#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on December 19]

　　#Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Evening News on December 19] 10,000 factories are undergoing renovations to become manufacturers partners; Tmall has added new fresh rainbow trout industry standards, effective on December 25; TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou: Taiwan market is too small and it is difficult to have unicorns; Semir plans to transfer 20% of the equity of South Korean e-commerce ISE for 122 million yuan; as the postgraduate entrance examination is approaching, Taobao search index has increased by 105% year-on-year...

　　E-commerce newsletter

　　1. 10,000 factories are undergoing renovation and Taobao needs to be a manufacturer partner

　　"After the transformation, we can read the data on the production line in real time to achieve a 'know' in production'. Factory in Guangdong and mainland China can also be data-linked, which not only upgrades the product but also saves costs. This part of the cost can be profitable to consumers." After the factory renovation of Taobao's daily sale, the production person in charge of WRZ, a headset brand in Guangdong, said.

　　Last month, Taobao’s Tiantian Special Price Platform was upgraded to Tiantian Special Price Sale. In addition to bringing consumers more cost-effective products, Tiantian Special Price Sale also shouted out the Tiantian Factory Plan of “renovating 10,000 factories in three years”. Tang Song, general manager of Tiantian Special Sales, said that it is necessary to upgrade 10,000 Taobao merchants with mature C2M model and IoT technology relying on Alibaba's strong data service capabilities, so that Taobao merchants' products can go from "selling well" to "selling better". (Lianshang.com)

　　2. News said that JD.com's shelves went bankrupt and lay off employees. Officials said that business adjustments are being made

　　Today, there is news that JD.com's shelves went bankrupt, and a large number of layoffs across the country were laid off, and the Shenzhen shelves were taken over by Ele.me. A relevant person in charge of JD Home Delivery responded that JD Home Delivery's unmanned shelves are just making adjustments and will focus more on the main business in the future. (Blue Whale TMT)

　　3. Zhang Zhongmou, founder of TSMC: It is difficult for unicorns to appear in Taiwan market.

　　TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou recently said in an exclusive interview with the Economic Daily in Taiwan that because Taiwan does not have a large market, it has been unable to incubate a Taiwanese-funded unicorn. Because the mainland has a large market, many unicorns have appeared in the past two or three decades. He also said that almost all unicorns in the mainland are in the Internet and e-commerce, and this is a big domestic market to succeed. (Sina Technology)

　　4. Tmall's new fresh rainbow trout industry standard will take effect on December 25

　　On December 19, Tmall issued a public notice on the addition of the "Tmall Fresh Rainbow Trout Industry Standard". Standard rules show that the Tmall fresh food platform defines rainbow trout not as a salmon category. Rainbow trout products are uniformly placed in aquatic meat/fresh fruits and vegetables/delicates>>Seafood/aquatic products/products>>Fish>>Freshwater fish. If non-freshwater rainbow trout, please place: aquatic meat/fresh fruits and vegetables/delicates>>Seafood/aquatic products/products>>Others. These rules officially came into effect on December 25, 2018. (E-commerce News)

　　5. Semir plans to transfer 20% of the equity of South Korean e-commerce ISE for 122 million yuan

　　Semir Clothing issued an announcement stating that the company signed a "Share Transfer Agreement" with ISE Networks on December 17, 2018. The company transferred 5,102,818 shares of ISE Commerce Company Limited held by the company to ISE NET, accounting for 20.00% of ISE Commerce's total share capital, and the transfer price was 20.07 billion won. After this transfer, the company no longer holds shares of ISE Commerce, and the proceeds from the transfer will be used to supplement the company's working capital. (36Kr)

　　Internet Information

　　6. Hu Weiwei: Mobike has hardly invested in new cars in the past seven months, but orders are rising

　　Mobike founder Hu Weiwei said, "In my opinion, the sharing economy is just the beginning. There are still many possibilities for changes in the future travel market." She said that Mobike is now doing refined operations and doing more perfectly the entire life cycle, so that everyone can see the more positive side of the shared bicycle industry. "In the past seven months, we have hardly invested in new bicycles, but our order volume is actually rising." (Tencent Finance)

　　7. Meituan responds to rumors of layoffs: less than 0.5% of employees affected by normal business adjustments

　　In response to the previous news of layoffs on social media, Meituan said that it was false that large-scale layoffs were rumored to be false. The fact is that this is a normal business adjustment, with less than 0.5% of the total number of employees affected. Meituan said it was purely a rumor about the rumors that a large number of fresh graduates were laid off in three minutes. Currently, there are nearly 2,000 fresh graduates in Meituan, and the adjustments involved in this new graduate are also within the normal range. For employees affected by business adjustments, Meituan said that the company has launched a "Living Water Plan" to provide some internal transfer opportunities. (Tencent Technology)

　　8. As the postgraduate entrance examination approaches, Taobao search index increased by 105% year-on-year

　　The number of candidates participating in the postgraduate entrance examination this year increased by 520,000 compared with last year, reaching 2.89 million, an increase of 21%. Taobao data shows that the overall transaction volume of postgraduate entrance examination-related supplies increased accordingly. The search index for the "postgraduate entrance examination" in the past month increased by 105% year-on-year. Postgraduate entrance examination courses, postgraduate entrance examination books, neutral pens, 2B pencils, notebooks, hand warmers, charging lamps, coffee, etc. have become essential items for preparation. (Crowdfunding Home)

　　Cross-border e-commerce

　　9. Brazil requires a fee to submit customs declaration for cross-border e-commerce shipments

　　On December 18, the delivery party issued a notice on the payment of handling fees by China Post and Hong Kong Post Brazil.

　　The notice shows that according to Article 20.2 of the "United Nations Postal Convention" and Article XI.2 of the final resolution of the Convention, the local customs will have a "Fee for Postal Dispatch" (Postal Dispatch) 15BRL (Brazilian Real) from: From August 26, 2018, all shipments sent to Brazil for customs declaration will be generated by "Fee for Postal Dispatch" (Postal Dispatch) 15BRL (Brazilian Real). If the shipment is not paid, it will be returned directly. (Yibang Power)

　　10. FedEx launches layoffs in the United States: investing more than $450 million to implement voluntary resignation plan

　　According to the Wall Street Journal, FedEx said the company will launch a voluntary resignation plan in the United States. FedEx also mentioned that employees who voluntarily leave their jobs will provide "four weeks of subsidy for every year of work", with a maximum salary subsidy of no more than two years, and will provide medical insurance funds. FedEx expects that the voluntary resignation program will incur $450 million to $575 million in pre-tax expenses as of May 31 next year, and the cost will depend on the number of employees accepting resignations. (Pengpai News)

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