E-commerce Morning News on July 15

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on July 15] JD.com has launched the natural mineral water traceability certification on e-commerce platform; Gaode launched the "Family Map" function to share locations with family members in real time; Ctrip: Domestic cross-provincial tours are open, and the instant search volume of domestic group tours and free travel has increased; Cainiao and Airbridge Airlines have added China-Europe routes; Calvin Klein's parent company PVH Group plans to close 162 stores in North America and lay off 450 employees...

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　　1. Alibaba International Station: The number of payment buyers in the Cross-border Trade Service Festival increased by 625% in June

　　According to the report card of the first June Cross-border Trade Service Festival released by Alibaba International Station’s cross-border supply chain recently, the total transaction volume of this year’s cross-border trade festival increased by 126% year-on-year, the number of orders increased by 170% year-on-year, the number of payment buyers increased by 625% year-on-year, and the number of sales sellers increased by 41%. Among them, the top 3 countries and regions with the total transaction amount are the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, followed by Hong Kong, Australia, etc. (E-commerce News)

　　2. JD.com launches natural mineral water traceability certification on e-commerce platform

　　36Kr learned that JD.com has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the China Mining Federation Natural Mineral Water Committee and the China Natural Mineral Water Industry Alliance to launch the first domestic e-commerce platform to sell natural mineral water traceability certification method, and at the same time, it has set up an online promotion zone for the official natural mineral water certification brand in JD Supermarket. (36Kr)

　　3. Cainiao and Airbridge Airlines add China-Europe routes

　　According to Cainiao, Cainiao and Russia Airbridge Airlines have opened a new China-Europe route, from Hong Kong to Madrid, Spain, which will speed up the time limit for Chinese goods to be delivered to European buyers by another 30%. So far, in addition to using charter flights from existing routes around the world, Cainiao has opened 10 brand new intercontinental routes, carrying Chinese foreign trade goods from Hangzhou, Changsha, Hong Kong, China and other places, and flew to Moscow, New York, Madrid, Brazil and other countries and regions. (IT Home)

　　4. Skyscanner, a subsidiary of Ctrip ticket booking website, announced layoffs of one-fifth of its employees

　　Skyscanner, a Ctrip booking website, announced plans to lay off one-fifth of its employees, or about 300 people, including a cut of up to 84 people at its headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland and potentially closing offices in Budapest, Hungary and Sofia, Bulgaria. Founded in 2003, Skyscanner was acquired by Ctrip in 2016. It is headquartered in Edinburgh and has a total of 1,500 employees worldwide. Prior to that, the company had stopped non-essential recruitment activities and proactively changed its work model in March after the UK took lockdown measures. (Sina Technology)

　　5. Calvin Klein's parent company PVH Group plans to close 162 stores in North America and lay off 450 employees

　　On July 15, according to MarketWatch, PVH Group, the parent company of well-known brands such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Heritage Brands, said on Tuesday that due to the new crown pandemic, it plans to streamline its North American business, and will cut 450 employees in its North American office, equivalent to 12% of its total North American white-collar workers and close 162 retail stores. The reductions range from all three brand businesses and functions, and should save about $80 million in cost per year. (Titanium Media)

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　　6. Gaode launched the "Family Map" function to share locations with family in real time

　　According to July 14, Gaode launched the "Family Map" function today, allowing family members to see each other's location at any time. Users search for "Family Map" on Gaode Map and enter the function page. Add relatives to form "Family Map". (Sina Technology)

　　7. Flying Pig's "Random Flying" product will be launched on July 15 to fly nationwide

　　On July 14, Fliggy announced that the "Renxingfei" product will be opened from July 15 to July 31 at 10:00 and 20:00 every day. According to reports, this product is not limited to airlines, routes and travel time, and it mainly flies to 66 yuan nationwide. Specifically, domestic flights with a face value of 500 yuan or less are only 66 yuan, and flights with a face value of 500 yuan are more than 500 yuan, and a maximum discount of 434 yuan is reduced (all of the above do not include fuel and taxes and fees for construction). (E-commerce News)

　　8. Ctrip: Domestic cross-provincial travel is open, and the number of searches for domestic group tours and free travel is increasing

　　36Kr learned that on the evening of July 14, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a relevant notice to resume cross-provincial (autonomous regions and municipalities). Data from Ctrip platform shows that after the news was released, the search volume of various sectors such as vacation, hotel, and civil aviation on Ctrip platform has increased rapidly, and the instantaneous search volume of domestic group tours and free travel has increased by 500% compared with before the opening. The willingness of domestic tourists to travel during summer vacation was quickly stimulated. (36Kr)

　　9. Flipkart, an Indian e-commerce company under Walmart, completed $1.2 billion in equity financing

　　Flipkart, the largest e-commerce website in India under Walmart, completed a $1.2 billion equity financing. After the financing was completed, the company's valuation reached $24.9 billion. (Bloomberg)

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　　10. General Administration of Customs: Support cross-border e-commerce business to promote online and offline integration

　　On July 14, according to the official website of the General Administration of Customs, the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement today on the "Instructions on Customs Clearance of the 3rd China International Import Expo in 2020" and the "Convenience Measures for the Support of the Third China International Import Expo in 2020", which mentioned that it would support cross-border e-commerce business and promote online and offline integration. Upcoming exhibitions that are allowed to be included in the list of cross-border e-commerce retail imported goods (2019 edition) and enter the regional center after the exhibition is over. Those who meet the conditions can be sold in accordance with the cross-border e-commerce online shopping bonded retail imported goods model. (Yibang Power)

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