#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [February 13 E-commerce Morning News]

E-commerce newsletter

1. Tmall International's nine major industries implement the "Quality Assurance" commitment plan

On February 12, Tmall International launched the "Quality Assurance" commitment plan in the new year, and comprehensively improved the quality assurance and consumer experience of imported goods through four major measures, including brand authorization, service commitment, quality certification and full-chain strict control. The plan is the first to be implemented in nine major industries including clothing, beauty, maternal and infant, and medical care. Merchants on the platform will gradually complete the review of the "quality assurance" commitment plan and display it to consumers on the store product page. It is expected to be fully completed in mid-September this year. (E-commerce News)

2. State Post Bureau: 52.93 million parcels were delivered nationwide during the Spring Festival

From February 4 to February 10, the national postal industry's delivery service volume was 63.94 million pieces and 52.93 million parcels were delivered. Since the beginning of the Spring Festival travel rush, the national postal industry's delivery service volume has been 1.289 billion pieces, an increase of 35% over the same period last year, and 1.61 billion pieces of parcels were delivered, an increase of 33% over the same period last year. (Yibang Power)

3. Suning’s acquisition of 37 Wanda Department Stores costs no more than 8 billion yuan

On February 12, Suning Chairman Zhang Jindong announced at the New Year’s Party that Suning.com officially acquired 37 Wanda Department Store stores. However, Suning.com did not issue an announcement on this transaction. Regarding the outside world's concern about the amount of Suning.com's acquisition of Wanda Department Store and whether it meets the information disclosure standards of listed companies, Suning.com stated that the transaction consideration, the total amount of the acquisition target assets, operating income and net profit of the net profit did not meet the standards that should be disclosed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange stock listing rules. According to multiple confirmed by reporters, the amount spent on Suning.com to purchase Wanda Department Store this time did not exceed 8 billion yuan. People close to Suning revealed to reporters that this transaction is considered "bottom-buying" and will definitely not exceed 8 billion yuan. (Beijing News)

4. News says Alibaba is expected to take over the Flower of the World

The World Flower Holiday Plaza project, which has only been open for a year but has poor management, may have a buyer. Recently, an industry insider revealed that Flower of the World will be sold to Alibaba Group. At present, both parties have expressed that they are not clear about the situation. A person in charge of Alibaba said that Alibaba's sports sector will not involve the acquisition of commercial centers. (Beijing Business Daily)

5. The State Post Bureau announced the "Spring Festival Travel" of express delivery: JD Logistics' largest business volume

According to the latest data released by the State Post Bureau, from February 4 to 10, the industry completed a total of 68.87 million mail express delivery business volume, and five companies including JD Logistics, China Post, SF Express, EMS, and Pinjun assumed more than 90% of the market share. Among them, JD Logistics accounts for the largest proportion. (E-commerce News)

Internet Information

6. Hammer Technology removes all products in its Tmall flagship store

Recently, some careful netizens discovered that almost all the hammer products on the official flagship store of Hammer Technology on Tmall have been removed from the shelves and cannot be purchased. In response, the official customer service of Tmall Mall stated that it had not received any announcement of the removal of the relevant products, and the merchant took them off the shelves by themselves. The official customer service of Smartisan Technology said that no relevant information has been received yet. (AI Digital Guide)

7. Sogou Wang Xiaochuan: Winter is the origin of the growth of a great company

Sogou CEO Wang Xiaochuan said, "When winter comes, it is the origin of the growth of great companies." He expects that 2019 will not have explosive growth as in previous years. At this pace, some innovative companies may compress innovation efforts, and some companies that rely on investment may even close or merge, while large companies are also trying to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. At the same time, this is also a good opportunity. On the one hand, everyone will better improve their efficiency, and on the other hand, they are more willing to make long-term cutting-edge technology layouts. (First Financial Daily)

8. Unilever acquires British healthy snack brand Graze

According to the Financial Times, recently, Unilever acquired the British healthy snack brand Graze from investment company group Carlyle, and the specific transaction amount has not been announced yet. Sources revealed that the transaction price is around £150 million. Graze is an online healthy snack brand founded in 2008. It mainly sells nuts, seeds without artificial additives, and mixed snack boxes with customizable ingredients through an online subscription business model. (interface)

9. During the Spring Festival, Ele.me orders doubled

Data from Word of Mouth and Ele.me shows that during the Spring Festival, judging from the top ten cities with growth rates of takeaway orders, Baoding, Langfang and Yancheng ranked in the top three with growth rates of 320%, 169% and 124% respectively, and Beijing ranked fourth. In addition, the order volume of yoga halls, ski resorts, table tennis halls, swimming pools and other sports venues increased by more than 30% year-on-year during the Spring Festival, among which the year-on-year increase of yoga halls exceeded 440%, becoming one of the most popular fitness methods during the Spring Festival. (36Kr)

Cross-border e-commerce

10. Walmart ends cooperation with delivery company Deliv

According to Reuters, Walmart recently announced that it had ended its cooperation with express delivery company Deliv. The two sides stopped their cooperation at the end of January after a 90-day transition period. Part of the reason why we stopped working with Deliv is because Walmart cannot handle orders quickly enough, the relationship between users and couriers. After receiving an order, Walmart prioritizes users over couriers, which makes couriers usually have to wait more than 40 minutes in the store. (Pinwan)

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