#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter#[E-commerce Evening News on September 21]

　　#Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Evening News on September 21] JD Global Purchase has set up a Seoul office to expand the scale of South Korea's procurement; Chuan Fengchao's forced pick-up fee, official response: users have the right to choose; Meituan Dianping closed down 0.9% to US$72; Four Tencent founders donated 350 million yuan to Shenzhen University: launching talent fund...

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　　1. JD Global Purchase has a Seoul office to expand the scale of South Korea's procurement

　　On September 21, JD.com's cross-border e-commerce platform JD.com has set up an office in Seoul, South Korea. JD.com said that in addition to maintaining the cooperative relationship between brands in South Korea, the office focuses on finding more products that can enter China, thereby significantly increasing the procurement scale in South Korea. This is also the second overseas office for the purpose of commodity procurement after Tokyo, Japan. (Chuangyebang)

　　2. Chuanfengchao mandatory pickup fee, official response: Users have the right to choose actively

　　Recently, there have been reports that many consumers have encountered "charge" problems during the process of picking up parts from express cabinets. Regarding the problem of "Fengchao Express Delivery Locker Charging" encountered by consumers, Fengchao official stated that some reports were inaccurate and malicious speculation and slander. Regarding the question of whether to charge, Fengchao’s official Weibo said that when users pick up items, they can actively choose “free pickup” or “scan the code to reward” to encourage Fengchao to pick up items, which is not mandatory. (36Kr)

3. Coca-Cola acquires Australian Kombucha brand MOJO

On September 21, Coca-Cola recently announced that MOJO Kombucha, a subsidiary of Australian company Organic & Raw, has not been announced. Coca-Cola Australia president Vamsi Mohan said Kombucha is one of the fastest growing categories in Australia's soft drink business. “So we think it’s very suitable for our portfolio and will boost our growth.

　　4. Ant Financial Group and the Electronic Standards Institute reached a strategic cooperation relationship

　　At the ATEC summit of the 2018 Hangzhou Yunqi Conference, Ant Financial Group and China Electronics Technology Standardization Institute announced a strategic cooperation relationship. The two sides announced that they will carry out in-depth cooperation in multiple fields and at multiple levels, promote financial technology innovation through the combination of production and research, and jointly participate in and promote project cooperation in the fields of network security, data security and privacy protection, biometric identification, blockchain, artificial intelligence, etc. (E-commerce News)

　　5. Nike's official WeChat mini program is officially launched

　　On September 21, Nike announced that the official WeChat mini program was officially launched. Through WeChat, a mobile social platform, Nike provides another entrance for Chinese consumers to join NikePlus members. At present, Nike WeChat mini program contains three main functions, namely member store, latest trends, and my account. Dennis van Oossanen, vice president of Nike Greater China Nike Direct, said, "Nike will continue to improve its services to Chinese consumers. The launch of WeChat mini-programs provides another entrance to experience Nike services for millions of Nike fans on WeChat." (E-commerce News)

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　　6. Meituan Dianping closed down 0.9% to US$72

　　According to the afternoon of September 21, Meituan Dianping (03690.HK)'s stock price turned from rising to falling, closing at HK$72, a drop of 0.9%. As the second Internet giant company with different entitlements in Hong Kong stocks, Meituan Dianping performed strongly on its first day of listing. (Titanium Media)

　　7. Mobike responds to data doubts: order volume will vary depending on seasonal weather

　　On September 21, in response to foreign media's recent questions about the number of Mobike users, order volume and total bicycles disclosed in Meituan's prospectus, Mobike responded that the order volume will vary due to seasonal weather, and Mobike will no longer place new investments in some cities that have been saturated. Bloomberg recently posted that the Mobike related data disclosed by Meituan in its prospectus is different from those previously disclosed by Mobike. For example, the number of users, the number of bicycles, the number of orders, etc. (E-commerce News)

　　8. Tencent’s four founders donated 350 million yuan to Shenzhen University: Launching the Talent Fund

　　According to Tencent’s official official account, today is the 35th anniversary of Shenzhen University. Tencent’s four founders Ma Huateng, Zhang Zhidong, Chen Yidan and Xu Chenye are all students of the 89th grade of Shenzhen University. In the name of Tencent’s founder alumni team, they jointly donated 350 million yuan to their alma mater, Shenzhen University, and jointly initiated the establishment of the Shenzhen University Talent Fund. The donations will be the first start-up capital of the Shenzhen University Talent Fund. (Chuangyebang)

　　9. The initial review of Xiaoming Bicycle User Deposit Application is completed and can be checked today

　　On September 21, the official account "Xiaoming Bicycle Bankruptcy Work Information" released the latest news today, saying that according to the Xiaoming Bicycle Bankruptcy Work Plan, the administrator has completed the preliminary review of the user creditor's claims declaration.

　　From now on, user creditors who have declared their claims can log in to the WeChat official account and mini program to view the review information of their declared claims. (Titanium Media)

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　　10. Amazon sets "trap" with fake parcels: Testing whether couriers steal

　　According to people familiar with the matter, e-commerce giant Amazon will use fake packages to arrest delivery drivers who attempt to steal. Companies will randomly dopulate fake parcels on driver’s delivery trucks that have fake labels and are usually empty. "This is a trap to check whether the delivery driver completes the delivery." Amazon official responded: "Inspection and review are important parts of the overall quality plan and will be managed randomly." (cnbeta)

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