#Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Evening News on September 17] Ele.me Wang Lei: Hummingbird helps the platform's new retail sector grow by 50%; Hema Hou Yi: The store has opened a store for more than 1.5 years and has a single store efficiency of more than 50,000 yuan; Alibaba and 12 other big data companies have launched personal information protection initiatives; SF Express launched the installment e-commerce business "Fengxiu 0 yuan purchase"; Lei Jun: 5G has wings for the Internet of Things...

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1. Ele.me Wang Lei: Hummingbird helps the platform's new retail sector grow by 50%
Wang Lei, partner of Alibaba and CEO of Ele.me, said that in the past six months, due to Hummingbird's efforts, the Alibaba new retail business connected to the Ele.me platform has grown by nearly or more than 50% for two consecutive quarters. Taking supermarkets as an example, Hummingbird is delivering nearly 1,000 supermarkets across the country, including Intime, Hema, and RT-Mart, and will soon start custom-made transportation for globally renowned brands such as Starbucks. (Tencent First-line)
2. Hema Hou Yi: The store with a store that has been opened for more than 1.5 years has a single store efficiency of more than 50,000 yuan.
Hou Yi, CEO of Hema Fresh, revealed his performance for the first time: the single store efficiency of stores that have been opened for more than 1.5 years has exceeded 50,000 yuan, the average daily sales of a single store exceeds 800,000 yuan, and the online sales account for more than 60%, both far exceeding traditional supermarkets. (36Kr)
3. Alibaba and 12 other big data companies launched personal information protection initiatives
Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd. and 12 big data companies signed the "Personal Information Protection Initiative" in Hangzhou on the 17th, promising to protect user information control rights and interests, and not using a "package agreement" to force users to package and authorize the collection of personal information. Among the 12 big data companies, the three major operators of Telecom, Mobile and China Unicom are branches in Zhejiang, as well as Internet companies such as Alibaba, Hangzhou NetEase Zhiyun Technology Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Nuclear New Tonghuashun Network Information Co., Ltd. (Xinhua News Agency)
4. SF Express launches installment e-commerce business "Feng Xiu 0 yuan purchase machine"
Recently, SF Express launched the installment e-commerce business "Fengxiu 0 yuan purchase machine", which is currently displayed in SF Express's Fengxiu Mall and SF Financial APP. According to Fengxiu official account, users can purchase mobile phones through installments, with an annualized interest rate of 12%. "After placing an order, the bank will conduct a credit review. After the credit review, it will send a text message to inform whether the credit is successful. Only after the credit is successful can installment proceeds." (Xinliu Finance)
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5. NetEase responds to occupying LOGO: Non-NetEase Cloud Yidun Customization has removed the keywords
Today, in response to the Wuhan interactive security service provider JiVeng’s accusation that NetEase Cloud Yidun occupied JiVeng’s official logo, and also made great efforts to consult and sell JiVeng’s products on the “high imitation official website”. NetEase Cloud Yidun's official response said that "LOGO is occupied" and "high imitation websites" are not customized by NetEase Cloud Yidun, but are caused by targeted recommendations based on user search habits. "We apologize to Jizheng for this and have removed the relevant keyword advertisements as soon as possible." (Sina)
6. Zhejiang University President Wu Chaohui: Humans and intelligent machines will interact highly in the future
Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said at the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference that with the deepening of the Second Machine Revolution and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, an era of intelligence, empowerment and enhancement marked by artificial intelligence is coming. In this era, the changes in the world by artificial intelligence will be closely related to people’s individuals and lives, and fundamentally enhance human daily life and behavior. In the future, intelligence will be further enhanced and empowered, man and machine will coexist, and the physical world and information world will be more integrated and parallel. (Penguin)
7. Online car-hailing market safety survey: compliance supervision is becoming stricter, and there are still many safety hazards
A reporter recently found that under the safety inspection, the compliance costs of online car-hailing drivers have increased, and transportation capacity is now tight; passengers regained the roadside to take taxis, but there are still inconveniences in some sections of the road; there are still many safety hazards and loopholes. At present, the regulatory requirements for online car-hailing "local cars and locals" in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai have not yet been fully implemented. The survey found that consumers still have a great demand for legal and compliant online ride-hailing. (Xinhua News Agency)
8. Lei Jun: 5G gives wings to the Internet of Things
Today, Lei Jun said at the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference that 5G is coming soon. With the help of 5G, the Internet of Things will also have wings to take off. Xiaomi has done a lot of work around the Internet of Things and has built the world's largest consumer-grade IoT platform, with more than 115 million IoT devices connected. (36Kr)
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9. Social app Path announced its closure today, with its founder as a former Facebook executive
This afternoon, Path, a photo sharing social network created by former Facebook executive Dave Morin, issued an announcement on its official website stating that Path will officially terminate its service on October 18. The specific closing timetable for Path is:
The notification will no longer continue to provide Path service on September 17; this app will not be downloaded from iTunes and Google Play on October 1; the service will be officially terminated on October 18; and the customer service will be closed on November 15. (Sina)
10. Amazon employees accept bribes to open back doors for merchants, and the problems in China are even more serious
According to the Wall Street Journal on the 17th, Amazon is investigating bribery by internal employees. Some employees are suspected of using Amazon's internal information and operational permissions as bargaining chips in exchange for merchants' financial rewards. The Wall Street Journal quoted some of them as saying that this phenomenon is particularly serious in China. First, because the number of local consumers is growing, and second, because local Amazon employees are low wages, they are trying to take risks. (Curiosity Daily)
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