​#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [March 22 E-commerce Morning News]

      #Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Morning News on March 22] Morning News : Kuaishou opens the second-hand 3C category to recruit second-hand industry service providers; Amazon's Rivian electric delivery truck delivery plan in San Francisco expands to 16 cities; Tujia: In 2020, the number of rural homestays listings exceeded 540,000 units increased by about 2.4 times year-on-year; Amazon's Rivian electric delivery truck delivery plan in San Francisco expands to 16 cities.

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1. Alibaba Health Tmall Pharmaceutical Platform Releases the "Can't Sleep Report"

      On March 20, on the eve of World Sleep Day, Alibaba Health released the "Can't Sleep Report" based on relevant data from Tmall Medical Platform. The picture shows that insomnia is becoming more youthful, with more than 60% of those born in the 1990s and 2000s, and 30% of those born in the 1990s and 2000s, and even 30% of those born in the insomnia are "fake insomnia" people who can only sleep with their mobile phones. Data from Alibaba Health Tmall Pharmaceutical Platform shows that from December 2020 to the present, in just three months, the number of people searching for "insomnia" has increased by 126% month-on-month. (E-commerce News)

2. Kuaishou opens the second-hand 3C category to recruit second-hand industry service providers

      On March 20, Kuaishou is currently opening the second-hand 3C category to recruit second-hand industry service providers. It is understood that based on the current open category, Kuaishou will gradually open the second-hand 3C category. Kuaishou merchants can only apply for second-hand 3C commodity operation after meeting the requirements. At the same time, the Kuaishou platform will also focus on cracking down on illegal business activities such as traffic diversion, guidance on adding WeChat, inflated information, and business beyond the scope. (E-commerce News)

3. The first storage and mass sales store in the country, opened.

      March 21st news, yesterday, Didi's subsidiary Chengxin Youxuan opened the No. 1 store in Pingyang County, Wenzhou City, the first in the country. The main categories of this warehouse mass-trading store are fruits, vegetables, meat, grain and oil, daily necessities, wine and beverages, etc. Most of them are directly shipped from the origin, with low prices, and also include mid-to-high-end and imported products. The warehouse and store mass sales in Chengxin Youxuan adopts the integrated warehouse and store model, focusing on the sinking market. The warehouse store connects online and offline dual-scenario sales, and has offline warehousing sales scenarios, warehousing sorting and distribution functions. (E-commerce News)

4. The internal group chat function of Meituan APP is Wang Xing once again focused on socializing

      According to reports on March 21, it is reported that Meituan has tested the "group chat" function recently. The group chat function needs to be enabled by the merchant, and the entrance will pop up after the user purchases in the merchant’s store. Meituan official said that group chats are limited to discussions on store, order or marketing issues. In addition, in the group chat, the merchant red envelope function is provided to send corresponding coupons to users. (Yibang Power)

Cross-border newsletter

5. The first China Cross-border E-commerce Fair reached an intention transaction amount of more than US$3.5 billion

      March 21st news, yesterday, the first China Cross-border E-commerce Fair officially ended. The exhibition was attended by 2,363 companies from 22 provinces and cities across the country, covering 33 cross-border e-commerce platforms around the world, and 62,000 professional customers from the cross-border e-commerce field across the country attended the exhibition, far exceeding the 25,000 people predicted before the meeting, and the total cumulative visitor flow reached 130,000. At the same time, Amazon Global Store Opening, eBay, Alibaba International Station, New Egg and other cross-border e-commerce platforms, as well as specialized platforms in Europe, America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, all participated in this cross-border e-commerce fair. (E-commerce News)

6. Shopee Brazilian site opens to settle in

      On March 21, Shopee recently announced that its Brazilian station has officially opened to settle in, and the first batch of ten hot-selling categories will be opened. Sellers can enjoy benefits such as "no platform usage fee, annual fee, no deposit, no commission for the first 3 months", "home page flash purchase position, home page activity exposure position" and other benefits. Data shows that 7 out of every 10 consumers in Brazil have purchased Chinese cross-border products. It is worth mentioning that survey data released by the Brazilian National E-commerce Association showed that compared with 2019, the sales of e-commerce platforms in Brazil increased by 68% last year. At the same time, e-commerce accounts for a share of retail sales. (E-commerce News)

7. Amazon's Rivian electric van delivery program expands to 16 cities in San Francisco

      According to Tech Crunch, Amazon began using Rivian electric delivery trucks to deliver goods to local consumers in San Francisco, USA. In addition, the company also plans to expand Rivian electric vehicle delivery service to 16 cities this year. Amazon was testing its electric delivery trucks in Los Angeles in early February, part of Amazon's "climate commitment" that plans to buy 100,000 customized electric delivery trucks. (E-commerce News)

8. eBay: Orange Union adds new air freight service products for special warehouses in Germany and the United States

      On March 19, the eBay platform released an announcement on Orange Union SpeedFreight's adjustment to the direction of Germany and the United States (hereinafter referred to as the announcement).

      The announcement stated that in order to help sellers establish overseas warehouses and easily sell goods to the world, Orange Union has added new air freight service products for special warehouse services from Germany and the United States.

      The announcement shows that SpeedFreight overseas warehouses have added new air freight service products to Germany and the United States roads: the German road freight service is opened, and the service time is 8-12 natural days to complete the delivery of goods from domestic warehouses to German eBay Fulfillment overseas warehouses; the US road freight service is opened, and the service time is 8-12 natural days to complete the delivery of goods from domestic warehouses to US overseas warehouses.

      In addition, SpeedFreight has the following characteristics: the operation center is online service 6 days a week; the entire logistics trajectory is updated in real time for customers to check at any time; the goods can be received from Monday to Saturday; 15 cities including Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai provide door-to-door collection, and customers in other regions can deliver them to the Orange Union domestic warehouse (Shenzhen/Shanghai); browse the order fee details in real time, and the bills are clear at a glance; the full process is monitored, and commercial insurance services (all goods insurance). (E-commerce News)

Internet news

9. Tencent's total investment in 2020 exceeded US$12 billion, with a total of 163 startups invested in

      It is reported that in 2020, Tencent Holdings invested more in startups than Alibaba Group Holdings, with a total investment of 163 startups involving multiple industries, with a total investment of more than US$12 billion. Currently, Tencent has become the company with the highest investment in start-ups among China's non-financial enterprises. Its growth strategy is positive and well-designed and the company is driven by the creation of partnerships connected by capital relations. (Sina Technology)

10. Tujia: In 2020, the number of rural homestays exceeded 540,000 units increased by about 2.4 times year-on-year

      According to reports on March 21, recently, the "2020 Rural B&B Data Report" released by Tujia showed that as of the end of 2020, the number of rural B&Bs on the Tujia platform exceeded 540,000, an increase of about 2.4 times compared with 2019; rural B&Bs received more than 5.7 million tenants in total, generating more than 1.7 billion yuan in revenue for rural landlords, which is more than three times the revenue generated in 2019. At the same time, the top ten destinations with the highest income from rural homestays in 2020 are Deqing County, Huidong County, Changli County, Anji County, Yangshuo County, Chun'an County, Longmen County, Shengsi County, Jiashan County and Fenghuang County. (E-commerce News)