#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on August 15]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on August 15] Huang Xiaoming responded to "involved in the case of manipulating 1.8 billion stocks": he did not participate in stock manipulation; fresh food e-commerce app users report: more than 37 million users, and the proportion of first-tier cities is on a downward trend; Alibaba spent US$750 million to acquire Turkish startup Trendyol; NetEase Koala and Tmall International ranked among the top two in the cross-border e-commerce market in the first half of the year; the first batch of base stations were launched in Beijing and entered the 5G era...

　　E-commerce newsletter:

　　1. Fresh food e-commerce app user report: The users exceed 37 million, and the proportion of first-tier cities is on a downward trend

　　According to 36Kr news, Aurora Big Data shows that the user scale of fresh food e-commerce apps reaches 37.88 million, and each user has 1.2 models installed per person. The overall penetration rate has shown a volatile upward trend in the past year. The proportion of users in first-tier cities has shown a continuous decline in the past year. As of July this year, the proportion of fresh food e-commerce app users distributed in first-tier cities was 36.2%, a decrease of 8.9% compared with the same period last year. (36Kr)

　　2. JD Logistics and Shangqiu Municipal Government reach strategic cooperation

　　36Kr News, JD Logistics signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People's Government of Shangqiu City, Henan Province. The two parties fully utilize their respective advantages and focus on cooperation in the fields of logistics and warehousing, cloud computing, big data, cross-border e-commerce, finance, etc., and jointly build a "four-stream integration" supply chain infrastructure based on logistics and combining business flow, capital flow, and information flow to improve the overall supply chain efficiency of Shangqiu City and help Shangqiu industry optimize and upgrade. (36Kr)

　　3. Alibaba spends $750 million to acquire Turkish startup Trendyol

　　According to Axios, Alibaba acquired a majority stake in Turkish e-commerce company Trendyol for about $750 million last week, according to Axios. The transaction was announced publicly, but the actual transaction price was not disclosed. It is reported that Trendyol focuses on fashion sales and was founded in 2009. (E-commerce News)

　　4、唯品会CEO沈亚：会持续投入营销费用以获客

　　唯品会CEO沈亚在财报电话会议上表示：“目前我们自己的市场还是在继续投放的，因为社会上的购物新客还是有很多。我们在市场上不断的去做数据营销，也在不断去做渠道合作。腾讯和京东在未来获取新客方面会很有帮助，我们希望在未来可以在一定程度上降低市场费用，但是现阶段我们还是持续在进行投入。”（腾讯）

　　5. In the first half of the year, NetEase Koala and Tmall International ranked among the top two cross-border e-commerce markets

　　According to the "China Cross-border E-commerce Industry Monitoring Report for the First Half of 2018" released by iMedia Consulting, in the first half of 2018, NetEase Koala ranked first in the cross-border e-commerce market share with a market share of 26.2%, and Tmall International and JD Global Purchase ranked second and third. It is estimated that the scale of cross-border e-commerce transactions in China will reach 9 trillion yuan in 2018, and the number of overseas shopping users in China will reach 88 million. (Sina)

　　Internet information:

　　6. Huang Xiaoming responded to "involved in the case of manipulating 1.8 billion stocks": he did not participate in stock manipulation

　　36Kr news, Huang Xiaoming issued a statement on his Weibo today saying: On July 3, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has made a "Punishment Decision" on the "Gao Yong Case", and I have not participated in any stock manipulation. 2. I emphasized again that I don’t know Gao Yong, but just entrusted Lu to manage his finances. 3. I have never participated in "Changsheng Bio" stock investment. 4. This incident was indeed caused by my uncautious financial management. I deeply apologize for the adverse effects this incident has caused to everyone. I must learn from it. (36Kr)

　　7. Most Chinese concept stocks fell, Vipshop closed down 16.2%

　　According to August 15, as of the close of US stocks on Tuesday, most Chinese concept stocks fell, Alibaba closed down 2.9%, Baidu closed down 0.63%, and JD closed down 3.42%. Vipshop closed down 16.2%, Huya closed down 16.06%, Thunder closed down 15.35%, Huya closed down 13.72%, Momo closed down 8.79%, and ZTO Express closed down 8.16%. (E-commerce News)

　　8. Haidilao's listing pricing range is US$9 billion to US$12 billion, and will be listed in Hong Kong in mid-to-late September

　　According to the self-media "IPO Early Knows", people familiar with the matter revealed that Haidilao will pass the hearing of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 23, with a listing pricing range of US$9 billion to US$12 billion, equivalent to the estimated net profit in 2019's price-to-earnings ratio of 22 to 28 times. The lead underwriters of Haidilao's IPO are Goldman Sachs and China Merchants Bank International, and the competition between cornerstone investors has entered the final stage. Haidilao will be officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in mid-to-late September. (36Kr)

　　9. The first batch of base stations are launched in Beijing and enter the 5G era

　　At 10 o'clock yesterday, in the lobby on the first floor of Beijing Unicom, with the real scenes on Haidian Daoxiang Lake and Xicheng Financial Street transmitted by 5G base stations being projected onto the large screen, Beijing officially entered the 5G era. (36Kr)

　　Cross-border e-commerce

　　10. American supermarket giant Kroger cooperates with Alibaba to open a store to sell organic food on Tmall

　　Reuters said that US supermarket chain operator Kroger announced on Tuesday that it will cooperate with Alibaba Group to sell products in China on its e-commerce websites under Alibaba. This is the first time the company has entered the e-commerce market outside the United States. Kroger said it plans to open an online store on Alibaba's Tmall global website, and the first batch of products will include dietary supplements and private brand products, focusing on natural and organic products. (Sina)

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