#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [March 1 E-commerce Evening News Brief] Taobao Jiyoujia: The transaction volume exceeded 300 billion in 2018; Victoria's Secret will close 53 stores, and 30 stores closed last year; Vipshop responded that Vipshop opened offline stores: some stores began trial operations and are still exploring experiments; Ctrip: In 2019, it plans to add 1,300 new stores, half of which are located in county-level cities; Suning Xiaodian Community Group Buying Business "Su Xiaotuan" has recruited external group leaders over 10,000 people...
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1. Victoria's Secret will close 53 stores, and 30 stores were closed last year.
On February 28, Victoria's Secret announced that it would close 53 stores in North America in 2019. The company's chief financial officer said on the earnings call that stores are closed every year, which is the continuation of operating the business. However, it is a fact that Victoria's Secret's popularity has faded in recent years. The ratings of the big show have been declining year by year, and store sales have also declined for three consecutive years. Last year, 30 stores were closed. (Sina Weibo)
2. JD Digital released the "Jingxiaozu" Xiaobai Credit Lease Platform
JD Digital today released the Internet credit leasing product "Jing Xiaozu" Xiaobai Credit leasing platform. After the leasing merchants enter the platform, JD.com will implement risk control management, provide related services, and use blockchain to resolve rental disputes, as well as introduce insurance to reduce transaction risks. JD Digital and JD Logistics provide financial technology and logistics support. The business is being launched nationwide. (36Kr)
3. Taobao Jiyoujia: The transaction volume exceeded 300 billion in 2018
At the Taobao Jiyoujia Ecological Strategy Press Conference, Wu Huan, the person in charge of Jiyoujia, revealed that the Taobao Jiyoujia platform sold more than 300 billion in 2018. In addition, data shows that the number of Taobao Jiyoujia home designers has nearly doubled in three years. (Crowdfunding Home)
4. Vipshop responds that Vipshop opens offline stores: Some stores have begun trial operation and are still exploring experiments
On March 1, in response to the previous news about the opening of offline stores of its social e-commerce platform "Vippinecang", Vipshop responded: "Offline store business is an innovative project launched by Vipshop based on the company's special sale strategy. Some stores have begun trial operation and are still in the experimental exploration stage. If there are mature development plans in the future, we will further communicate with media friends." (E-commerce Daily)
5. Wang Wei no longer serves as the executive director of SF Express
On March 1, the National Enterprise Credit Information Disclosure System showed that there had been changes in the industrial and commercial information of SF Express Co., Ltd., and Wang Wei no longer served as the executive director, and Chen Xueying took over. At the same time, the legal representative was changed from Wang Wei to Chen Xueying.
In response, SF Express official responded: The change in the legal representative of SF Express Company will not affect the normal operation of SF Express and listed company SF Holdings, and the shareholders of SF Express have not changed. In fact, the change of the legal representative of SF Express will help improve the efficiency of its daily operations. It is not ruled out that other business licenses will be changed in the later stage. (Europe)
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6. Ctrip: 1,300 new stores are planned to be added in 2019, half of which will be located in county-level cities
Zhang Li, general manager of Ctrip's Tourism Channel Business Department, said in an internal email, "The goal in 2019 is to reach 3,000 Ctrip's tourism stores, and half of the newly opened stores will be in county-level cities." At present, with the Travel Pepsi and Qunar stores, the total number of Ctrip's offline stores will exceed 8,000. According to internal personnel of Ctrip's channel, Ctrip's stores will need to add about 5,000 new jobs this year, most of which will be in third- and fourth-tier cities and regions. (Sina Technology)
7. The number of external group leaders recruited by Suning Xiaodian Community Group Buying Business "Su Xiaotuan" has exceeded 10,000 people
Suning Xiaodian announced that its community group buying business, Su Xiaotuan, has recruited more than 10,000 external group leaders nationwide. Among them, the number of external group leaders recruited in Shanghai and Nanjing exceeded 1,000. In addition to the internal group leader transferred from the managers of more than 4,000 Suning small shops, the total number of Su Xiaotuan leader is nearly 15,000. At the same time, Su Xiaotuan has achieved coverage of more than 80 cities and 20,000 communities, reaching nearly 70 million users. (Sohu.com)
8. Tencent tests "Children's Lock Mode": Parents who want to play games must first "open" their locks if they want to play games
On March 1, Tencent began to test a brand new "child lock mode" - in the test, young users under 13 years old will be forced to register and authenticate the "child lock" before logging in to the game for the first time. Only after its guardian completes "Unlock", can he enter the game. If the unlocking is not completed, login will be prohibited. In addition, Tencent will still follow the current health system's mandatory anti-addiction strategy (minors aged 12 and under are limited to 1 hour of play per day, and banned from playing at 8 o'clock the next day) to protect minors. (E-commerce News)
9. Pan Shiyi: Repetitive work will definitely be laid off
At the opening press conference of Gubei SOHO, Pan Shiyi, chairman of SOHO China, said when talking about the recent layoffs of some companies, "Repeat work, artificial intelligence computing speed will be very fast. Even if these people are not laid off today, I think they will definitely lay off in the future. If you don't want to be laid off, what do you need? Creative talents and design talents can create beautiful people for our society and for this city." (The Paper)
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10. It is said that the governor of New York came forward to communicate with Bezos: he tried his best to win back Amazon
On March 1, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was shocked by Amazon's decision to withdraw from New York City. He was working hard behind the scenes to change his mind and even came forward to communicate with Bezos in person. He promised during a phone conversation that it would lead the company through complex government procedures, but Amazon executives did not say they would consider it again. An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment on the news. (E-commerce News)
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