#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [May 8 E-commerce Morning News]

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1. Douyin officially announced the relevant layout of the Douyin mini program ecosystem and announced that it supports product search.

The Douyin mini-program ecosystem seems to have special significance for e-commerce, because behind this is that e-commerce players can build their own new business closed loop in a huge traffic pool with more than 250 million daily active users. (Yibang Power)

2. Shentong Express: The controlling shareholder plans to transfer 46% of the equity to Deyin Derun and Gong Zhirun

Shentong Express announced that the controlling shareholder Deyin Holdings plans to transfer 46% of its shares to Deyin Derun and Gongzhirun, with a total transaction price of 14.65 billion yuan. After the transaction was completed, the company's largest shareholder became Deyin Derun, and the actual controller did not change, and it was still Chen Dejun and Chen Xiaoying. (36Kr)

3. 12 express logistics companies signed a self-discipline convention: Refusing to send illegal wildlife and products

On May 7, 12 domestic express logistics companies, including China Post Express, SF Express, YTO, and 14 domestic and foreign express companies, including international express giants DHL and FedEx, signed the "China Express Industry Refuses to Deliver Illegal Wild Animals and Plants and Its Products Self-Discipline Convention" (hereinafter referred to as the Self-Discipline Convention), promising to take various effective measures to refuse to receive and send illegal wildlife and plants and their products, actively curb illegal trade in wildlife and plants, and protect wildlife resources and biodiversity.

It is reported that the express delivery companies participating in the signing of this self-discipline convention are China Post Express, SF Express, ZTO, YTO Express, Shentong, Yunda, Debang, Best, JD Logistics, Zhai Express, Suning Logistics, Civil Aviation Express, and international express giants DHL and FedEx. (Europe)

4. Suning responded to the news that a programmer died suddenly after working overtime: he was not a programmer, died due to his original medical history

On May 7, some netizens said that a programmer at Suning.com Nanjing headquarters died suddenly after working overtime. The reporter learned from Suning.com that the employee is not a programmer position. At 6 p.m. on the 5th, the employee was unwell and his colleague asked the post-120s to accompany him to the hospital. Due to the original medical history, the employee died after the rescue was ineffective. Suning.com is assisting the family in handling their funerals and handling related insurance claims. (Beijing News)

5. Amazon SMEs created around 1.6 million jobs in 2018

May 7th news, Beijing - Amazon Global released its 2019 SME Impact Report today, which introduced how Amazon supports the continuous growth of millions of SMEs around the world. The report pointed out that in 2018, third-party companies, including small and medium-sized sellers, had a total sales of more than US$160 billion. To date, SMEs selling on Amazon sites have created about 1.6 million jobs worldwide, up from just 900,000 in 2017. (Yibang Power)

Internet Information

6. Xiaomi's ecological chain companies are planning to launch e-cigarette brands

On the evening of May 7, Sina Technology learned that Xiaomi's ecological chain company Konjac Technology is planning to launch an e-cigarette brand, and the company's founder is Zhong Yufei, the top 25 employee of Xiaomi. However, it is still unknown whether this electronic cigarette product will use Xiaomi or Mijia brand. (E-commerce News)

7. Twitter supports adding multimedia when retweeting: including videos and GIFs

According to the American technology media The Verge, starting today, Twitter users can add images, videos, and GIF animations to retweets. Currently, Android, iOS and Twitter mobile websites support this new feature; however, the desktop PC version of Twitter does not support this new feature yet. (Sina Technology)

8. Tianjin takes multiple measures to boost consumption: promote Starbucks flagship store project and expand the 7-11 convenience store chain

Tianjin will take multiple measures to boost consumption this year. This includes creating active consumption scenarios, increasing the hardware improvement of Jinjie Street, completing the transformation of the slow-moving system of Binjiang Road, and promoting a number of projects such as Lebin Night Food City and Starbucks flagship store. Accelerate the construction of six night economy demonstration blocks including Wudao and Times Aocheng to promote the prosperity of Tianjin's night economy. In addition, Tianjin also proposed to accelerate the transformation of traditional retail. Promote convenience store brand companies such as Convenience Bee and 7-11 to expand their chain scale. (Penguin)

9. Google releases the Pixel 3A smartphone, with a minimum price of $399

The 2019 Google I/O Developer Conference opened. At the meeting, Google announced a series of software updates, and also launched new mobile phone products, Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. Google claims that the Pixel 3a can last up to 30 hours on a single charge, and 7 hours of phone calls can be made after 15 minutes of charging. The Pixel 3a costs $399, while the Pixel 3a XL costs $479. (Sina Technology)

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10. Amazon New York unmanned retail store opens

On the evening of May 7, according to the US financial website CNBC, Amazon announced today that it has set up Amazon Go in Brookfield Square in downtown New York, covering an area of ​​about 1,300 square feet. At the same time, the retail store also accepts cash payments. This is Amazon's first Amazon Go in New York and the 12th unmanned retail store on Amazon. More importantly, this is also Amazon's first unmanned Amazon Go retail store to accept cash. (E-commerce News)

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