#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [October 23 E-commerce Evening News Brief]

　　#Laogao E-commerce News# [October 23 E-commerce Evening News Brief] 4,000 food brands launched new products on Tmall Double 11; Alibaba report: supporters of local life services for small and medium-sized merchants; Alibaba and others set up international logistics groups to deliver 72 hours of global parcels; Alipay: zero tolerance for online gambling, merchants immediately blocked when involved in gambling; SF Express took over the Yangcheng Lake airspace, and for the first time, drone water generation fresh transportation...

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　　1. 4,000 food brands launch new products on Tmall Double 11

　　On October 23, Tmall said that 4,000 food brands have 10,000 new food products, Tmall was launched for the first time on Double 11, and the participating brands include Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Betchi, Oreo, Budweiser, etc. "In the tenth year, Tmall Double 11 has long surpassed the concept of e-commerce promotion and has become a carnival for global brands and global consumers." Tmall President Jing Jie said. (E-commerce News)

　　2. Alibaba report: Supporter of cost-effective local life services for small and medium-sized merchants

　　On October 23, recently, Alibaba's local life service company, which participated in Tmall Double 11 for the first time, released the "Report" for the Development Report of Local Life Services Small and Medium Merchants" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"). The report investigated Ele.me and its reputation exceeded 500,000 merchants and found that small and medium-sized merchants have already supported local life services.

　　据悉， 《报告》以阿里本地生活服务公司下辖的饿了么与口碑两大平台上350万家商户为主体，分析了包括北京、上海、昆明、西安、成都、重庆、福州、东莞、长沙、沈阳、苏州、温州共12个城市，超过50万家中小商户数据。（亿邦动力）

　　3. Alibaba and others set up international logistics teams to deliver 72 hours of global parcels

　　On the morning of October 23, the International Logistics Visualization Task Force (Logistics Visibility Task Force, hereinafter referred to as "Task Force"), initiated by the Alibaba Group Standardization Department, Cainiao Network, the National Logistics Information Platform (hereinafter referred to as "LOGINK"), and the International Port Community Systems Association (hereinafter referred to as "IPCSA"), held the launch ceremony and its first meeting in the Alibaba Xixi Park.

　　According to reports, LOGINK is a public welfare, basic, open and shared public logistics information service network led by the Ministry of Transport and the National Development and Reform Commission, and participated by multiple parties. IPCSA is an alliance organization of internationally renowned logistics information service platforms. It has members such as Port Community System, Cargo Community System, shipping and aviation companies and single-window operators. It serves more than 40 countries and the number of members is growing. (Tencent's "First Line")

　　4. JD Real Estate launches second-hand housing business, claiming to have more than 1.7 million properties

　　JD.com said that in addition to I Love My Home, companies including 21st Century Real Estate and Zhuge Real Estate have also become the first batch of important partners in JD.com's second-hand housing business. In the early stages of its launch, JD Real Estate’s second-hand housing business has covered more than 1.7 million housing units in more than 100 cities across the country. Recently, JD Real Estate announced that it had officially launched its second-hand housing business and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with real estate brokerage company I Love My Home, claiming that it will bring new home purchase experience to consumers during the "Double 11" period. TechWeb)

　　5. Hualian General Supermarket acquires 100% of Hualian Commercial's equity for 236 million yuan

　　On October 23, Hualian General Chaochao issued an announcement stating that after the review of the 26th meeting of the sixth board of directors of the company, the company signed a "Transfer Agreement" with Hualian Co., Ltd. on July 25, 2018. The company acquired 100% of the equity of Jiangsu Zijin Hualian Commercial Facilities Operation Co., Ltd. held by Hualian Co., Ltd. in cash, with a transfer price of 235.6733 million yuan. Hualian Zongchao said that the company has made an overall lease of the properties held by the target company to operate a comprehensive supermarket. (36Kr)

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　　6. Alibaba refutes the rumor that “recruiting recruitment”: its investment and requirements for talents exceed any domestic company

　　In response to previous media reports that Alibaba has contracted HC, Alibaba responded: This is just a recent talent inventory and talent system upgrade. The relevant person in charge used the "four haves" to explain: "Talent and organizational upgrades are the unique experience of Alibaba's talent organization system over the years. They have been there before, but will still have them in the future, and they must have them. How can it not be there?" and said, "Alibaba's investment in technology and future determines our continuous investment and requirements for talents, exceeding any other company in China." (36Kr)

　　7. Alipay: Zero tolerance for online gambling, merchants will immediately block them when they are involved in gambling

　　On October 23, Alipay issued an announcement on its official Weibo, stating that it would zero tolerance for online gambling and would use measures such as calling the police, freezing funds, and banning accounts to further increase the crackdown. Once it is found that a merchant is involved in gambling illegally using the payment interface, Alipay will take severe penalties: immediately restrict the merchant’s collection function and clear it; call the police in a timely manner, and cooperate with the police to take restrictive measures and crack down on gambling funds; add gambling merchants to the blacklist and no longer provide any Alipay services. (36Kr)

　　8. SF Express takes over Yangcheng Lake airspace and engages in drone water production and fresh transportation for the first time

　　SF Express revealed on October 23 that the application for airspace in the logistics drone demonstration operation area submitted by SF Express has received formal approval from relevant regulatory authorities, and the flight airspace is approved to be the entire surface of Yangcheng Lake and some surrounding land. This is another airspace acquired by SF Express after Ganzhou, and will be used for drone transportation of specialty fresh aquatic products such as hairy crabs in the future. It is understood that this is the first time that SF Express has been involved in the drone water production and fresh transportation business. (Beijing Business Daily)

　　9. Seoul taxis will support scanning code payment from next year, and Alipay can be used

　　According to Yonhap News Agency, the Seoul Municipal Government said on Tuesday that more than 70,000 taxis in Seoul will support QR code payment starting from January next year, and relevant standards have been formulated for this purpose. In order to facilitate payment by Chinese tourists, Alipay has been added to this system as a payment tool. In the future, Seoul City will work with other mobile payment tools to popularize the taxi code scanning payment system. (Sina Finance)

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　　10. Foreign media: The rise in postage may make Amazon spend more than $1 billion in 2019

　　According to CNBC, according to Credit Suisse, the proposed shipping and mailing fee increase by the U.S. Postal Service may make Amazon spend more than $1 billion in 2019. Credit Suisse has previously lowered its short-term expectations for e-commerce giants' operating profits. (E-commerce News)

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