#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter #March 18 E-commerce Morning News

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [March 18 E-commerce Morning News] Huasheng Diary is suspected of pyramid schemes! Fined 74.56 million yuan; e-cigarettes appeared again after briefly blocked on e-commerce platforms; Xiaohongshu tested the short video product "hey": check-in in 3 seconds based on the location; Alibaba will launch the "E-Ha" anti-harassment phone program; California, the United States requires Amazon sellers to pay taxes...

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　　1. The diary of Huasheng is suspected of pyramid schemes! Fined 74.56 million yuan

　　On March 16, the social platform Huasheng Diary set a hierarchical management structure of "platform (branch) - operator - super member - super member... ... super member" and adopted a multi-level commission arranging system and member upgrade fees. It developed more than 21 million members, with a maximum of 51 members. Members are spread across provinces and cities across the country, and the commission amount is 457 million yuan. It is suspected of illegal pyramid schemes (direct sales). It was ordered by the Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce to impose a fine of 1.5 million yuan on the 14th and confiscate the illegal income of 73.0658 million yuan. (Yibang Power Network)

　　2. E-cigarettes appear again after briefly blocking the e-commerce platform

　　According to multiple media reports, less than an hour after CCTV's report was released, e-commerce platforms such as Suning, Tmall, and JD blocked the keyword "e-cigarettes". But one day later, some e-commerce platforms have "released the ban" of e-cigarettes. At present, Tmall and JD have resumed normal searches for e-cigarette products. Suning.com and Suning International are still blocking the keyword "e-cigarettes". (Wall Street News)

　　3. Xiaomi 9 is out of stock again and is cancelled for sale, or is affected by the low production yield of wide-angle lenses on the back

　　Recently, the official Weibo of Xiaomi Mall issued an announcement that due to insufficient stocking, the two Xiaomi 9 series models originally scheduled to be released the next morning were cancelled. It is understood that the direct reason for the shortage of Xiaomi 9 is that the production yield of the wide-angle lens on the back is low, resulting in too few qualified outputs, and it is not intentional to "play with monkeys" for hunger marketing. As the yield rate continues to increase, the supply speed of Xiaomi 9 will gradually accelerate. (Tencent Vision)

　　4. Xiaohongshu tests the short video product "hey": 3 seconds to check in based on the location

　　Xiaohongshu is testing the short video product hey, which can quickly release short videos "check-in" in 3 seconds through the App. Currently hey provides scenarios such as "learning check-in, fitness check-in, mood check-in, weight loss check-in, and spending check-in". Users can check-in based on LBS locations in the stickers, and encourage users to use short videos to check-in in daily life through scene-based operations. Xiaohongshu revealed that hey is still testing and iterating, and other personalized functions will be launched in the future; it is currently only available on the IOS side. (Sina Technology)

　　5. Alibaba will launch the "Erha" anti-harassment phone program

　　On March 17, Alibaba's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI labs) announced that it will launch a solution to "fight against drugs" against harassing phones: Erha's intelligent anti-harassing phone application. This technology can help users who have enabled the service to forward harassment calls, and the target of the transfer is an intelligent robot. This application is expected to be officially released in the form of products within the year. (E-commerce News)

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　　6. In the future, more than 4 adults may rent a house in China's first-tier cities, "only rent but not buy" may gradually become popular

　　Recently, the "Survey Report on Rental Consumption Behavior" released by 58.com and Anjuke stated that China's rental housing supply is currently in a trend of concentrated in first-tier cities. With the increase in the number of people renting houses, the proportion of people renting houses in first-tier and some new first-tier cities in the future may exceed 40%. The report found that with the upgrading of concepts and the improvement of housing rental policies, the "post-90s"'s concept of buying a house has quietly changed, and these young people's acceptance of renting houses has continued to increase, and "only rent but not buy" may gradually become popular. (Chuangyebang)

　　7. The "Oscar in Design" service design gold award was awarded to Chinese products for the first time: WeChat "scan the QR code to buy"

　　On March 15, local time, the "iF Design Award", one of the world's four major design awards, held an award ceremony in Germany. Two products, WeChat's "Scan QR code to buy" service and "Frog" face-scan smart screen, won the award. Among them, "Scan QR code to buy" won the highest award - iF Design Award, which is also the first product in China to win the iF gold award in the service design category. (Tencent Technology)

　　8. iFlytek: Not participating in the operation of Bihe Technology to oppose various abuses of technology

　　On March 16, CCTV 315 exposed Bihe Technology, which uses a robot paging system to make harassing calls. As one of its shareholders, iFlytek issued a statement saying that the companies invested by Bihe Technology in 2015 only accounted for 3.66% of its shares, did not occupy its director seat, did not participate in its daily operations and decision-making, and at the same time, it firmly opposed various abuses of technology. (Sina Technology)

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　　9. California requires Amazon sellers to pay taxes

　　On March 17, Yibang Dynamics learned that recently, the California Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) attempted to impose sales taxes owed to Amazon FBA sellers over the years.

　　It is understood that although all control belongs to Amazon, the California Tax Administration still insists that third-party sellers are the collectors of California's sales tax, not Amazon. (Yibang Power Network

　　10. Amazon receives $23 million in second headquarters subsidy

　　On March 17, Amazon plans to build a new headquarters in Northern Virginia. After a six and a half hours of hearing on Saturday, the five-person team finally approved the plan and agreed to provide a $23 million subsidy to support Amazon in building its second headquarters in Crystal City. All five members agreed, no one opposed it. Amazon will create at least 25,000 jobs in the suburbs of Northern Virginia over the next 12 years. (E-commerce News)

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