#Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Morning News on April 16] Morning News : Fliggy: The number of travel and hotel reservations on May Day increased by more than 11 times year-on-year; Douyin internal testing map service: users can search for food attractions and activities, etc.; British takeaway platform Deliveroo said that business growth may be hindered.
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1. Koala Haigou creates her own brand "Koala Haigou·Produced"
On April 15th, Koala Haigou officially launched its first private brand "Koala Haigou·Produced" specially designed for female users. It has joined hands with a world-renowned century-old factory to explore more than 30 industrial belts in 28 countries and create a "her" exclusive channel to meet the personalized consumption needs of female users. It is reported that the private brands launched by Koala Haigou this time include six sub-brands: "Karla, Koala Choice, Slythlab, Libera Nature, Imforme and ORCI", covering 9 major categories such as beauty, skin care, clothing, and food. Gao Song, the head of Koala Haigou’s own brand, said that Koala Haigou will launch 500 new products this year. (E-commerce News)
2. Kuaishou and Yiwu Commodity City create a global direct procurement festival
On April 15, Kuaishou and Yiwu Small Commodity City launched the first 415 Global Direct Purchase Festival, launching a 10-day online sales event. It is reported that the products in this event will be provided by the Chinagoods supply chain platform created by Yiwu Small Commodity City through the Good Things Alliance, and the Kuaishou enterprise account of Yiwu Small Commodity City will be simultaneously opened to provide goods and services to more Kuaishou anchors. The Chinagoods platform backed by the small commodity city has more than 50,000 merchants settled in, and the supply of more than 3 million is provided. Zhang Fan, head of Kuaishou e-commerce home life industry, said that with the entry of Yiwu Small Commodity City, it is expected to provide Kuaishou anchors with more than 5 billion yuan in Yiwu good goods in 2021. (E-commerce News)
3. Douyin internal test map service: users can search for food attractions and activities
On April 15, Douyin once again increased its investment in local life service business. In the internal beta version of the Douyin App, Douyin has added a map service on the same city page. Users can search for food, attractions, games, hot information, activities and other related contents. The information content will be presented in the form of short videos. Users can pay for online products through relevant links in the short videos, and then write off offline to finally complete consumption. (Tech Planet)
4. SF Express responds to the new takeaway delivery service of its subsidiary: it will not be able to do the C-end market
April 15th news, recently, Shenzhen SF Express Tongcheng Logistics Co., Ltd. had an industrial and commercial change, and its business scope added takeaway delivery services. In this regard, a relevant person in charge of SF Express City said that SF Express City is positioned as a third-party delivery service platform. If small and medium-sized merchants on the B-end have delivery needs, such as takeaway, cakes, flowers, etc., SF Express City will provide corresponding delivery services, so takeaway delivery services have always been available, but SF Express City will not be a takeaway platform for C-end. It is understood that Gan Ling, deputy general manager and secretary of the board of directors of SF Express, recently stated at the company's 2020 annual performance briefing that SF Express has tried to run the 2B enterprise group meal business, hoping to supplement the gap in the market and provide differentiated takeaway services. This business is still in the incubation stage and the company has no plans to enter the C-end takeaway market. (Yibang Power)
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5. Bezos: Amazon's current Prime users are 200 million
April 16th news, Amazon reportedly released an annual report on Thursday showed that its spending on video streaming and music services reached $11 billion in 2020. This means that Amazon hopes to make greater investments in Prime member entertainment. Meanwhile, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced in an annual shareholder letter that Amazon now has 200 million Prime users, up from 150 million in early 2020. (E-commerce News)
6. Etsy's revenue in 2020 reached US$1.7 billion and increased by 110.75% year-on-year
According to reports on April 15, it was reported that in 2020, the revenue of the US e-commerce platform Etsy exceeded the US$1 billion mark, reaching US$1.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 110.75%; the total sales of goods achieved a significant increase, reaching US$10.28 billion, a year-on-year increase of 106.7%. In 2020, the number of active buyers on the platform increased by nearly 77%, to 81.9 million; the number of sellers also increased by 61.7% year-on-year to 4.365 million. It is reported that more than half of Etsy's sales come from mobile devices. (E-commerce News)
7. British food delivery platform Deliveroo says business growth may be hindered
According to reports, British food delivery platform Deliveroo recently issued a warning that its business growth may lose momentum as the economy begins to reopen. Deliveroo was recently listed in London, and it fell 26% on the first day of listing. According to its first performance since its listing, Deliveroo said that the company's orders in the first quarter of this year have more than doubled year-on-year to 71 million pounds (about 98 million US dollars); the total platform transaction volume has increased by 130% year-on-year to 1.65 billion pounds. (Sina Technology)
8. Twitter: More male consumers join the discussion on beauty topic in 2020
According to the report on April 15, Twitter's "Global Beauty Consumption Insight Report" recently released shows that in 2020, more and more male consumers joined the discussion on beauty topics, accounting for 47% of the total conversation. In terms of age, Generation Z and millennials pay the most attention to beauty and skin care products, among which users under the age of 34 have participated 52%, and users under the age of 18 have accounted for as much as 34%.
The report shows that in the first half of 2020 alone, six of the top ten "Natural Beauty" topics that were most searched on Twitter were related to "natural"; more and more overseas users regard "cleaner" (43%) and "environmental" (32%) as considerations for beauty purchase decisions. (Yibang Power Network)
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9. Fengchao Smart Cabinet launches long-term rental function
April 15th news, today, Fengchao Smart Cabinet announced the launch of the long-term rental function. Users can enjoy the exclusive grid after selecting this function, unlimited deposits and withdrawals within a limited period, and give Fengchao member rights. Among them, there are three options: small grid mouth, medium grid mouth, and large grid mouth. In terms of price, the storage prices of small grid and middle grid are both starting at 19.9 yuan/month, while the storage prices of large grid and 29.9 yuan/month. The storage time can be selected from 1 to 3 months, 6 months or 12 months, and the price will increase accordingly. (E-commerce News)
10. Fliggy: The number of travel and hotel reservations on May Day increased by more than 11 times year-on-year
According to reports on April 15, Fliggy data showed that the number of bookings for travel, vacation and hotels during this May Day holiday this year increased by more than 11 times year-on-year; the number of bookings for cross-provincial long-term tours that exceeded 3 hours increased by more than 150% year-on-year, and the increase after the epidemic exceeded that of surrounding tours for the first time. Fliggy data also shows that the average price of travelers on May Day this year has increased by nearly 30% year-on-year, and the air ticket prices have increased by more than 20% compared with before the epidemic. (E-commerce News)
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