E-commerce newsletter
1. Taobao special sale area officially launched to accurately match the demand of the sinking market
According to April 4, the Taobao special sale area of mobile phones began to be launched gradually yesterday. It is understood that when users search for any product on the homepage of the Taobao APP, they can see a special sale area called "Cheap Good Goods" in the third column of the main search. This is the latest move by Taobao to make full efforts to sink the market. (E-commerce News)
2. Orient Overseas: plans to establish a joint venture with JD Logistics and COSCO Logistics for RMB 255 million
Orient Overseas International issued an announcement that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Gold Talent, COSCO Shipping Logistics and JD Logistics entered into an agreement on March 29, 2019, jointly invested 250 million yuan to establish a joint venture. When the transaction is completed, Gold Talent, COSCO Shipping Logistics, JD Logistics, the joint venture employee shareholding platform and the Yihaitong employee shareholding platform will hold 22%, 18%, 45%, 11% and 4% of the joint venture's equity respectively. (36Kr)
3. Wechat stores enter the "good goods circle" to help merchants increase product exposure
According to April 4, it is reported that "Good Things Circle" is a good thing recommendation "Circle" based on social relationships launched by WeChat. Users can browse items recommended by friends in the "Good Things Circle" and interact with friends and exchange experiences. In addition, after the user authorizes to synchronize the data, he can view orders and collections in the mini program and public account H5 in the "Circle", and can also recommend products he has purchased or collected to friends. (E-commerce News)
4. State Post Bureau: China Express Development Index in March was 174.2, an increase of 22.2% year-on-year
On April 4, the State Post Bureau released a March Express Development Index report showing that China's express delivery development index in March was 174.2, an increase of 22.2% year-on-year. The development scale index, service quality index and development capacity index were 202.3, 194.9 and 159.8 respectively, up 23.8%, 36.6% and 12.6% respectively over the same period last year. The development trend index was 71.2, an increase of 3.7% month-on-month; the express delivery service quality index was 194.9, an increase of 36.6% year-on-year. (E-commerce News)
5. AliExpress 2019 business strategy: Social e-commerce is the biggest breakthrough point
April 4th news, recently, at the second Alibaba Cross-border Summit, Alibaba's global AliExpress industry leader Long Kui shared the layout and opportunities of global cross-border e-commerce in AliExpress in 2019, as well as AliExpress's strategy and direction in 2019. According to Long Kui, AliExpress's strategy and direction in 2019 have four major keywords: user growth, brand incubation, intelligence, and business environment. At the same time, she talked about AliExpress's business strategy from the three aspects of "people, goods, and services". (E-commerce News)
Internet news
6. WeChat drift bottle will be offline
The internal beta version of WeChat Android terminal 7.0.4 was released recently. In the new version, the drift bottle entrance has been offline. At present, in the officially released WeChat version, you can add a "drift bottle" entry on the discovery page, but in the 7.0.4 beta version, the "drift bottle" option can no longer be found in the discovery page management project. In addition, in the video dynamic function, a background music search function has been added, which can retrieve appropriate background music based on the song title, lyrics and emotions. (Sina Technology)
7. Wang Xiaochuan responded to "stating the amount of overtime work": There is no such requirement
Some self-proclaimed Sogou employees revealed that Sogou has begun to count the amount of overtime hours and layoffs, and many colleagues around him have to last for at least 11 hours a day. Sogou CEO Wang Xiaochuan commented, "The company does not have such requirements." He said that those who do not agree with the company system either adapt or provide feedback or recommend efforts to help the company improve. (36kr)
8. Hello Travel responded to "15 shareholders of operating entities with withdrawal": It is a normal industrial and commercial change
Hello Travel responded to the "15 shareholders of the operating entity withdrew from the exit" and said that it was a normal industrial and commercial change. Tianyan Check shows that 15 shareholders of the operating entity of Hello Travel, Jiangsu Yonganhang Low Carbon Technology Co., Ltd., withdrew, and their registered capital was reduced by nearly 1 billion yuan. (Blue Whale TMT)
9. Didi set up a Qingming Festival Safety Work Command Center, and Cheng Wei served as the commander-in-chief
Didi issued a notice saying that it would establish a Qingming Festival Security Work Command, with Cheng Wei as the commander-in-chief and Liu Qing as the deputy commander-in-chief. During the Qingming Festival, business leaders, regional leaders, customer service teams, and emergency response personnel at all levels shall implement a 24-hour rotation duty system to ensure efficient response during the Qingming Festival. (36kr)
Cross-border newsletter
10. eBay will close third-party advertising networks and start refunds in mid-May
April 4th news, eBay announced yesterday that it will close the third-party advertising network eBay Commerce Network on May 1, and the company will focus more on affiliate marketing and promoting advertising on the eBay platform itself. eBay said that starting from mid-May, it will refund sellers with account balances and pay any balances to publishers. (E-commerce News)
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