#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter #July 2 E-commerce Evening News

　　#Laogao E-commerce News# [E-commerce Evening News on July 2] Zhou Bowen, Vice President of JD.com: The barriers to the 5G industry are still high; WeChat official internal test merchant community; Xiaohongshu refuted rumors and was acquired by Alibaba: spread rumors and will be held accountable to the end; Shentong Express's controlling shareholder's equity transfer is completed, Alibaba officially invested; Jiaduobao Wanglaoji trademark case was sent back for retrial, Wanglaoji responded: Retrial does not mean the final judgment...

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　　1. Zhou Bowen, Vice President of JD.com: The barriers to the 5G industry are still high

　　During the 2019 Dalian Summer Davos Forum, Zhou Bowen, Vice President of JD.com Group, said that a major challenge facing global 5G is that cross-border integration between each other is still insufficient, industry barriers between operators, equipment manufacturers, and industrial Internet companies are still relatively high, and an industrial ecosystem of integration and mutual promotion among enterprises has not yet been formed. Zhou Bowen said, "5G brings not only changes in network speed. 5G has high-density Internet of Things, extremely low latency at milliseconds, combined with technologies such as artificial intelligence, which can also bring about changes in thinking and business models." (36Kr)

　　2. WeChat official internal test merchant community

　　An insider revealed that WeChat is testing a new traffic portal - using payment pages to help offline store fan groups divert traffic. A person close to WeChat said that the new feature of WeChat payment is still in the internal beta stage, and the feature is currently only allowed in-person payments. The above-mentioned person revealed that merchants can choose to set a WeChat account to "group customer service" in the background, and the WeChat QR code will be displayed on the page after the user clicks "Join Merchant Welfare Group". Users can add customer service as friends to join the welfare group. (Yibang Power Network)

　　3. Xiaohongshu refuted rumors and was acquired by Alibaba: spread rumors and will be held accountable to the end

　　Regarding the rumors that Alibaba will acquire Xiaohongshu and that Alibaba HRG has entered the company, Xiaohongshu partner Zeng Xiulian said that it is a rumor that it has sent a letter to the source of the rumors, and will hold it accountable to the end. (Tencent First-line)

　　4. The transfer of equity of the controlling shareholder of Shentong Express has been completed, and Alibaba has officially invested in the shares.

　　Shentong Express issued a progress announcement on the change in the shareholding structure of the controlling shareholder. The announcement shows that Deyin Holdings, the major shareholder of Shentong Express, has transferred its 49% stake in Deyin Derun to Alibaba and has completed the registration procedures for industrial and commercial change. Alibaba has become a shareholder holding 49% of Deyin Derun's shares, and will pay RMB consideration of 4.67 billion yuan for this purpose. (36Kr)

　　5. Zhang Jindong first talks about Carrefour acquisition case: make up for shortcomings and coordinate with Suning Xiaodian's supply chain

　　Zhang Jindong, chairman of Suning Holdings Group, said that the acquisition of Carrefour China is a key step in Suning's smart retail layout. This move has enabled Suning's full-category marketing strategy to achieve a major breakthrough in the fast-moving consumer goods category, successfully making up for the shortcomings of Suning's large fast-moving consumer goods, and will truly realize the operation of all products and all scenarios. Zhang Jindong said, "Suning will focus on the research and development of key business formats such as Suning.com Plaza and Suning Store in the future, and promote the shaping of store scene-based and Internet-based stores based on user consumption needs." (Interface)

　　Internet news

　　6. When will Didi Hitch restart? Liu Qing: We will communicate security issues with the outside world soon

　　On July 2, on the topic of hitchhiking, Didi President Liu Qing said at the opening day of the security-themed media that many of his friends are loyal users of hitchhiking, and he is always asked when Didi hitchhiking will restart. In her opinion, hitchhiking products are environmentally friendly, can solve great travel pain points, and have very technical attributes. At the same time, there are greater safety pain points. She revealed that the Didi hitchhiking team is also planning how to make the product safer, and this also requires co-construction and governance. Didi will soon hold an open day to communicate with the outside world about hitchhiking safety system issues. (E-commerce News)

　　7. The Jiaduobao Wanglaoji trademark case was sent back for retrial. Wanglaoji responded: Retrial does not mean the final judgment

　　On July 2, in response to the Supreme Court's re-trial legal dispute case of "Wanglaoji" back to the Guangdong Higher People's Court for re-trial, on July 2, Wanglaoji, a subsidiary of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group, publicly issued an announcement response that sending the re-trial does not mean the final judgment. (Sohu Finance)

　　8. Didi: This year, it will invest more than 2 billion yuan in online car-hailing safety

　　On July 2, at the security-themed media open day held today, Didi's chief travel safety officer Hou Jinglei revealed that Didi expects safety investment to exceed 2 billion yuan in 2019; the safety work team, including the group, company, branch safety committee, etc., has expanded to 2,548 people; 19 safety systems have been formulated; 108 managers and 1,327 safety positions leaders have signed safety responsibility letters. Didi said that in the future, it will further strengthen safety investment: increase the safety management of offline drivers and vehicles; continue to polish the emergency response process for safety complaints; and prevent vicious criminal crimes. (E-commerce News)

　　Cross-border newsletter

　　9. Buyandship, a cross-border e-commerce shipping company, raises US$2.2 million

　　July 2, recently, Hong Kong's cross-border e-commerce shipping service company Buyandship completed a US$2.2 million pre-B round of financing led by Infinity Venture Partners. It is reported that Buyandship was established in 2014 and mainly provides one-stop transshipment services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Italy and Hong Kong. At present, the company has set up self-operated warehouses in Portland duty-free states in the United States and Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and has regular flights to the port every week. (Europe)

　　10. Amazon plans to create 1,800 permanent contract positions in France this year

　　Amazon said it plans to create 1,800 permanent contract positions in France this year, which will increase its official staff in France to 9,300. France is Amazon's third largest market in Europe, second only to the UK and Germany. Since 2010, Amazon has invested more than 2 billion euros in France. Currently, Amazon is the largest e-commerce company in France, accounting for 17.3% of the market share, but has a share of 2% in the local grocery market. (Sina Finance)

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