#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [November 27 E-commerce Evening News Brief]

　　#Laogao E-commerce News# [November 27 E-commerce Evening News Brief] JD.com: "large-scale layoffs" are rumors; Pinduoduo responds to the removal of the shelves: Technical bugs lead to short-term removal, and will be released as soon as possible after emergency repair; Haitun Global Upgrade Content is exposed: Delivered as soon as 1.5 hours; Xi'an ofo's original office is cleared; Samsung Mobile President: I'm sorry for Samsung's current struggle state...

　　E-commerce newsletter

　　1. JD.com: "large-scale layoffs" are rumor

　　On November 27, JD.com issued a statement today saying that it has recently noticed that someone in anonymous community has spread rumors about JD’s normal personnel flow and last place optimization as “JD.com’s large-scale layoffs.” There are also rumors that JD.com "plans to lay off unmarried and unborn women first", "newcomers during the probation period should be used as backup for layoffs", etc. These rumors have been deliberately exaggerated and distorted, and have even been widely circulated in an organized and large-scale manner by some self-media, which has caused serious damage to JD's goodwill. At present, we have collected evidence and reported the case to the public security organs. (E-commerce News)

　　2. Pinduoduo responds to the removal of the shelves: Technical bugs lead to short-term removal, and will be released as soon as possible after emergency repair

　　Pinduoduo replied that there is a technical bug in the latest version of Pinduoduo's iOS client (buyer version), which has led to a short-term removal. Contact Apple officials has been in touch and will be released as soon as possible after emergency repairs. Android App Store and iOS Client (Merchant Version) downloads are not affected. Previously, the Pinduoduo Buyer Edition was removed from the App Store. Searching for Pinduoduo keywords, you can only find the merchant version. (East China Online)

　　3. Haitun Global Upgrade Content Exposed: Delivered as fast as 1.5 hours

　　According to November 27, not long ago, JD Global Purchase was officially upgraded and renamed "Haidun Global". It is reported that Haidun Global will achieve comprehensive upgrades in six aspects: direct procurement, quality control, logistics, user experience, after-sales service, and merchant empowerment.

　　According to reports, Haidun Global will accelerate the construction of overseas direct procurement centers and further strengthen direct procurement and self-operation capabilities. Since 2018, JD.com has opened direct procurement centers in Japan and South Korea, and will successively open direct procurement centers in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. (Yibang Power News)

　　4. Mutual protection is upgraded to "mutual treasure", and trust and beauty will exit each other

　　On November 27, Mutual Insurance issued an announcement announcing that it will be upgraded to "Mutual Bao" from now on and positioned as an Internet-based mutual aid program. The new "Mutual Bao" will no longer be covered by Xinmei Life Insurance Mutual Insurance Company.

　　According to a statement issued by Xinmei Life Insurance at the same time, because it was interviewed by regulatory authorities, Xinmei Life Insurance can no longer continue to sell its group critical illness insurance under the name of "mutual insurance". After the upgrade, the guarantee and experience obtained by users will not change. Users who have not joined before can join the new "Mutual Treasure", while old users who have joined can upgrade to the new "Mutual Treasure" with one click. At the same time, the waiting period does not need to be recalculated, and the calculation is still based on the date when the mutual Treasure was added before. Mutual Insurance also announced that in order to make up for the inconvenience caused to everyone by the upgrade, whether new and old users joined in 2018, all the sharing costs before January 31, 2019 will be borne by Ant Financial. (Europe)

　　5. Babytree closed at HK$6.87, up 1.03% from the issue price

　　As of the close of Hong Kong stocks, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.2% to 26,331.96 points. This morning, the Chinese maternal and infant community platform Babytree successfully landed on the Hong Kong stock market, with a closing price of HK$6.87, up 1.03% from the issue price and a market value of HK$11.5 billion. (China.com)

　　Internet Information

　　6. Clear the original office ofo in Xi'an

　　On November 27, the office location of ofo Xi'an Branch in Entrepreneurship Plaza in the Hi-Tech Zone was emptied on the 24th. The security guard said that several users have come to ask for a refund recently and failed. Some users said that they had applied for a refund for more than 20 days and the phone could not be reached. (E-commerce News)

　　7. Survey on offline payment methods: More than 30% of people born in the 1950s have been rejected for cash

　　According to reports on January 27, on the 26th, Rong360 released the "Offline Consumption Payment Method Questionnaire". The survey showed that 11.36% of the people had ever been rejected for cash. According to different age groups, more than 30% of the 1950s had been rejected, which was the highest proportion of all age groups. (Beijing Youth Daily)

　　8. OPPO Chen Mingyong: 10 billion investment in R&D next year

　　36Kr News, OPPO founder and CEO Chen Mingyong said when attending the OPPO Technology Exhibition: OPPO's R&D capital investment will be increased from 4 billion this year to 10 billion, and investment will be increased year by year in the future. (Tencent Technology)

　　9. Samsung Mobile President: I am sorry for Samsung mobile phones’ current struggle

　　According to news on November 27, Samsung Electronics' share of China's smartphone market will not exceed 2%, while the indicator was as high as 20%. In addition, in the third quarter of 2018, the operating profit of Samsung Electronics' smartphone business was 2.2 trillion won (about 13.523 billion yuan), a sharp drop of 30% from the second quarter of 2018.

　　Recently, Gao Dongzhen, president of Samsung Electronics' mobile business unit, said in a letter from the company: "I am sorry for the current struggle of Samsung's smartphone business. However, I will do my best to survive the crisis with the upcoming Galaxy 10 and foldable screen phone." (Business Weekly Chinese version)

　　Cross-border e-commerce

　　10. AliExpress's transaction volume in European and American markets doubled, and the average customer unit price of the platform increased by more than 100%.

　　Data from Alibaba's AliExpress has shown that this year's "Black Friday", AliExpress's market in developed European and American countries showed an explosive trend, and the transaction scale doubled year-on-year. The average customer unit price of the platform increased by more than 100%. More than a quarter of all sellers participating in the event doubled their sales. Among them, the transaction volume of categories such as consumer electronics, automobiles, motorcycles, sports and smart watches was three times that of last year. Sales of shoes, mother and baby, beauty and personal care have all doubled. (36Kr)

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