May 18 E-commerce Morning News

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [May 18 E-commerce Morning News Brief] SoftBank will repurchase shares for 500 billion yen Jack Ma will resign from the board of directors; Sohu Zhang Chaoyang: The first live broadcast will be held on June 8; The "national trend launch" event for the Forbidden City Stationery will be launched; Apple: Nearly 100 stores around the world have reopened, and more than 25 brand stores will be reopened in the United States this week; The world is boundless: Amazon's 14 major international sites cross-border e-commerce business opportunities promotion meeting ends...

　　E-commerce newsletter

　　1. Alibaba joined hands with Anhui to launch the "Anhui Beautiful Things Cloud Shopping" E-commerce Consumption Festival

　　According to May 17, today, the Anhui Provincial Department of Commerce and Alibaba jointly launched the "Anhui Beautiful Things Cloud Shopping" e-commerce consumption festival. The consumption festival will last from May 17 to June 17, and last for one month. All 16 cities under Anhui Province will launch a general mobilization of high-quality products. Famous products such as Qia Qia Gua Seeds and Three Squirrels will be sold through Taobao live broadcasts and other methods. This consumption festival mainly includes Taobao live broadcast, the King of Live Broadcast Challenge of 16 City Merchants, and the Juhuasuan 10 billion subsidy Anhui special session. During the theme day event, some leaders of 16 cities will also endorse products from their hometowns through live broadcasts. (E-commerce News)

　　2. SoftBank will buy back shares for 500 billion yen Jack Ma will resign from the board of directors

　　On May 18, SoftBank will buy back up to 6.7% of its shares for 500 billion yen. At the same time, SoftBank said that Jack Ma will resign from the board of directors on June 25. (36Kr)

　　3. DingTalk: Users exceed 300 million will launch products such as "DingTalk Live"

　　On May 18, Alibaba DingTalk CEO Chen Hang (nickname Wu Zhao) announced at the 2020 DingTalk Spring and Summer New Product Launch Conference that as of March 31, 2020, DingTalk's number of users exceeded 300 million, and more than 15 million companies used DingTalk. At the same time, DingTalk has also released the latest version 5.1, the new version is called Nian Baoyuze. This version includes exclusive software and hardware series products such as DingTalk, Home and School Co-education 2.0, Video Conferencing All-in-One Machine F1, DingTalk Live and other software and hardware products. (E-commerce News)

　　4. Sohu Zhang Chaoyang: The first live broadcast will be held on June 8th to sell goods

　　According to Phoenix Technology, today, Sohu Technology's 5G Summit was officially held. Sohu Chairman and CEO Zhang Chaoyang said that he would hold his first live broadcast on June 8 to sell goods. Zhang Chaoyang said that the epidemic has accelerated the rapid development of e-commerce marketing, and live streaming is now a standard configuration. Marketing and e-commerce seem to be not like e-commerce without selling goods, and I will be selling goods in early June. (E-commerce News)

　　5. The "National Trend" event for the Forbidden City Stationery to enter Pinduoduo will be launched

　　According to TechWeb, the Forbidden City Stationery, a brand under the Forbidden City, will be launched in Pinduoduo on May 18 to open a flagship store. It is reported that this is also the first palace brand to settle in Pinduoduo. From May 15th to 18th, Pinduoduo will also join hands with six stores including the Forbidden City Stationery, Temple of Heaven, and the National Library of China to create a special event on "New National Trends and Cultural Relics debut". As the Palace Museum stationery settles in Pinduoduo, Pinduoduo will join hands with cultural and creative brands such as China National Library and Guanfu Museum to launch the "National Trend New" event. The platform will launch activities such as 10 billion subsidies, 10,000 people groupings, 1 yuan purchases. (E-commerce News)

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　　6. Apple: Nearly 100 stores around the world have reopened, and more than 25 brand stores will be reopened in the United States this week

　　According to foreign media reports, Apple said that nearly 100 stores have reopened to welcome customers around the world. In addition, an Apple spokesman also said on Sunday that it will reopen more than 25 brand stores in the United States this week. (Sina Technology)

　　7. Ant Financial plans to invest $73.5 million in Wave Money

　　According to Bloomberg, Ant Financial plans to invest $73.5 million in Wave Money. The latter is a joint venture between Yoma Group and Telenor Group. (Sina Technology)

　　8. Ele.me launched the barrier-free communication function to provide convenience for disabled riders

　　According to the Beijing News, May 17, May 17 is the National Day for Disabled Persons, Ele.me also launched an accessible communication system for Silent Blue Knights to facilitate communication with merchants and users. According to reports, there are more than 2,000 disabled people in Blue Knight, but their work efficiency is even 10% higher than the average, and many of them have become site singles. Ele.me launched an accessible communication system for them, and based on the physical condition of disabled riders, an intelligent dispatching system helps them match orders and improve efficiency. It is reported that in the past year, under the intelligent dispatch system, the average number of per-stop riders has decreased by 7%, the average number of per-stop delivery costs has decreased by 6%, and the revenue has increased by up to 40%. (E-commerce News)

　　9. Bilibili invests in the "Mi Painter" platform for drafting "Mi Painter", holding 15% of the shares and becoming the second largest shareholder

　　On May 18, according to Tianyancha, on May 14, a company affiliated to Mihuashi, Beijing Qixin Technology Co., Ltd., underwent industrial and commercial changes, with the new investor being Shanghai Huandian Information Technology Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of B station. At the same time, the company's registered capital also increased from the original approximately RMB 4.07 million to approximately RMB 4.79 million, an increase of 17.65%. In addition, one of the new directors is Li Ni, vice chairman and COO of B station. (Titanium Media)

　　Cross-border e-commerce

　　10. The world is without boundaries: Amazon's 14 major international sites cross-border e-commerce business opportunities promotion conference ends

　　On May 17, the world has no boundaries: Amazon's cross-border e-commerce business opportunity promotion conference officially ended. During the two-day live broadcast, the total number of views reached 180,000 times. During this live broadcast, Eric Broussard, Amazon's global vice president and head of third-party international business, said that in the past three months, global consumers have become more frequent online shopping, driving the growth of online demand. Amazon has exempted sellers from some FBA inventory fees and warehousing fees, and will continue to optimize systems and processes in the next step to help Chinese sellers meet demand growth. (E-commerce News)

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