#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on April 19]

#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on April 19] Evening News : Huawei's high-precision map is expected to be commercialized within the year and is collecting data in first-tier cities; 500 computer and digital stores in Henan collectively entered JD.com; Suning.com 418 for old-for-year war report: mobile phone order volume increased by 121%.

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1. Tmall Home Decoration Bathroom Electrical and Intelligent White Paper: Grass Planters, Upgrading Patterns, and Decoration Patterns Favorites to Buy Smart Bathrooms

      April 18th news, recently, Tmall home decoration industry and Tmall New Product Innovation Center released a white paper on home decoration and bathroom electrical and intelligentization. Data shows that on the Tmall platform, the scale of smart toilets has maintained doubled, with an increase of 95%. Classified by consumer characteristics and purchasing preferences, there are mainly three typical groups, namely the grass planter who accounts for 26%, the upgraded group who accounts for 33%, and the decoration group who accounts for 41%. Among them, grass planters and decoration people are relatively more urban, with T1-3 population accounting for nearly 80%, while the upgraded school is relatively downward, with a considerable proportion of small town people. (E-commerce News)

2. Suning.com 418 traded old battle report: mobile phone order volume increased by 121%

      4月19日消息，昨日晚间，苏宁易购发布418以旧换新阶段性战报，截至4月18日18点，以旧换新唱起主角戏，手机、空调、冰箱、电视订单量分别同比增长121%、13%、6%和15%。其中，订单量最高的城市分别为南京、上海、北京、沈阳、重庆。苏宁418悟空榜显示，截至18日18点，美的、九阳、海尔占据家电品牌整体销量前三；手机榜单中，Apple、小米、vivo418累计销量位前列；5G手机方面，Apple稳居销量榜首，小米、vivo同样紧随其后。（电商报）

3. More than 10,000 Tmall Taobao merchants help 170,000 left-behind children on Alibaba’s charity platform

      According to reports on April 18, in the past two years, more than 10,000 Tmall Taobao merchants have helped 170,000 left-behind children in rural areas on Alibaba's charity platform through "charity babies" and other methods, many of which are from remote areas. According to reports, Tmall Taobao merchants set the goods sold as "charity babies", and each transaction can bring at least 0.02 yuan of donations. At present, "Public Welfare Baby" has donated more than hundreds of millions of donations to the "Children's Companion Program" project of the China Poverty Alleviation Foundation, and has built 247 "Children's Companion Homes" in more than 200 underdeveloped villages across the country. (E-commerce News)

4. 500 computer and digital stores in Henan collectively settled in JD.com home

      On April 17, yesterday, JD Computer Digital, JD Home and local service provider representative Hui Zhicheng signed a contract for 500 computer and digital stores in Henan to settle in JD Home. They will cooperate in building intelligent supply chain capabilities, transforming digital stores, and creating a new offline consumption ecosystem, so as to promote the reshaping of the value chain of computer and digital products in Henan Province and the company will allow more Henan consumers to enjoy the hourly consumption experience. (E-commerce News)

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5. Amazon plans to pilot large-scale goods home assembly services for delivery drivers or are responsible for assembly

      On April 18, foreign media reported that Amazon is preparing to pilot a new home assembly service for large-items, and delivery drivers will assemble furniture, electrical appliances or other large-items at consumers' homes. Amazon is seeking to pilot the launch of the service in Virginia and two other markets, according to people familiar with the matter. However, some Amazon delivery drivers are upset about the service they are expected. Amazon faces criticism from its delivery staff about working conditions, with employees accusing Amazon of being hard-working, leaving it with little time to use the toilet. (E-commerce News)

6. It is said that the global instant retail platform JOKR started financing of approximately 84 million euros

      On April 18, Ralf Wenzel, a former senior administrator of Softbank and Delivery Hero and founder of foodpanda, launched the global instant retail platform JOKR, the first round of financing of this platform was led by HV Capital. There is news that JOKR's startup financing is about 84 million euros. It is understood that JOKR is aimed at the global online retail market of over 200 billion euros. The platform does not define its distribution area by city, but focuses on selected communities and regions. The business location is where customers gather and provides a fully integrated delivery service. (E-commerce News)

7. The automatic campaign of eBay promotion list has been launched in the United States and Australia

      According to the report on April 18, foreign media reported that the automatic campaign of eBay promotion list is available, and sellers only need to click three times to start the "Recommended Products" campaign. This feature eliminates the manual work of creating a “recommended list” campaign, helps sellers save more time, focus on growing their business, and continues to maintain full control of their marketing campaigns. This change has been launched in Australia and the United States, and it will help sellers focus on reaching millions of consumers on eBay UK sites every month. (E-commerce News)

8. Indian e-commerce logistics platform Shipper receives US$63 million in Series B financing

      According to April 18, Indian e-commerce logistics platform Shipper recently completed a US$63 million Series B financing. The round of financing was led by DST Capital and Sequoia Capital India, with Prosus Ventures, Floodgate, Lightspeed, Insignia Ventures, AC Ventures and Y Combinator. Tianyan Check information shows that Shipper has previously completed four rounds of financing. The platform provides one-stop logistics solutions for distributed warehousing and distribution networks in more than 30 places. Shipper can help sellers on e-commerce platforms manage delivery to customers, and sellers can also get recommendations for logistics service selection in the backend. (E-commerce News)

Internet news

9. Meituan: 2021 Annual Shareholders' Meeting will be postponed to June this year

      On April 19, Meituan issued an announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange stating that the board of directors announced that in view of the adjustment of work arrangements, the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the 2021 Annual General Meeting, originally scheduled to be held on May 21, 2021, as stated in the 2020 annual performance announcement, will be postponed to June this year, no later than June 30, 2021. (E-commerce News)

10. Huawei's high-precision map is expected to be commercialized within the year and is collecting data in first-tier cities

      Huawei obtained Class A surveying and mapping qualifications for navigation electronic map production in July 2019. Two years later, Huawei's high-precision map was launched for commercial use. During the Shanghai Auto Show, Liao Zhenqin, general manager of Huawei's Smart Car Cloud Service Products Department, said that it is necessary to achieve commercial use of high-precision maps of national expressways and Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in 2021; within the same year, high-precision maps will add data from Tianjin, Chongqing, Chengdu and Hangzhou; the coverage will be expanded to more than 20 cities in 2022. (Caixin)