E-commerce Evening News Briefing on May 29

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1. Tmall: Overseas sales volume increased by 15% year-on-year in May

Tmall data shows that Tmall's overseas sales increased by 15% year-on-year in May. According to the introduction, fast-moving consumer goods that are essential for daily life have become the fastest growing category in May, with sales of daily necessities such as tissues, grain, oil, rice and flour, shampoo and bathing increasing by 34% year-on-year; domestic beauty products resumed growth, among which the fastest-growing beauty brand, Natural Tang, sales increased by 121%. (36Kr)

2. Hema and Naixue’s Tea join hands to launch joint rice dumplings

On May 29, Hema announced on its official Weibo that the zongzi jointly established with Naixue’s Tea will start nationwide pre-sale for seven consecutive days. Hema said that during the pre-sale period, it can be purchased online at 10 o'clock every day. The treasure series of products launched this time are two: Naixue Cocoa Treasure Zongzi and Naixue Baiqiao Treasure Zongzi. It is reported that the joint Zongzi will be pre-sale in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Qingdao, Kunming, Guizhou, Changsha and Wuhan on May 29, and will be officially launched nationwide on June 5. At that time, consumers can place orders online or offline stores through Hema, and they can eat Internet celebrity joint rice dumplings in as fast as 30 minutes. (Europe)

3. Hubei: Organize the "old for new" and "going to the countryside to benefit farmers" activities

The Hubei Provincial Government has issued "30 Measures" to Boost Consumption. Measures proposed include: implementing preferential policies such as the implementation of new energy vehicle purchase subsidies, the extension of vehicle purchase tax policy for two years and the reduction and exemption of value-added tax for second-hand car sales. Organize and carry out the "old trade-in" and "going to the countryside to benefit farmers" activities. Support financial institutions to accelerate the approval and issuance of personal housing loans to meet residents' reasonable financing needs for home purchases. Encourage home decoration companies to carry out promotional activities and accelerate innovation in home decoration consumer credit products. Support key home appliance production and distribution enterprises in the province to carry out price discount activities. (People's Daily)

4. Heytea GO mini program users exceed 26 million

According to data provided by Heytea, two years after the Heytea mini program was put on the shelves, as of May this year, the number of users of Heytea GO mini program has exceeded 26 million, and the repurchase rate has increased by more than three times. More than 80% of the orders in the store come from the mini program. Heytea said that its users reaching through mini programs provide Heytea with reference consumption scenarios and behavioral data, such as accurate user portraits, product sales, regional distribution and peak consumption periods. (interface)

5. Tuniu rose nearly 13% before the market

It was learned that as of press time, Tuniu rose nearly 13% before the market trading. Previously, Caesars Travel announced that its controlling shareholder Caesar Group and JD.com reached a cooperation intention on all Tuniu shares held by the latter. (36Kr)

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6. Didi Autonomous Driving received over US$500 million in financing, led by SoftBank Vision Fund

Didi's autonomous driving company received over US$500 million in financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund Phase II. This is the first round of financing after Didi's independent split of its autonomous driving business, and it is also the largest single financing obtained by domestic autonomous driving companies. After obtaining financial support, Didi will increase investment in autonomous driving, vehicle-road collaboration and related AI technologies, and explore regional implementation. At the same time, Didi will further deepen cooperation with the upstream and downstream automobile industries and accelerate the mass production process. (Financial)

7. NIO CEO Li Bin: NIO China has the possibility of IPO in the Chinese capital market

On May 29, NIO CEO Li Bin said for the first time at NIO's first quarter earnings call that NIO China has the possibility of IPO in the Chinese capital market and will make comprehensive decisions based on the situation of the capital market, including the Chinese capital market. (Titanium Media)

8. Meituan responded to Wang Huiwen's slight reduction of shares by about 2 million: It is a personal plan

On June 28, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced that Meituan Senior Vice President Wang Huiwen has completed the declaration of stock sale. In response, Meituan responded that Wang Huiwen's personal trading of shares held by herself as planned is his personal plan, and he strictly abides by the disclosure requirements of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and will not affect the normal operation of the company. The announcement shows that Wang Huiwen declared to sell 2 million common shares this time, accounting for about 3% of his total number of shares held. (36Kr)

9. Survey on the movie viewing intention of Maoyan Research Institute: Nearly 90% of viewers are looking forward to returning to the theater

Recently, Maoyan Research Institute has launched the third follow-up investigation report on the willingness and needs of viewers in the post-epidemic era. According to the results of the three surveys, from March to May, the proportion of viewers who are looking forward to returning to the theater increased from 70% to nearly 90%. At the same time, more viewers are optimistic about the epidemic prevention and control situation, and 70% of viewers believe that returning to the theater is suitable for returning to the theater in June. (Europe)

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10. Foreign media: Amazon is the fourth largest express delivery service provider in the United States and is growing rapidly

Bank of America Global Research said that since 2014, Amazon has invested $60 billion in building distribution warehouses, leasing aircraft and buying delivery vehicles. The retailer has delivered half of its own parcels in the U.S. and could become a major competitor to other e-retailers performing their businesses in the coming years. Amazon has spent $39 billion to build a massive delivery network since 2014. The investment soared to $60 billion when it included capital leasing for such projects to rent warehouses and purchase aircraft, data shows. (Yien.com)

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