#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on August 20] Koala Haigou will hold a member e-commerce strategy press conference on August 21; the fourth JD Auction Festival officially started to launch 210,000 auction items; Xiaohongshu report: The consumption of beauty content for under 18 years old increased by 158%; news said that Zoom will receive Amazon Google Facebook hardware support; Amazon: Starting from February next year, SFP sellers will need to provide consumers with Saturday delivery and whole-country delivery services...

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1. Alibaba’s first village broadcast base in northwest China signed the contract
On August 20, recently, the signing of the first village broadcast base in northwest of Alibaba and the launching ceremony of the "Hundred and Thousand Million Project" was held in Wugong County, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province. The event also signed the "Hundred and Thousand Million Project" project cooperation implementation plan and the three-party co-construction agreement of Taobao live broadcast base. It is reported that Alibaba announced the "Orange Point Charity List" in April this year, and "Taobao Village Broadcast" became one of the ten charity projects on the list. (E-commerce News)
2. Koala Haigou will hold a member e-commerce strategy press conference on August 21
On August 20, Koala Haigou announced that the Koala Haigou member e-commerce strategy press conference will be held on August 21. According to previous news, Koala Haigou revealed that Koala is conducting a new membership system design, and future products, technologies, products, supply chains, etc. will be optimized around black card membership to provide a better and more unique consumer experience. (E-commerce News)
3. The 4th JD Auction Festival officially kicks off and will launch 210,000 auction items
According to JD.com, yesterday, the fourth JD Auction Festival, with the concept of "JD Auction All Things" officially started. From now until August 27, auction targets with more than 210,000 pieces and a total starting amount of more than 10 billion yuan will be launched at this JD Auction Festival. The items cover all-round consumption scenarios such as food, accommodation, and transportation. (E-commerce News)
4. Xiaohongshu report: The consumption of beauty content for under 18 years old increases by 158%
August 20th news, today, Xiaohongshu and Ipsos launched the "2020 Xiaohongshu Mid-Year Beauty Insight Report". The report shows that the consumption of beauty content for under 18 on Xiaohongshu has increased by 158%, while the consumption of skin care and personal care content has increased by as much as 241% and 239%. Among them, domestic beauty brands showed a rapid growth trend. Data shows that in the first half of 2020, the consumption of domestic brand content on the Xiaohongshu platform increased significantly by 65.9% year-on-year. (E-commerce News)
5. Dingdong Maicai enters Nanjing, and the first batch of 5 forward warehouses will be opened
Dingdong Maicai, a forward warehouse model fresh food e-commerce company that started from Shanghai, officially announced its entry into Nanjing. This time, Dingdong Maicai will open 5 forward warehouses for the first batch, and it is expected to open 40 forward warehouses in Nanjing Xuanwu District, Gulou District and other areas by the end of December this year. According to data provided by Dingdong Maicai, as of now, basic coverage of core urban areas has been achieved in cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, and Jiaxing. Nanjing is the eleventh city in Dingdong Maicai across the country. It has previously opened more than 600 forward warehouses in ten cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. (interface)
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6. Gaode Map launches mobile phone AR driving navigation, supporting some Android phones
36Kr learned that the Gaode Map App recently released a new version of v10.60, launching the AR driving navigation function on the mobile phone, which can bring users a real-life navigation experience in route, direction and lane level. This feature currently supports some Android phones, and the iPhone version will also be launched soon. (36Kr)
7. NIO launches battery rental service, paying a monthly service fee of 980 yuan, no need to purchase a battery
Today, NIO released Battery Rental Service (BaaS). According to the BaaS plan, you do not need to buy batteries when purchasing all NIO models, and the price can be reduced by 70,000 yuan. Users who choose BaaS mode to buy NIO do not need to purchase a battery pack when purchasing a car. The price of the motor vehicle sales invoice does not include the battery pack price. The down payment and monthly repayment of the user's financial loan are also calculated based on the price of removing the battery pack. BaaS users can choose to rent battery packs of different capacity according to their actual usage needs and pay the service fee monthly. BaaS users, like battery purchasers, can enjoy NIO's battery swap service and flexible battery upgrade services, and can obtain national new energy vehicle purchase subsidies and purchase tax exemption policy support. (Tencent Auto)
8. Ele.me and ROSEONLY reach cooperation to upgrade the same-city delivery service
36Kr learned that Ele.me has reached a cooperation with rose token brand ROSEONLY to upgrade the same-city delivery service, and can be delivered within 20 kilometers of the same city in Beijing and Shanghai. In addition, according to consumer needs, Ele.me Blue Knight can also provide personalized services, such as helping confess, writing love poems on behalf of others, etc. (36Kr)
9. News says Zoom will receive Amazon Google Facebook hardware support
According to foreign media The Verge, online video technology company Zoom will expand to various new devices later this year. The company has announced that Amazon Echo Show, Facebook Portal and Google Nest Hub Max will support its video conferencing software. It is understood that Zoom's previously released financial report showed that in the first quarter of this year, Zoom hit a new revenue high of US$328 million, a year-on-year increase of 169%, and its profit reached US$27 million. (E-commerce News)
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10. Amazon: Starting from February next year, SFP sellers will need to provide consumers with Saturday delivery and regional delivery services.
It is reported that Amazon announced on Tuesday that SFP sellers will provide consumers with domestic delivery and Saturday delivery services from February next year to improve the logistics delivery speed of Amazon's platform and enhance the consumer experience. The SFP program was first launched in 2016. Self-shipped sellers participating in the program can access Prime members and gain greater exposure without paying FBA-related fees to the Amazon platform.
The introduction of this new regulation can increase Amazon's logistics and distribution speed and increase the fulfillment rate of two-day delivery and next-day delivery. Prime members only need to pay $119/year to get faster member privileges including Amazon’s free logistics delivery, streaming services such as Prime Video and Prime Music, and Whole Foods spending discounts. (Hugo)
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