E-commerce Morning News Brief on August 7-Laogao E-commerce News

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on August 7] JD Watches' Qixi Festival sales increased by 513% year-on-year; Hello Travel App announced the new billing rules for Hello Bicycle; Tencent released the online fraud governance report: the post-90s generation has become the main targets of fraud, and middle-aged and elderly people have been cheated the most; China Telecom responded: The speed reduction package for the volume has not been cancelled; WeChat: There is no 520 red envelope for the Qixi Festival this year...

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　　1. The transaction volume of JD Watches and Chinese Valentine's Grand Tour increased by 513% year-on-year

　　According to August 6, it is reported that at the just-passed JD Watch Chinese Valentine's Day shopping carnival on August 2, the transaction volume increased by 513% year-on-year, and the sales volume reached 6 times the average daily sales in July. (E-commerce News)

　　2. Meitu responded to trademark registration

　　Meitu responded to the trademark registration matter. Regarding the case that Xiamen Meitu Technology Co., Ltd. applied to revoke the "meitu" trademark rejection decision made by the former Trademark Review and Adjudication Committee of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the case was rejected by the court. The 45 categories were rejected. Xiamen Meitu Technology Co., Ltd.'s application for this category is mainly used for defensive protection and does not involve the current Meitu business. This rejection does not affect Meitu's normal operation.

　　3. iPhone shipments decreased by 15% year-on-year

　　The latest report released by IHS Markit shows that Apple's iPhone shipments in the second quarter of this year decreased by 15% year-on-year, and Apple's share ranks fourth in the entire smartphone market. The top three brands are Samsung, Huawei and OPPO. (Sina Technology)

　　4. Amazon's efforts to enter the medical field have been hindered and it has been accused of improperly obtaining patient prescription data

　　Amazon's move into the pharmaceutical sector is causing it to clash with industry giants, who have begun blocking plans in the face of Amazon. Last week, Surescripts, a technology company dedicated to prescription delivery between hospitals and pharmacies, accused PillPack, an Amazon mail-order pharmacy subsidiary, of illegally obtaining patient data, which was obtained through third parties. Amazon acquired the mail-order drugstore PillPack for $753 million in 2018. (Tencent Securities)

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　　5. Hello Travel App announces new billing rules for Hello Bicycle

　　Hello Travel App announced the new billing rules for Hello Bicycle: starting from August 9, it will be adjusted to 1.5 yuan per 30 minutes, an increase of 50% compared with 1 yuan in the previous 30 minutes. During the period when the bicycle monthly card and secondary card are effective, the two hours and one hour before each ride are free, and the excess is charged according to the new version of the billing rules. Hello Travel responded that apart from the price adjustment in Guangzhou, it is not known whether other cities will follow up. This is Hello's second round of price increases this year. (Southern Metropolis Daily)

　　6. Tencent released a report on online fraud governance: post-90s become the main targets of fraud, and middle-aged and elderly people are cheated of the most money

　　On August 6, on today's Tencent Guardians' plan to prevent new types of telecommunications network fraud public welfare action, Tencent released the "Telecommunications Network Fraud Governance Research Report (First Half of 2019)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"), analyzing common types of fraud, and released the "Micro-Anti-Fraud Action" mini program of anti-fraud self-service query tool.

　　The report shows that in the first half of 2019, transaction fraud, part-time fraud, dating fraud, and rebate fraud accounted for more than 70%. Free delivery fraud and account theft fraud existed in a small number, and the proportion of other fraud types was equivalent, and the fraud scenarios were generally diversified. In terms of gender distribution of victims, the proportion of men and women is 63% and 37% respectively, and the number of male victims is nearly twice that of women. (Phoenix Technology)

　　7. Facebook Libra raises concerns from global data protection agencies

　　On August 7, according to the US financial website CNBC, the highest data protection agencies in the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement, expressing concerns about the "massive storage of personal data and financial information involved in the Facebook digital cryptocurrency Libra proposal. Previously, central banks, finance ministers and legislators from many countries have also expressed concerns about Libra. (E-commerce News)

　　8. China Telecom responded: The speed reduction package has not been cancelled

　　According to August 7, China Telecom recently announced that it plans to launch an enjoyable package that cancels the rule of speed reduction, and provides discounted out-of-pack fees (3 yuan/GB) for new and old users. This move has sparked discussion, and some consumers believe that this move is a disguised price increase. Regarding this matter, a relevant person from China Telecom said in an interview with the media, "The speed limit package for reaching the quantity is not cancelled, but it is a new enjoyment package that does not adopt the speed reduction. After the new package is launched, the packages of the original old users can continue to be used without any impact." (E-commerce News)

　　9. WeChat: There are no 520 red envelopes on the Chinese Valentine's Day this year

　　According to the official Weibo of the WeChat team, there are no 520 red envelopes for the Chinese Valentine's Day this year. The limit for a single WeChat red envelope is 200 yuan, and only on May 20th, the limit for a single WeChat red envelope will be raised to 520 yuan. (36Kr)

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　　10. India plans to introduce rules on user protection of e-commerce platforms

　　According to Bloomberg News, India is proposing a series of consumer safeguards to ban e-commerce companies such as Amazon and Flipkart from affecting pricing by adopting unfair promotional methods or misrepresenting the quality of goods and services.

　　The "2019 Consumer Protection E-commerce Guide" released by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs' website states that e-commerce companies need to self-declare compliance and provide customers with ways to directly contact them. The department allows parties to provide feedback by September 16.

　　It is understood that the main guidelines in the draft are to require platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart to disclose all details of their sellers, including their address, website and email. E-commerce platforms also need to show the seller's contract terms regarding returns, refunds, exchanges, warranty, delivery and payment methods. (Hugo.com)

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