#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on January 18]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on January 18] Pinduoduo responded to the statement of "intentional intervention in logistics": It is a well-intentioned misunderstanding; JD.com Investment Xinyu Group will integrate 400 retail stores in Xinyu; express delivery suspension schedules are overwhelming, and the content is fake but may increase by 10-20 yuan; China E-commerce Committee: Social e-commerce will become the hot spot in 2019; Wang Xin's new product "Toilet MT" is suspected to be renamed "MT"...

　　E-commerce newsletter

　　1. Taobao 2018 live streaming sales: 23 stores sold over 100 million

　　According to the news on January 16, data released by Taobao and Taobao list showed that in 2018, there were 84 stores with sales of more than 50 million through Taobao live streaming, of which 23 achieved a record of over 100 million. It is understood that the five industries with the highest transactions driven by live broadcast are: jewelry, women's clothing, popular jewelry, beauty and skin care and children's clothing. Among them, in the highest ranking jewelry industry, more than 60% of all merchants' transactions come from live broadcasts. In addition, among the top ten industries that lead to live broadcasts, the relatively niche category of flower gardening has also appeared. (Yibang Power)

　　2. JD.com Investment Xinyu Group will integrate 400 retail stores in Xinyu

　　On January 17, JD.com announced a strategic investment in Xinyu Group to jointly form the China Watch Retail Alliance.

　　It is reported that in the future, the two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in borderless retail, international brand entry, upgraded after-sales service, etc., jointly promote the industrial upgrading of the watch industry, and provide consumers with more interactive experiences in scenes. (Yibang Power Network)

　　3. Pinduoduo responds to the statement of "intentional intervention in logistics": It is a misread of good intentions

　　On January 17, in response to the speculation that Pinduoduo will intervene in the logistics express industry recently, Pinduoduo responded that the statement was a good faith misunderstanding, and the new version of the notice aims to prevent merchants from false shipments and other similar violations and protect consumers' rights.

　　Pinduoduo also stated that Pinduoduo's development has always benefited from the improvement of social commercial infrastructure such as logistics. The company has maintained good cooperative relationships with various logistics and express delivery companies. Pinduoduo has become an important participant in the logistics and express delivery industry, but will never become an intervener. (E-commerce News)

　　4. SF Express responds to the report of "high debt ratio": the operating data of the direct-operated model is incomparable to that of light asset companies

　　On January 17, in response to the recent report that "SF Express's debt reached 30 billion yuan, and its asset-liability ratio increased to 46%, higher than its Tongda peers", Gan Ling, secretary of the board of directors of SF Holdings, responded that the financial data of the direct-operated model operation is incomparable to that of light-asset companies. SF Express's asset scale at the end of the third quarter of 2018 was 66 billion yuan, and its debt ratio was still at a relatively low level compared with the world's famous direct express delivery companies. The debt ratio of the top three express delivery companies such as Deutsche Post DHL was all around 70%. (Sohu.com)

　　5. Babytree establishes a mother-child alliance

　　On January 17, Babytree disclosed its new commercial actions after its listing for the first time and announced the establishment of the "Babytree Maternal and Baby Alliance". It also signed a contract with the member unit’s sports education brand Xiaoxiao Sports Hall. According to reports, the Baby Tree Maternal and Child Alliance will use Baby Tree's commercial maternal and child group database and user scale as the basis to help small and medium-sized maternal and child businesses in various fields including education to meet the constantly upgraded needs of young families such as "food, clothing, housing, transportation, health, education". (Sina Education)

　　Internet Information

　　6. The express delivery schedule for the Spring Festival suspension is overwhelming, and the content is fake but may increase by 10-20 yuan.

　　Recently, many people's circle of friends has been flooded with the "Spring Festival Express Suspension Schedule", and the State Post Bureau has denied the rumors. All express delivery companies have expressed that they will start the Spring Festival operation model, which will continue throughout the year, but the franchise express delivery companies have great differences between different regions and outlets, so this goal is not easy to implement. According to previous years, the price of Spring Festival express delivery will be increased by 10-20 yuan. The price increase of each franchise express delivery company is roughly the same. (China News Network)

　　7. Ofo's two co-founders withdrew from their subsidiary shareholders. Officially stated that normal adjustments were made

　　On January 17, ofo's subsidiary Beijing Becklock Technology Services Co., Ltd. underwent industrial and commercial changes today, and the two co-founders Zhang Siding and Xue Ding withdrew from the ranks of shareholders. Ofo's official response said that it was a normal business adjustment of the subsidiary. (Sina Technology)

　　8. Wang Xin’s new product “Toilet MT” is suspected to be renamed “MT”

　　Wang Xin, the founder of Kuaibo, posted on Weibo today, saying, "MT (magical truth) hopes to become a more open and realistic circle of friends, and at the same time solve the problem of connecting information to people." At the same time, in the official website of "Toilet MT", the original words "Toilet MT" have been changed to "MT". (36Kr)

　　9. China E-commerce Committee: Social E-commerce Association becomes the trend of 2019

　　On January 17, the 7th China E-commerce Annual Conference was held in Shanghai. Su Jun, director of the China E-commerce Committee, judged that social e-commerce is in a huge stage of rush. The traditional e-commerce landscape has been decided, and the Internet traffic dividend has basically ended. Based on the explosion of mobile Internet, thanks to the widespread application of social media, every individual can become a communication center and generate commercial value. This is the underlying support for the rapid rise of social e-commerce. (interface)

　　Cross-border e-commerce

　　10. Amazon acquires two startups, cloud disaster recovery and cloud budget empowers small and medium-sized enterprises

　　On January 18, cloud manufacturer Amazon announced two cloud business-related acquisitions. One is Israeli startup CloudEndure, which mainly provides backup services for cloud computing; the other is Canadian startup TSO Logic, which helps enterprises make the most effective use of cloud resources. Both acquisitions are designed to help enterprises achieve cloud migration more conveniently, securely and efficiently. As competition in the cloud market intensifies, Amazon realizes that "cloud" customer acquisition has entered the deep waters of small and medium-sized enterprises, and requires more meticulous services and diversified solutions. (21st Century Business Herald)

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