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1. Alibaba South China Operation Center officially put into use
April 6th news, Alibaba's South China Operation Center was officially put into use today. The center is located in the west area of Pazhou Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy Pilot Zone and will accommodate more than 6,000 employees to work here. It is understood that relying on the South China Operation Center, Alibaba will take root in Guangdong in the future in e-commerce, financial technology, logistics, new retail and other fields, and more than 10 project businesses will be deeply rooted in Guangzhou and provide in-depth services to small and medium-sized merchants. Data disclosed by Alibaba shows that as of now, more than 100,000 Guangdong companies have used Alibaba Cloud; more than 300,000 Guangdong merchants use Alibaba C2M digital services to explore new opportunities for foreign trade to convert domestic sales. (E-commerce News)
2. Brands under Ecovacs Group reached strategic cooperation with Pinduoduo
April 6th news, today, Pinduoduo signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the brand under Ecovacs Group. The two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in the fields of brand building, new product strategies, digital marketing, C2M customization, etc. According to reports, Ecovacs and Yidian's products will fully enter Pinduoduo, and Pinduoduo's "10 billion subsidies" and "limited-time flash sale" will also tilt its products on a large scale. In the first phase of the cooperation, both parties are expected to sell 200,000 products. It is worth mentioning that as early as the beginning of last year, the official flagship store of Ecovacs had already settled in Pinduoduo. (E-commerce News)
3. Online Economic and Social Security’s e-commerce investment and financing data report in March: 65 financings exceeded 20.69 billion yuan
On April 6, the "China E-Commerce Industry Investment and Financing Data Report for March 2021" released by the E-Commerce Research Center of the Internet Economic and Social Security and "Dianrongbao" showed that the number of financing in the e-commerce industry in March 2021 was 65, an increase of 16.07% year-on-year and 41.3% month-on-month in February this year. The total amount of financing exceeded 20.69 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7% year-on-year and 35.6% month-on-month in February. (E-commerce News)
4. The community group buying platform Tongcheng Life has entered Douyin on the "local" channel
According to reports on April 7, Tongcheng Life has officially settled in Douyin, and currently only two places have been opened in Suzhou and Nantong. On the Douyin interface, click Douyin locally to enter Tongcheng Life. The homepage mainly includes eye-catching products such as newcomers who rush to buy one point, popular products, and red envelopes. (Yibang Power)
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5. 4.4 Super Value Shopee Live Live broadcast average daily viewing time of 32 million minutes
According to the news on April 6, Shopee's daily battle report for value-added shopping released by Shopee showed that during the 4.4 promotion, the number of products sold on Shopee platform in the first two hours reached 6 times the weekdays, the average daily experience of the game matrix in the Shopee application was 80 million times, and the average daily viewing time of Shopee Live live broadcast reached 32 million minutes. 3C home appliances, fashion accessories and beauty skin care have become the hottest cross-border category of Shopee platform. Perfect Diary entered the Shopee beauty category hot list. (Yibang Power)
6. Amazon has added 295,000 new sellers every day in 2021.
According to the news on April 7, the latest data shows that the Amazon market has added 295,000 new sellers in 2021. The figure means that 3,734 new sellers pour into Amazon every day, with an average of 155 per hour. Based on the current growth rate, by the end of this year, about 1.4 million new sellers will enter the Amazon market. (Yibang Power)
7. Facebook tests QR code payment function
According to April 7, a few days ago, it was reported that Facebook has launched the QR code payment function. Facebook's payment function "Facebook Pay" supports users to make payments between users through QR codes. Users can scan the payment code of friends or family to transfer money. At present, this feature is only tested in the United States and has not been officially launched yet. Facebook launched Facebook Pay in 2019, and it already supported payments between users through Messenger and Facebook apps. (Yibang Power)
8. Flipkart, an Indian e-commerce company under Walmart, plans to conduct an IPO in the fourth quarter
According to Bloomberg, Flipkart, an Indian e-commerce company owned by Walmart Department Store, plans to conduct an IPO in the fourth quarter. The company's valuation after listing may reach as high as US$35 billion. (Titanium Media)
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9. Lei Jun said Xiaomi's first car may be launched within 3 years
On April 6, at the "Open Day" of Mi Fans held by Xiaomi, Xiaomi Group CEO Lei Jun responded to the car manufacturing plan again during the live broadcast, saying: "I am willing to do my best to build a good car for Mi Fans." Lei Jun pointed out that the first car released by Xiaomi will definitely be the most cutting-edge product of that time and is expected to be launched in three years. (Titanium Media)
10. Ctrip: The search volume of domestic inbound and outbound flights increased by more than five times year-on-year during the May Day holiday
According to April 6, data from Ctrip showed that from May 1 to May 5, the number of domestic inbound and outbound flights searches increased by more than five times year-on-year compared with 2020. Among them, the search volume of incoming flights in popular destinations Sanya, Xi'an, Chongqing and Chengdu increased by 1,000%, 779%, 665%, and 550% respectively. Xiu Tianyang, an industry analyst at Ctrip Research Institute, suggested that if there is a clear travel plan, you can purchase tickets in advance. It is expected that air ticket booking peaks will occur in the next two weeks, and air ticket prices will also increase significantly. (E-commerce News)
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