interesting maternal and infant shopping experience and become China's largest maternal and infant platform. (36Kr)
3. NetEase Koala launches Macau Regional Pavilion
On July 3, NetEase Koala, which has just completed its positioning upgrade, added a new national and regional pavilion "Macau Regional Pavilion", to systematically sell products from Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries. Not only NetEase Koala, but also JD.com, Suning, and many cross-border e-commerce companies, have also opened up venues divided by countries and regions. This move can allow consumers to purchase products more purposefully among a large number of products, and also help increase product visibility and sales.
It is understood that NetEase Koala's "Macau Regional Pavilion" mainly includes pastries, red wine and seafood, including local Macau brands such as Australia Kum Kee, Zifeng, and Jinyan. It is expected that there will be more than 100 SKUs. (36Kr)
4. Frozen Products Online Completed 120 million Series B financing led by Innovation Works
On July 3, the B2B supply chain platform of the frozen products industry, "Frozen Products Online", announced that it had completed a 120 million round of financing. This round was led by Innovation Works, followed by Shunwei Capital, Longling Capital and Xiamen Government Guided Fund. It is understood that this is the fifth round of financing obtained by Frozen Online within 3 years, among which Shunwei Capital has three consecutive rounds of additional investment.
After this round of financing, Frozen Products Online will continue to strengthen the depth of the frozen product supply chain, build a backbone distribution network of the frozen product industry covering the whole country, and establish a last-mile cold chain logistics system. (China E-Commerce Research Center)
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5. Ant Financial invests nearly $100 million in Snowball
Ant Financial recently invested nearly US$100 million in social investment website Snowball, and the transaction will be completed in the near future. Renren Company, a subsidiary of Chen Yizhou, has significantly reduced its holdings in this transaction, but it still retains a small amount of Snowball's equity. According to people familiar with the matter, Snowball's valuation in this round of financing is about $400 million to $500 million. (Thunder Emperor touches the Internet)
6. Douyin launches the WeChat mini program "Douyin Friends" and suspends services on the first day
Today, Douyin launched a mini program called "Douyin Friends" on WeChat. Users can use this mini program to view friends using Douyin in the group. At present, the mini program has suspended its service due to "suspected violation of user data use services". (Sina)
7. Tencent responded that TikTok mini program was suspended: There is a risk of threatening user data privacy and security
According to 36Kr, some media reported that Douyin launched a mini program called "Douyin Friends" on WeChat today, but the mini program has been suspended for service. In response, Tencent replied to 36Kr: "The services published by this account are suspected of violating the user privacy and data specifications in the "WeChat Mini Program Platform Operation Specifications", and there is a risk of threatening the privacy and security of users' data, and have been dealt with offline. If the relevant violations are corrected by the relevant violations or behaviors, the service can be reposted; after the WeChat official reviews, if it is compliant and there are no other violations, it can be resumed." (36Kr)
8. Global retail brand growth rate ranking released: JD.com ranks first
According to foreign media reports, in the BrandZ retail report jointly released by market research group Kantar and the world's well-known communication service group WPP, the monetary value of global retail brands increased by about 35% last year. In terms of percentage growth, e-commerce giants have the fastest growth - Chinese retailers JD.com and Alibaba ranked first and second among the 20 fastest-growing brands, respectively, and Amazon ranked 13th. (Global Network)
9. Baidu Artificial Intelligence Developer Conference is held, and cutting-edge revolutionary technology products will be released
According to July 4, Baidu AI developer conference "Baidu Create 2018" will be held from July 4th to 5th. Baidu will release cutting-edge revolutionary technology products on the spot. In July 2017, the "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan" was issued. In the future, China will continue to increase investment in "funding, talents, technology" and other fields in the AI field, and the dividends of artificial intelligence policy are expected to continue to be released. (E-commerce News)
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10. Amazon launches "Prime Day" global shopping promotion on July 16
Amazon announced that the highly anticipated 2018 "Prime Day" global shopping promotion will be officially launched at 3 pm ET on July 16 (3 AM ET on July 17). In July 2015, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the company, Amazon launched the "Prime Day" global shopping promotion for the first time. This year, "Prime Day" has entered its fourth year and will last for 36 hours. At that time, there will be more than 1 million discounted transactions specially launched for Amazon’s global Prime members. (Titanium Media)
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