E-commerce Evening News Briefing on June 9

#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on June 9] WeChat launches a courier service and launches the "WeChat Express" mini program; Country Garden and JD.com strategically signed flagship store will enter JD.com real estate; Cainiao accelerates the national 24-hour delivery, and rural logistics in 21 provinces have started to accelerate; Google Maps will add new functions: remind users of travel restrictions related to the new crown epidemic; Amazon China 2019 cross-border online shopping trend report: the cross-border online shopping market is accelerating...

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1. Tmall 618 import date: Tmall international sales increased by 43% year-on-year

According to reports on June 9, Tmall International data showed that on the day of Tmall 618 import (June 8), Tmall International's sales increased by 43% year-on-year. Among them, imported infant milk powder increased by 42% year-on-year, and postpartum repair instruments increased by 196%; imported eye makeup increased by 166% year-on-year, nail polish increased by 277% year-on-year; imported beauty instruments increased by 325% year-on-year; in addition, pet snack sales increased by 634% year-on-year, and pet health products increased by 208% year-on-year. According to reports, this year, more than 25,000 overseas brands from 92 countries and regions around the world participated in Tmall International 618, and more than 400,000 new products were launched. (E-commerce News)

2. Country Garden and JD.com’s strategic contract signing flagship store will be located in JD.com Real Estate

On June 9th, on the 8th, Country Garden and JD signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the Guangzhou Country Garden Center. According to the agreement, the two parties will conduct cross-border e-commerce cooperation in the real estate e-commerce sector and the e-commerce procurement sector. It is understood that the flagship store of Country Garden Real Estate will settle in JD Real Estate and cooperate in product customization, integrated marketing and other aspects. In addition, Country Garden’s independently developed shopping platform - Country Garden’s e-commerce platform will cooperate with JD.com to achieve resource sharing. (E-commerce News)

3. WeChat launches courier service and launches the "WeChat courier" mini program

WeChat officially launched the "WeChat Express" mini program on June 1, and is positioned as a express delivery service platform. The homepage of the "WeChat Express" mini program is divided into three modules: three functional modules: checking express delivery, sending express and personal express orders, and express delivery that you are concerned about. Currently, users can only choose four platforms: Yunda, ZTO, Best and JD.com, among which the lowest cost is ZTO. In the express delivery and ordering interface, you only need to fill in the relevant receipt and mail information. The maximum weight of the items delivered is 50kg. (Tech Planet)

4. Cross-border social e-commerce "Xi Pin" received US$5 million in Pre-A round of financing

According to 36Kr, recently, cross-border social e-commerce "Xi Pin" announced that it has completed a US$5 million Pre-A round of financing led by Powerscale Capital, a famous Silicon Valley investment institution. Xipin team said that this round of fundraising will be used for user growth, team expansion, and marketing promotion. It is understood that Xipin was established in 2019 and is committed to providing users with a variety of fashionable content and a wide variety of fashionable products. At present, Xipin has been promoted worldwide. (E-commerce News)

5. Cainiao accelerates the national 24-hour delivery, and rural logistics in 21 provinces have started to speed up

On June 9, when Tmall 618 was selling well, Xiong Wei, assistant to Cainiao president, revealed at the Global AliExpress Merchant Conference yesterday that Cainiao is launching a re-accelerating domestic and international logistics networks, and at the same time increasing investment in global backbone networks and rural capillaries to accelerate the realization of "24 hours nationwide and 72 hours globally." (Titanium Media)

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6. Google Maps will add new features: remind users of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Today, according to Reuters, Google will add features to its map service. After the version is updated, Google Maps will allow users to see how crowded the train is at a specific time and whether the bus route is limited to running for a specific time. This reminder service will be launched in Argentina, France, India, the Netherlands, the United States and the United Kingdom. The new feature also adds details of COVID-19 checkpoints between Canada, Mexico and the United States and local restrictions on cross-border travel. (Penguin)

7. Huawei bought front page advertisements from several British newspapers to promote its own 5G network

June 9th news, Huawei launched a large-scale public relations campaign in the UK on Monday, trying to convince British politicians and the public that Huawei can help the UK build a 5G network. Huawei said it plans to publish a series of full-page advertisements in most of the UK's national newspapers and the Internet in the next three to four weeks, an event known as the "Commitment". (Titanium Media)

8. Alibaba Cloud announces three major directions for regeneration, and will invest 200 billion yuan to tackle core technologies in the next three years

On June 9, at the 2020 Alibaba Cloud Summit, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence President Zhang Jianfeng showed off the three major directions of Alibaba Cloud's growth for the first time, and announced that in addition to investing 200 billion yuan in the next three years to tackle core technologies, Alibaba Cloud will also expand its enrollment of 5,000 top scientific and technological talents around the world. (Titanium Media)

9. Ele.me: Since late January, Ele.me part-time knights have earned an average of 2,900 yuan more per month

36Kr learned that Ele.me data shows that since late January, Ele.me has provided more than 1.2 million jobs in Blue Knights, and part-time Knights earn an average of 2,900 yuan more per month, accounting for 40% of the total family income. Among the newly added Blue Knights during the epidemic, 22% are factory workers and 16% are individual entrepreneurs, mainly from the service industry and machinery manufacturing industry. (36Kr)

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10. Amazon China 2019 Cross-border Online Shopping Trend Report: Cross-border Online Shopping Market Accelerates Down

June 9th news, yesterday, Amazon China United What is Worth Buying released the 2019 Cross-border Online Shopping Trend Insight Report. The report shows that the entire cross-border online shopping industry continued to grow rapidly in 2019, and Amazon's annual sales and order volume also achieved double-digit growth; the cross-border online shopping market accelerated to sink, and first-tier cities represented by Beijing and Shanghai still rank among the top cities in the annual total consumption, but the top-ranking growth rate of annual total consumption is concentrated in non-first-tier cities such as Aral, Huai'an, and Zhoukou. According to reports, Amazon Overseas Purchase 618 Mid-Year Promotion will carry out multiple rounds of promotional activities this year, and the peak promotional day will be held from June 15 to 20. (E-commerce News)

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