March 12 E-commerce Morning News

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on March 12] Taobao launches the marketing shopping guide platform product "Taohua"; Pinduoduo Huang Zheng: The epidemic will have a negative impact on the company's first quarter performance, and long-term expectations remain unchanged; Lei Jun shares the "winter tip": the core is low-cost operation; Jack Ma: The first batch of materials to aid Europe have arrived in Belgium, and 1.8 million masks are about to arrive; State Post Bureau: Postal express companies have transported a total of 93,300 tons of epidemic prevention materials...

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　　1. Taobao launches the marketing shopping guide platform product "Taohua"

　　According to reports on March 11, Taobao recently launched a product called "Taohua", which is currently in the in-beta invitation stage. Taohua’s product positioning is a marketing shopping guide platform product based on interpersonal relationships and network relationships. According to sources, Taohua is actually a rebate platform under rural Taobao, hoping to create a magical tool for selling goods in the sinking market. According to Tianyancha's inquiry, the developer of "Taohua" is Hangzhou Xiaoqiao Shopkeeper E-Commerce Co., Ltd., and the suspected actual equity controller is Alibaba Culture and Entertainment Co., Ltd. (E-commerce News)

　　2. Pinduoduo generated a total of 19.7 billion orders and packages in 2019

　　On March 11, Pinduoduo disclosed on a conference call: In 2019, the platform generated a total of 19.7 billion orders and parcels, an increase of 77% year-on-year from 11.1 billion orders and parcels in the previous year, while the industry average growth rate during the same period was 25.3%. Previously, a research report released by the International Investment Bank Goldman Sachs predicts that Pinduoduo's parcels will account for 28% in 2019 and 31% in 2020. By 2021, Pinduoduo will contribute one-third of China's express parcels. (Beijing News)

　　3. Jingxi launches the "Spring Thunder Plan" to help industrial belt merchants

　　On March 11, Jingxi, a social e-commerce platform under JD.com, announced the "Spring Thunder Plan". That is, to formulate the "100 Integration Assistance Strategy for the Integration of the Top 100 Industrial Belts" on the industrial supply side, and launch support policies in four aspects of capital, settlement, operation, and manpower to help merchants who are more affected by the epidemic quickly open up business flow and solve the problems of unsalable sales and inventory; inject traffic and marketing resources from the entire platform on the user demand side, and combine promotional activities such as "Yun Ganji", "Shang New Season", and "One Week, One Belt, Beijing Happy Day" to activate consumers' temporarily suppressed consumer demand and promote the sustainable development of the entire industrial chain. (Sina Technology)

　　4. Pinduoduo Huang Zheng: The epidemic will have a negative impact on the company's first-quarter performance, and long-term expectations remain unchanged

　　On March 11, Huang Zheng, chairman and CEO of Pinduoduo, said in a financial report call about the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on the company that the interference caused by the epidemic will have a negative impact on the company's performance in the first quarter of 2020, but our long-term expectations remain unchanged. Huang Zheng said that during difficult times, many companies, including Pinduoduo, may suffer economic losses that are still difficult to quantify. For Pinduoduo, the most valuable asset is "people". Therefore, the company decided to increase the salary of the vast majority of team members. (E-commerce News)

　　5. JD Logistics’ “JD Service+” launches corporate environmental disinfection services

　　On March 11, to provide guarantees for the resumption of work of enterprises and the personal safety of employees, JD Logistics’ service platform "JD Service+" announced the launch of professional enterprise environmental disinfection and sterilization services. According to reports, the service will use environmentally friendly disinfectant and professional disinfection equipment to create a one-stop disinfection and sterilization solution for key spaces such as office spaces, transportation tools, employee canteens, key objects such as office equipment and door handles, as well as central air-conditioning air outlets and return air outlets. (E-commerce News)

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　　6. Lei Jun shares the "winter tip": the core is low-cost operation

　　On March 11, Lei Jun published a revised article on his WeChat official account, sharing a total of five "Winter Tips", namely: establishing cost awareness for all employees; strictly controlling costs; dividing expenses into fixed expenses and variable expenses; strictly controlling receivables and inventory; saving money has skills, and it depends on collective efforts. The core of these five points is low-cost operation, but Lei Jun emphasized in combination with Xiaomi's experience: low-cost operation is just a means, not an end, but the essence is to improve efficiency. (E-commerce News)

　　7. Jack Ma: The first batch of aid supplies to Europe have arrived in Belgium, and 1.8 million masks are about to arrive

　　On March 11, Jack Ma posted on Weibo this afternoon that the first batch of materials to help Europe's epidemic prevention arrive at Liege Airport in Belgium this afternoon. The 1.8 million masks and 100,000 virus testing kits raised by Jack Ma and Alibaba Charity Foundation will also be shipped to Liège Airport in Belgium and donated to countries with severe epidemics such as Italy and Spain respectively. Jack Ma said that in the face of various difficulties in cross-border transportation of anti-epidemic materials, the EWTP hub of Liege Airport in Europe is operating well, connecting a life channel, and will receive more aid materials in Europe in the future. (Sina Technology)

　　8. State Post Bureau: Postal express companies have transported a total of 93,300 tons of epidemic prevention materials

　　According to reports on March 11, data released by the State Post Bureau showed that as of March 10, postal enterprises and express delivery companies carried and delivered 93,300 tons of epidemic prevention and control materials, 179 million parcels, 25,900 vehicles were shipped, and 364 cargo flights were shipped. (Beijing News)

　　9. Alipay Sesame Sub-Upgrade Evaluation Method will be available for the first batch of experiences on April 6th

　　On March 11, Alipay Sesame Credit upgraded the evaluation method of Sesame points. There are four main points in this upgrade: 1. Decide the evaluation time yourself; 2. A new five-dimensional evaluation (history, identity, behavior, connections, and performance ability), visual evaluation process; 3. Private customized score interpretation; 4. Overdue records can be repaired. It is reported that from March 6 to April 5, users can open "Sesame Credit" through the Alipay APP to upgrade, and they will be able to experience it on April 6. (IT Home)

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　　10. Amazon: It will provide 2 weeks of paid sick leave for employees infected with the new coronavirus

　　March 12th news, according to foreign media reports, on Wednesday local time, Amazon announced that it will provide two weeks of paid sick leave for all employees diagnosed with the novel coronavirus or quarantine, including part-time workers in the company's warehouse. Amazon also said it will set up a relief fund to help contractors and gig workers infected with the novel coronavirus. (NetEase Technology)

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