#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on August 6] Questmobile: 1688% of the fastest growing APPs in the first half of the year comprehensive e-commerce; Pinduoduo Trend Community WeChat mini program "Duochao" was launched; 2020 Hurun Global Unicorn List: JD Health won the world's youngest unicorn; Lazada August cross-border logistics communication guide: comprehensive upgrade of collection services; eBay cooperation Lending Point launches eBay seller funding plan...

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1. Questmobile: 1688% of APPs grew the fastest in the first half of the year.
On August 6, QuestMobile, a well-known third-party market research organization, recently announced the top 2020 APP growth list. Data shows that Alibaba's new wholesale platform has 1688, with monthly active users increasing by 82.14% year-on-year compared with the previous year, making it the only comprehensive e-commerce shortlisted for the list.
In June this year, 1688 first ranked first in the App Store shopping list and soon reached the top of the App Store free list. The praise of young people is an important reason for the continued growth of 1688. Since the beginning of this year, 1688, which has been deeply involved in circulation and procurement in the B-end market, has suddenly broken the circle and become a consumption trend for the younger generation. Whether it is interest communities such as Xiaohongshu, Douban, Weibo, or video platforms such as Douyin and Bilibili, there have been a lot of sharing and discussions about 1688. (Titanium Media)
2. Chengdu cooperates with JD.com Enterprise Purchase to jointly carry out "enterprise and monthly business"
On August 6th, yesterday, the Chengdu Municipal Government and JD Enterprise Purchase officially reached a cooperation agreement. The two parties will jointly carry out "enterprise and monthly" to help small and medium-sized enterprises in the region open a green channel for "internal circulation" in the form of "government-enterprise alliance". According to reports, "Enterprise Super Province Month" will create an upward industrial belt measures of "one product, two ends, and multiple channels" through the opening of all-region traffic, cross-platform resource connectivity, and precise customer base matching, helping Chengdu small and medium-sized enterprises match customer resources including the enterprise market and the consumer market. At the same time, JD.com will also open platforms such as JD.com, JD.com Industrial Products, JD.com Fengkeduo to small and medium-sized enterprise merchants. (36Kr)
3. Pinduoduo Fashion Community WeChat Mini Program "Duochao" is launched
Pinduoduo launched a WeChat mini program called "Duochao". The developer is "Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd.", which is positioned as a platform for young people to have views and exchanges on trendy products. Users can post in "Double Tide" or join specific circles for discussion and communication. (Tech Planet)
4. AliExpress and Cainiao launch a "full upgrade" unit-to-order logistics acceleration plan
According to Hugo.com, AliExpress recently issued an announcement stating that it will join hands with Cainiao to launch a "full upgrade" combined order logistics acceleration plan. When the combined order threshold is met, buyers can purchase combined order products across stores and enjoy the logistics services of the combined order upgrade to the registration channel for free. Currently, the program is open to Spain and France, and consumers can enjoy the co-order service when purchasing co-order products for more than $5. In the future, it will also be open to other countries such as Poland, Ukraine, and the Netherlands. (E-commerce News)
5. Huya Times Strategic Investing in Cross-border E-commerce Platform Shopline
On August 6, Huya Times has strategically invested in the cross-border e-commerce platform Shopline, which is also the first cross-border e-commerce company invested by the company. It is reported that in January this year, Business Next reported that Shopline received a new financing of US$20 million, which will be used to expand its business to Southeast Asia, and the investment comes from Huya Group. According to data, Shopline was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Hong Kong, China. In January this year, Shopline announced that its global number of merchants exceeded 200,000 in 2019. (Zhixiang.com)
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6. 2020 Hurun Global Unicorn List: JD Health won the youngest unicorn in the world
On August 6, the "Suzhou High-tech Zone·2020 Hurun Global Unicorn List" recently released by Hurun Research Institute shows that among the 586 unicorn companies on the list, JD Health, a subsidiary of JD Group, won the youngest unicorn in the world. It is understood that JD Health has officially split from JD Group in May 2019 and has received more than US$1 billion in Series A financing, with a post-investment valuation of US$7 billion. Recently, foreign media reported that JD.com plans to let JD.com Health go public in Hong Kong and raise US$1 billion, and it will be listed as early as the end of this year or early 2021. However, JD.com declined to comment. (E-commerce News)
7. Suning Payment and China UnionPay launch 50% off on scanning code payment
On August 6, Suning Finance stated that during the 818 period, Suning Payment, a subsidiary of Suning Finance, joined hands with China UnionPay to launch a 50% discount on scanning code payment. During the event, you can enjoy a 50% discount on purchases at merchants who accept purchases from UnionPay Cloud Flash Payment nationwide by opening the Suning Financial APP. (E-commerce News)
8. Lazada's August Cross-border Logistics Communication Guide: Complete upgrade of collection services
According to August 6, Lazada recently released the August cross-border logistics merchant communication guide, updating 5 cross-border logistics trends. This includes the comprehensive upgrade of Lazada collection service. In addition to free collection service, the platform has officially launched paid collection services that have no threshold, no application required, and can be used by all merchants, covering the whole country. In addition, Lazada has also launched value-added services for return products. (E-commerce News)
9. Youmeng+ and Alipay jointly release mini program support plan
August 6th news, today, Youmeng+ launched the U-MiniProgram, a full-platform cross-domain mini program statistical analysis product, which provides free data statistics of multi-platform mini program and data statistics capabilities of mini-game platforms. (Titanium Media)
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10. eBay cooperates with Lending Point to launch eBay seller funding plan
According to Blue Ocean Yiguan.com, eBay and Lending Point reached a cooperation to launch an eBay seller funding plan. According to reports, the program is compatible with eBay's escrow payments and can help eBay American sellers obtain financing to help business development and maintain operations. For businesses and individuals, the program provides them with opportunities to obtain financing, and eligible sellers will have a fast and flexible financing experience. Under the arrangement, the plan will be open to all sellers by the end of this year. (E-commerce News)
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