#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on July 10]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on July 10] 1. Ranking of fresh food e-commerce APPs in the first half of 2018: Daily Youxian ranked first; 2. WeChat cracked down on gambling behavior: centralized processing of 50,000 accounts and 8,000 groups; 3. Guo Xiaomei’s “Baby Warehouse” project is exposed, and is recruiting buyers; 4. Xiaomi’s listing breaks the issuance, and the valuation pressure spreads to the primary market; 5. US smart speakers exceed 54.4 million: Amazon leads the market...

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　　1. Ranking of fresh food e-commerce APPs in the first half of 2018: MissFresh ranked first

　　Recently, China Business Research Institute released the "2018 First Half Annual APP Classification Ranking".

　　According to the list, the top ten fresh food e-commerce apps in the first half of 2018 are: MissFresh, JD.com, Tiantian Orchard, COFCO Womai.com, Benlai Life, Mobile Huinong, Hema, SF Express, Baiguoyuan and Yiguo Fresh. Among them, Daily Youxian ranked first, and JD.com and Tiantian Orchard ranked second and third respectively. (Lianshang.com)

　　2. Unmanned delivery vehicles may enter large-scale mass production in 2020

　　In order to further promote logistics costs and efficiency reduction, many companies have accelerated the layout of smart logistics construction, and are expected to achieve popularization of terminal delivery autonomous driving technology and large-scale mass production of unmanned delivery vehicles in 2020. It is worth mentioning that in 2018, as the first year of innovative application of supply chains, supply chain applications have become the core content of logistics. (Economic Reference News)

　　3. Guo Xiaomei’s “Baby Warehouse” project is exposed and is recruiting buyers

　　Guo Xiaomei recently launched the buyer platform "Baobao Warehouse". It is reported that Baby Cang is an e-commerce platform that is only open to buyers. It has reached cooperation with many domestic and foreign brands. Buyers can get branded products at a price of 10%-30% off the market price. At present, Baby Cang only recruits mother buyers, but according to reports, if you are not a mother, you have more than one year of experience in micro-business and outstanding performance, you will also consider it. (Yibang Power Network)

　　4. Last year, global consumer goods industry mergers and acquisitions hit a 15-year high

　　Beijing time on the 9th, according to CNBC, a latest survey report shows that in the face of competition from start-up brands, global consumer goods giants are achieving growth through acquisitions. Driven by this, the scale of mergers and acquisitions in the industry hit a 15-year high in 2017.

　　A report released by consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants on Monday showed that the number of mergers and acquisitions in the global consumer goods industry increased by 45% year-on-year last year, with total transactions soaring 190%.

　　OC&C's survey analyzed the world's 50 largest consumer goods companies based on sales. Last year, 10 of the 23 food and beverage companies surveyed saw revenue declines. Beer and spirits companies performed well, with revenue growth in all seven companies surveyed by OC&C.

　　Overall, sales of these consumer goods companies rose only 2.6% last year, while sales after excluding exchange rate and price influences rose only 0.6%. However, sales of the companies rose 5.7% last year, the highest since 2011, including the boost from mergers and acquisitions. (Source: Sina US Stocks)

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　　5. WeChat: The mini program advertising components are fully open

　　36Kr News, WeChat official post stated: From now on, the advertising components of mini programs (including mini-game categories) will be fully open, and developers can apply for self-service advertising space in the mini program background. After opening the traffic main, developers can access advertisements in the mini program and obtain advertising revenue on a monthly basis. In addition to the mini program advertising components, the platform is also actively exploring the exploration of new cooperation scenarios, continuously enriching and improving the commercial monetization methods and efficiency of mini program. (36Kr)

　　6. Xiaomi’s listing breaks the issue price, and the valuation pressure reaches the primary market

　　Yesterday, Xiaomi Group broke the issue price on the first day of its listing. Previously, Ping An Good Doctor, ZhongAn Online, Razer and Yixin Group, which were listed on the Hong Kong stock market, also fell below the issue price shortly after its listing, and some investors in the primary market suffered losses. Industry insiders believe that with the continuous decline in the valuation of secondary markets and the emergence of the valuation inversion of primary and secondary markets, valuation pressure has been transmitted to the primary market. (China Securities Network)

　　7. Siemens and Alibaba sign cooperation agreement to promote digital products in China

　　Siemens announced on Monday local time that it has reached an agreement with Alibaba to use the latter's cloud computing platform to launch its digital operating system MindSphere. Siemens and Alibaba Cloud signed a memorandum of understanding to launch so-called IoT products. Siemens CEO Kzel said, "This cooperation is of epoch-making significance and will introduce Industry 4.0 solutions to China to help China become a world manufacturing power." (Reuters)

　　8. Wechat crack down on gambling behavior: centrally handle 50,000 accounts and 8,000 groups

　　36Kr News, WeChat Security Center issued a notice today stating that it is currently during the World Cup, and some online gambling forms are mainly gambling, and a special cleanup has been carried out. Relevant users who participate in gambling violations will be restricted from entering the group; users who organize gambling violations will be blocked with personal accounts; WeChat groups involved in gambling will be blocked with group processing. This time, more than 50,000 accounts will be punished with step-by-step penalties, and more than 8,000 WeChat groups involved in gambling will be blocked with group processing. (36Kr)

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　　9. Amazon's advertising business is a challenge to Google and FB

　　July 9th news, according to foreign media reports, when Jeff Bezos attended this year's Sun Valley summit as scheduled, his understanding of these media tycoons at the conference far exceeded their knowledge of themselves, and this situation also made many media tycoons worry, especially as Amazon's advertising business gradually grows. (E-commerce News)

　　10. More than 54.4 million smart speakers in the United States: Amazon leads the market

　　According to data provided by foreign media QUARTZ, there are currently more than 54 million smart speakers on the US market. According to a survey by Voicebot and Voysis, the number of smart speakers in the U.S. market has increased by 15% over the past four months. Among this huge number, the two brands Amazon and Google are the largest. The former accounts for 61.9% of the US market, the latter accounts for 26.9%, and Apple's Home Pod accounts for 4.1%. (Sina Finance)

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