#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter#[March 16 E-commerce Morning News]

#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on March 16]; Morning News : Laogao provides everyone with the latest and most valuable Internet and e-commerce information every day. Dutch e-commerce CoolBlue financial report: turnover in 2020 reaches 2 billion euros; new online transaction regulations: tying products shall not be set as the default option; cross-border e-commerce SaaS platform has accumulated an increase of 30 million Pre-A round investment.

E-commerce newsletter

1. Tmall added the "Tmall Store Assessment Standards" to take effect on March 22

      On March 15, Tmall Platform issued a public notice on the addition of the Tmall store investment promotion assessment standards (hereinafter referred to as the announcement).

The announcement stated that based on consumer and market demand, Tmall is committed to finding merchants who are capable of providing high-quality goods and services through local stores, helping new retail localized stores to achieve integrated online and offline operations, thus setting up a new "Tmall Store" business type. In light of the particularity of Tmall stores related markets and business development needs, Tmall will further supplement the investment and assessment standards related to Tmall stores. The relevant rules will be announced on March 15, 2021 and will officially come into effect on March 22, 2021.

      The announcement shows that the "Tmall Store Assessment Standard" has been added to make clear assessment requirements for some categories of Tmall stores; the store-related qualification requirements in the "Tmall Business Qualification Standard" have been added; the "Tmall All-channel Service Merchant Assessment Standard" and the "Tmall All-channel Service Investment Qualification Rules".

      In addition, the specific additions to the store qualification requirements of the "Tmall Business Qualification Standard" include first-level categories such as residential furniture, commercial/office furniture, home decoration main materials, basic building materials, whole-house customization, electronics/electricians, hardware tools, home decoration lighting and light sources. The number of offline stores operating must meet any of the following two items: (1) 10 or more offline stores opened by a store opening company or its affiliated company; (2) 10 or more offline stores opened by a company that has signed a distribution, agency or franchise agreement with the store opening company or its affiliated company. (E-commerce News)

2. Suning.com organized the "Boss Group" live broadcast of "Boss League" in 4 hours a single game transaction volume exceeded 300 million.

     March 15th news, today, Hou Enlong, the retail president of Suning.com Group, formed a live broadcast of the "Boss League of the Boss Group" to launch the "Super Brand Alliance" live broadcast show to help the 315 promotion. In this live broadcast, Hou Enlong sat in the Suning.com Super Buyer and Taobao Live Room, and invited OPPO Vice President Ethan, HP Vice President Fan Zijun, Boss Electrical Appliances Vice President Jiang Lingwei, Io Smith Deputy General Manager Lu Feng, Haier Channel General Manager Ye Fei and others to enter the live broadcast room to form the "Boss Group".

      Data shows that the live show on both Suning.com and Taobao live broadcast data showed that within 4 hours, the single transaction volume exceeded 300 million, and the cumulative number of viewers exceeded 5 million, which is the first to enter the industry to live full-scene live broadcast format.

It is understood that since last year, Hou Enlong officially began his anchor career, with a cumulative amount of goods sold in 2020 of 699 million, and a cumulative number of viewers exceeding 40 million. In addition, the next "Super Brand Alliance" live broadcast is under preparation.

Recently, Suning Supermarket announced consumption data on the eve of 315. Data shows that brands such as Suning Supermarket imported pure milk, raw beef, and raw eggs are sought after. In addition to diet, from March 8 to 11, the sales of tonic products such as sterilization and antibacterial laundry detergent, wet tissues, bird's nests in Suning Supermarket also increased significantly. (E-commerce News)

3. Yangmaid App opens global shopping week

      According to March 15, from March 15 to March 19, Yangmaid App will launch global shopping week, and will launch different theme days every day, such as "Quality Life Day", "Seasonal Skin Refreshing Day", "Big Brand Makeup Day", etc.

It is reported that the Yangmaid App has set up sections such as "1 yuan for big-name home good products in one second", "a limited time starting from 9 yuan for global department stores", "a fixed-point instant sale for word-of-mouth skin care", and "10% off for big-name makeup". It has selected Hermes, Dyson, SKG, Lancome, Koyan's, Armani, YSL and other big brands. The products cover home department stores, snacks and wine, beauty and skin care, big-name luggage, watches and jewelry, trendy shoes and clothing.

      It is understood that this bloody competition week includes many ways to play games such as group buying, hot grouping, best friend grouping, coupon grabbing, coupons, etc.

      Previously, Yangwok also launched discount activities such as "Best Friends Half Price Group" and "Live Broadcast Room Half Price Flash Sale" on the "Goddess Day". (CCTV.com)

4. WeChat: In 2020, a total of 2,571 fraud mini programs were handled, and 265 online order-making mini programs were handled.

     On March 15, WeChat’s official official account “WeChat Pai” issued a statement saying that WeChat has handled a total of 2,571 fraudulent mini programs and 43,252 public accounts in 2020; 265 online order-making mini programs and 20,199 public accounts. According to the severity of the violations of illegal order brushing organizers or gangs, a total of 27,747 personal accounts were dealt with, and 14,685 fraudulent WeChat groups were blocked or warned. For users who have verified that there is order brushing behavior, WeChat will force offline processing, and users will receive a security reminder article when logging in again. WeChat said it will crack down on the use of WeChat to sell counterfeit and shoddy goods. (E-commerce News)

5. New online trading regulations: tying products must not be set as default options

      市场监管总局15日出台的《网络交易监督管理办法》明确，经营者不得将搭售商品等选项设定为消费者默认同意，不得将消费者以往交易中选择的选项设定为消费者默认选择；要求自动展期、自动续费服务的经营者应当在消费者接受服务前以及展期、续费前五日，以显著方式提请消费者注意，由消费者自主选择等。（新浪财经）

Cross-border newsletter

6. The value of cross-border e-commerce goods inspection and release in Nanjing from January to February increased by 4.6 times

      According to reports on March 15, from January to February this year, the number of cross-border e-commerce import and export lists and customs declaration orders for Nanjing Customs increased by 30% year-on-year, and the growth rate of goods value reached 4.6 times.

