#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on August 5]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on August 5] Fliggy, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, reached a point exchange cooperation with Ascenda; Zhang Chaoyang: Changyou has plans to be listed in the Asian market in the future; Rebate.com joins hands with Apple to launch the "Apple Education Season" promotional event; online travel group Booking.com announced a plan to lay off 25% of its employees worldwide; Google Cloud prepares for "Black Friday": the epidemic may make online shopping reach a record scale...

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　　1. Fliggy, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, reached a point exchange cooperation with Ascenda

　　According to PR News Agency, Alibaba Group's tourism brand Fliggy and global loyalty management innovator Ascenda announced a strategic cooperation to exchange member points and have been launched in June 2020. The cooperation between Ascenda and Fliggy will cover financial institutions and international airlines in China. At present, Fliggy membership points can be converted into mileage of three airlines in different alliances, which marks that Fliggy members have connected with the three major airline alliances of Star Alliance, SkyTeam and Oneworld, and enjoy the rights and services of the three major airline alliances. (Pinwan)

　　2. Live e-commerce platform "Youbo" completed a angel round of financing of tens of millions of yuan

　　36Kr learned that the live e-commerce platform "Youbo" recently completed a angel round of financing of tens of millions of yuan, and the investor was Fenghou Capital. This round of financing is mainly used for the expansion of technical teams, the upgrade and expansion of live e-commerce systems, and the optimization of anchors' incubation and training systems. Youbo mainly creates amateur live broadcast solutions for all kinds of small B store owners. The platform focuses on live broadcast + e-commerce, providing online sales channels, community operations, supply chain product selection/empowerment and technology research and development series services. (36Kr)

　　3. The first monthly goods value of Tianjin cross-border e-commerce B2B export pilot is about 14 million yuan

　　On August 4, according to China News Service, data disclosed by Tianjin Customs showed that in the first month of the pilot operation of cross-border e-commerce B2B export business, nine companies at Tianjin Port declared a cross-border e-commerce B2B export value of more than US$2 million, equivalent to a RMB value of approximately RMB 14 million. It is understood that Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, Huangpu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen Customs also launched a pilot program of cross-border e-commerce B2B export business on July 1. (E-commerce News)

　　4. Rebate.com joins hands with Apple to launch the "Apple Education Season" promotional event

　　According to August 4, from August 3 to August 7, Rebate Network and Apple's official website jointly launched the "Apple Education Season" special session. According to reports, in terms of discounts, Apple's official website directly reduces discounts, plus 24 interest-free periods, and enjoys a 5% rebate. From now on, you can enter the Apple official website through the rebate app to purchase any product and enjoy the discount. (E-commerce News)

　　5. Google Cloud prepares for Black Friday: The epidemic may bring online shopping to record scale

　　According to news on August 4, Alphabet's Google Cloud is ready to see a surge in sales from US retailers in the fourth quarter, believing that online shopping during holidays will reach a record scale due to the lockdown measures caused by the new crown epidemic. (Titanium Media)

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　　6. Zhang Chaoyang: Changyou has plans to be listed in the Asian market in the future

　　Regarding whether Changyou will be listed in the Asian market in the future, Zhang Chaoyang said that Changyou has just returned, "Don't be in a hurry. It's only a few months, and we have plans in the future." In April this year, Sohu completed the privatization transaction of Changyou and Changyou delisted from Nasdaq. (NetEase Technology)

　　7. Luo Yonghao and his live broadcast partner Huang He received investment from Shanshi Venture Capital

　　36Kr learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, Chengdu Starry Sky Ambition Technology Co., Ltd. has added a new investor, which is Chengdu Tianfu Qianshi Equity Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), with a shareholding ratio of 4.29%. Chengdu Starry Sky Vision Technology Co., Ltd. was established in April 2020. The legal representative is Huang He, who holds 61.26% of the shares and is the largest shareholder. In addition, Beijing Jiaogefu Digital Technology Co., Ltd. was established in June 2019 and is owned by Huang He 100% and has been invested by Qianshi Venture Capital. (36Kr)

　　8. Online travel group Booking.com announces plans to lay off 25% of global employees

　　Booking Holdings, the world's largest online travel group, announced that its largest OTA brand, Booking.com, plans to lay off about 25% of its employees worldwide. Booking Holdings mentioned in the announcement that the layoffs were mainly due to the impact of the new crown epidemic on the tourism industry and Booking.com. (interface)

　　9. Foreign media: PayPal will lay off employees to streamline its business. This time, it mainly serves sales staff.

　　According to foreign media reports, people familiar with the matter said that PayPal will fire dozens of sales staff at its Omaha office in Nebraska because of its hopes to streamline its business. It was revealed that the company has started notifying employees this week, including business development representatives and managers about the matter. In the office of 2,000 people, no more than 50 people are laid off. (Sina Technology)

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　　10. Amazon: Sales and profits have hit record numbers in the past three months

　　According to foreign media reports, Amazon has generated nearly $89 billion in sales and $5 billion in profits in the past three months, and both of the above data have refreshed the records. (Titanium Media)

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