#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on April 14]

      #Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Evening News on April 14] Morning News : PayPay registered users exceeded 38 million and paid more than 2 billion in annual payments; Airbnb: The search volume of medium and long-distance travel in this year's May Day increased by more than 10 times year-on-year; Tmall International: The number of new brands entering the first quarter of this year increased by 63% year-on-year.

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E-commerce newsletter

1. Taobao: 240 million stockings searches in March, with orders increasing by 133% year-on-year

      According to the news on April 14, Taobao released the "Silk Stockings Consumption Trend Report" today, showing that the "Spring" time in various places has been advanced this year. In March, the searches for "Sheets" on Taobao reached 240 million, and the number of orders for stockings increased by 133% year-on-year. Among the purchasing groups, the post-90s, post-95s and post-00s account for half of the market. The report also shows that in recent years, young consumers have become more and more obvious in their personalized demand for stockings, and the types of stockings have doubled compared to the past. Among them, niche stockings such as disco stockings, 2D stockings, earthy stockings, and liquid stockings showed explosive growth year-on-year; in addition, sales of health-care stockings such as varicose veins, foot massage stockings, heating stockings, and toe splitting socks exceeded 10 times year-on-year. (E-commerce News)

2. Suning.com’s new version of old-for-new is officially launched

      On April 14, Suning.com's latest version of the old-for-new version was officially launched. The page shows that one click "Replace new immediately" to make the difference payment and one-stop subsidy replacement. At the same time, on the new product order page, users can also choose one-stop "drag the old and send the new at the same time" or recycle it first and then send the new one. The new machine arrives at as fast as 1 hour. In addition to being able to operate online, Suning.com can make an appointment for exchange service in exchange for 10,000 offline stores. It is reported that in March this year, Suning.com released an upgraded version of the old-for-new product. After the version upgrade, the service service broke the original boundary of changing to the same category, such as changing to the computer for mobile phones, changing to the refrigerator for washing machines, etc. (E-commerce News)

3. Tmall International: The number of new brands entering the first quarter of this year increased by 63% year-on-year

      On April 14, Tmall International released the latest data. In the past year, more than 400 new overseas brands have entered each month. In the first quarter of 2021, the number of new brands has entered increased by 63% year-on-year. In January alone, more than 600 new overseas brands entered Tmall International. In 2020, the number of new merchants with sales exceeding 10 million and exceeding one million on Tmall International achieved double-digit growth year-on-year, and more than 40 new brands had sales exceeding 100 million throughout the year. It is worth mentioning that Tmall recently released a report saying that from April 2020 to April 2021, the transaction volume of 1,300 new clothing brands exceeded 46 billion, of which 66 brands sold over 100 million. (E-commerce News)

4. Didi obtained the first batch of road test licenses in Beijing's intelligent connected vehicle policy pilot zone

      April 14th news, Didi Autonomous Driving announced today that it had obtained the road test license for Beijing's intelligent connected vehicle policy pilot area. At the same time, Didi Autonomous Driving has obtained the first batch of test qualifications for night and complex weather scenarios, and can achieve 24-hour road tests and conduct relevant tests in special weather such as rain and fog. It is reported that yesterday morning, the first intelligent connected vehicle policy pilot zone in China was officially established in Beijing. The policy pilot zone approved a total of 30 autonomous driving road test licenses. In addition to Didi, companies that obtained road test licenses also include Baidu, Pony Ma Intelligence, etc. (E-commerce News)

5. Cainiao Station may join forces with Taobao to promote new services for "express delivery without door-to-door delivery".

      April 14th news, this morning, Cainiao Station’s official Weibo post posted: “Let’s do something together starting tomorrow.” At the same time, @Taobao, it is suspected that it will join forces to launch new services. According to the pictures on Weibo, Cainiao Express joins forces with Taobao to directly point out the long-standing problem of "no door-to-door delivery of express delivery", but Cainiao Express has not disclosed the services or measures to be launched this time. (E-commerce News)

Internet news

6. New takeaway delivery services are added to SF Express’s affiliated companies’ business scope

      According to news on April 14, Tianyan Check information shows that recently, Shenzhen SF Express Tongcheng Logistics Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes, and its business scope has been added to takeaway delivery services. Shenzhen SF Express Tongcheng Logistics Co., Ltd. was established in October 2018 with a registered capital of approximately RMB 698 million. The legal representative is Sun Haijin. Its business scope includes international freight forwarding, logistics agency services, car rental, loading and unloading and handling, takeaway delivery services, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is 100% owned by Hangzhou SF Express Tongcheng Industrial Co., Ltd. (E-commerce News)

7. Airbnb: This year's May Day search volume increased by more than 10 times year-on-year

      According to the news on April 14, Airbnb's recent data showed that during this year's May Day holiday, the number of searches for housing in new first-tier cities, second-tier cities and vacation destinations has reached more than 10 times that of the same period last year. "Long-distance travel" and "cross-provincial travel" may usher in a strong rebound during this year's May Day holiday. Airbnb search data shows that medium- and long-distance travel over 480 kilometers has fully recovered to before the epidemic, and has increased by more than 10 times compared with the same period last year. In addition, according to Airbnb data, Changsha is the hottest destination for this year's May Day, and the May Day Plaza has dominated the list of the "May Day Most Popular B&B Business District" for three consecutive years. (Sina Technology)

8. Nelson IQ reached a comprehensive data cooperation with JD Supermarket and JD Retail Cloud

      On April 14, global monitoring and data analysis company Nelson IQ reached a cooperation with JD Supermarket and JD Retail Cloud on all-round data on people, goods and places. The two parties will further improve the characteristics of China's fast-moving consumer goods consumption catalysts, consumption trend characteristics and omni-channel sales panoramic analysis, and provide decision-making support for the strategic layout and adjustment of brands and retailers. Among them, in terms of data cooperation on "goods", the two parties will rely on the advantages of big data and supply chain to help brands and retailers grasp the pulse of the market, help brands predict production, and provide scientific and effective data analysis support for the resource allocation and price system settings of new popular products. (Sina Finance)

Cross-border newsletter

9. Yunnan Province's cross-border e-commerce retail import and export volume was RMB 385 million in the first quarter

      According to the report on April 14, data disclosed at the Yunnan Province Cross-border E-commerce Work Promotion and Training Conference showed that in the first quarter of this year, Yunnan Province's cross-border e-commerce retail import and export achieved a customs declaration volume of 2.5548 million tickets (items); the import and export volume was 385 million yuan, 3.23 times that of the same period in 2020. In 2020, the number of cross-border e-commerce retail imports and exports in Yunnan Province achieved a customs declaration volume of 13.1947 million tickets (items); the import and export volume was 1.353 billion yuan, 13.13 times that in 2019. (E-commerce News)

10. PayPay registered users exceed 38 million and payouts exceed 2 billion in annual payment times

      On April 14, a set of data released by Japanese electronic payment company PayPay recently showed that even due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the number of registered users of PayPay, the number of related stores and the number of payments have also achieved steady growth. Specifically, from April 2020 to March 2021, the number of payments used by PayPay in Japan exceeded 2 billion in one year, 2.5 times the 800 million payments in the previous year. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the total number of times in three months exceeded 600 million, 1.6 times that of the same period in 2019. Data also shows that since the implementation of the "points business" on September 1 last year, as of April this year, PayPay has more than 3 million registered people. At present, the cumulative number of registered users of PayPay has exceeded 38 million. (Source: Yien.com)