It is reported that in January 2016, Suzhou joined the ranks of the comprehensive cross-border e-commerce pilot zone approved by the State Council. At present, Jiangsu Province's national cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones have increased to 10, including Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Nantong, Changzhou, Lianyungang, Huai'an, Yancheng, and Suqian.

      According to Nanjing Customs statistics, last year, the import and export of cross-border e-commerce B2C included in customs supervision in Jiangsu Province was 6.65 billion yuan, an increase of 2.5 times year-on-year, of which 6.34 billion yuan was exported, an increase of 2.5 times; the export of cross-border e-commerce B2B was 4.61 billion yuan. Starting from July 1, 2020, the General Administration of Customs will carry out a pilot program of export supervision of cross-border e-commerce enterprise-to-enterprise (referred to as "cross-border e-commerce B2B") in 10 customs including Nanjing.

The Customs of Suzhou Industrial Park participated in the full process of the General Administration of Customs' cross-border e-commerce B2B export supervision reform plan research, system design and system construction. After completing the first cross-border e-commerce B2B export declaration in the province, we will continue to follow up on reform and advance, guide enterprises to make good use of relevant policies, support production and processing enterprises to "shift and upgrade" from traditional general trade exports to cross-border e-commerce B2B exports, and help domestic products "directly connect to the world".

Since the beginning of this year, the on-site export volume of cross-border supervision of Jinling Customs Airport has increased significantly. So far, the cross-border export list and cargo value of regulatory inspection have increased by 168.91% and 579.66% year-on-year respectively. (E-commerce News)

7. Dutch e-commerce CoolBlue financial report: turnover reaches 2 billion euros in 2020

      On March 15, the 2020 financial report released by the Dutch e-commerce company CoolBlue in mid-February showed that CoolBlue's turnover reached 2 billion euros in 2020, of which the profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization was 114 million euros, an increase of 66 million euros year-on-year. It is reported that CoolBlue was founded in 1999 and is the second largest e-commerce company in the Netherlands, with 14 physical stores in the Netherlands and Germany. CoolBlue sells products online in 10 categories, and provides delivery and installation services to consumers. CoolBlue co-founder Pieter Zwart also said the company acquired energy company ServiceHouse and will continue to grow its business in the clean energy sector and plans to open a new store in 2021. (Yibang Power)

8. eBay: SpeedPAK freight rates will be adjusted from March 16th

      According to March 15, eBay today (March 15) issued a notice on the adjustment of speedPAK freight to various routes starting from March 16, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the announcement).

The announcement stated that starting from March 16, 2021, Beijing time, SpeedPAK will adjust the shipping fees for part of the SpeedPAK and SpeedPAK Mini shipped from mainland China and Hong Kong.

      The announcement shows that SpeedPAK originated in mainland China and has economic service products with destinations ranging from 0-2000 grams, the delivery service fee ranges from 25-116.4 yuan per kilogram, and the operating fee ranges from 9.36-13.4 yuan per package. SpeedPAK originated from mainland China, with economic light small-piece service products from the UK and Germany, with a weight range of 0-1000 grams, a delivery service fee range of 25-116.6 yuan per kilogram, and an operating fee range of 5.38-7.6 yuan per package.

      In addition, SpeedPAK originated from Hong Kong, China, with a destination of standard service products from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Canada. The weight range is 0-30,000 grams, the delivery service fee range is 41-108 yuan per kilogram, and the operating fee range is 33-123 yuan per package. SpeedPAK originated from Hong Kong, China, with economic service products from the UK and Germany, with a weight range of 0-2000 grams, a delivery service fee range of RMB 73.1-103.3 per kilogram, and an operating fee range of RMB 18-23.6 per package. (E-commerce News)

9. Cross-border e-commerce SaaS platform has accumulated an increase of 30 million Pre-A round investment

      Recently, Jijia announced that it had completed a 30 million yuan Pre-A round of financing, led by Yunqi Capital, followed by Zhupu Investment and strategic resource parties. The funds will be used to build a market system, upgrade products and services, introduce high-end talents, etc.

       Jijia was established in December 2017. In the early stage, it focused on medium and large-scale high-quality sellers with annual sales of over 100 million yuan. Based on the mature business model of the mid-to-large customer base, it continued to promote the rapid iteration of Jijia SaaS. This strategy helped Jijia become the industry-leading SaaS ERP solution. (Cross-border knowledge)

Internet news

10. China Market Supervision News, together with Ele.me and Alipay, launched food safety answering activities

      On March 15, recently, the food safety and consumer rights answering activity launched by the China Market Supervision News Agency, together with Ele.me and Alipay, was officially launched by the food safety and consumer rights answering activity jointly with Ele.me and Alipay, which is the theme of "Food Safety and Were You and Me" by the company, is officially launched. Consumers log in to the Alipay platform and search for "Dada Planet". It is reported that this answering activity will last until March 21. It is reported that Alipay also jointly with the Hangzhou Market Supervision and Administration Bureau today launched the "Safe Consumption Unit" online publicity function to promote the digital reform of the creation of safe consumption. (E-commerce News)