#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on August 26] Alibaba CCO plans to launch the "Customer Service County Partner Plan"; Pinduoduo affiliated companies register the "Cai Xiaomai" trademark; Suning International Qixi Big Data: From August 16 to 23, the sales of imported beauty products increased by 181.2% year-on-year; ByteDance Innovation Business Center settled in Chengdu Hi-tech Zone; Facebook added shopping sectors to its main applications...

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1. Alibaba CCO plans to launch the "Customer Service County Partner Plan"
On August 25, recently, Alibaba Group’s Customer Experience Business Group (CCO) disclosed the “Customer Service County Partner Plan” for the first time: that is, by recruiting partners with compound management capabilities, we will quickly promote the layout of “customer service counties” across the country, and ensure that local sites are operating and implement Alibaba’s original customer first values. According to reports, the first batch of "customer service county partners" will be in place around October and lead the team to participate in Tmall Double 11. Alibaba CCO plans to build 100 "customer service counties" across the country in about three years and provide 100,000 employment opportunities in the digital service industry. (E-commerce News)
2. The first batch of 10 stores will be launched in Shanghai
According to August 25, today, 20 Tmall theme stores were unveiled collectively. According to reports, the first batch of 10 theme stores will be settled in Shanghai, and the rest will be located in core business districts such as Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen. Jia Luo, vice president of Alibaba Group and general manager of Tmall platform operation department, said, "Theme store is a brand new attempt by Tmall. It uses scene-based experience and online and offline integration to create an ideal city of life for young people." Jialuo also said that in the next year, Tmall will work with 100 brands to create 100 ideal life experiences, promoting brand digitalization and youthful upgrades. (E-commerce News)
3. Pinduoduo affiliated companies register the "Caixiaomai" trademark
36Kr learned that Tianyancha App shows that recently, Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. added a new trademark information "Cai Xiaomai", which is internationally classified as office supplies. The application date is August 2020, and the trademark status is awaiting substantive review. The company also applied for multiple "Duoduo Maicai" trademarks in July 2020, with international classifications involving website services, transportation and storage, social services, etc. Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. is wholly owned by Hangzhou Aimi Network Technology Co., Ltd. (36Kr)
4. Tmall Podcast Radio's "Wenyi West Road Night Talk" has entered Himalaya to launch a special program for the Chinese Valentine's Day
On August 25, Tmall's official podcast radio station "Wenyi West Road Night Talk" entered Himalaya and launched the special program "The first episode made colleagues cry, how can I record this program in the future", telling the true love story of two couples within Alibaba. (China Net Finance)
5. Suning International Qixi Big Data: Imported beauty sales increased by 181.2% year-on-year from August 16 to 23
According to August 25, on August 24, Suning International announced consumption data during the Chinese Valentine's Day. From August 16th to 23rd, Suning International's imported beauty products became the new favorites of the post-95s and 2000s, with sales increasing by 181.2% year-on-year.
Data shows that the week before the Chinese Valentine's Day, the search and sales of festival-related products began to rise. From August 16th to 23rd, the sales of beauty, necklaces, watches, pendants, etc. exceeded twice the previous month. (Yibang Power Network)
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6. ByteDance Innovation Business Center settled in Chengdu Hi-tech Zone
On August 25, the signing ceremony of ByteDance Innovation Business Center project was held in Beijing today. According to the agreement, ByteDance will regard Chengdu as a major strategic layout center in the western region, invest about 10 billion yuan to build an innovation business center in Chengdu Hi-tech Zone, accelerate the layout of cultural and creative industries, live broadcast industrial parks and other industries, and operate emerging cutting-edge businesses including AI education systems, interactive multimedia office systems, etc. (E-commerce News)
7. Tencent Cloud announces 5G product matrix and delivers 300 edge computing centers by the end of the year
36Kr learned that today, Tencent Cloud announced the latest progress in 5G new infrastructure, becoming the first cloud manufacturer in China to fully build a complete 5G product matrix covering the "cloud-edge-net-end" area. Wang Yachen, general manager of Tencent Cloud Network, revealed that it is expected that by the end of this year, Tencent Cloud will complete the construction of 300 edge computing nodes, fully supporting Tencent smart industry, parks, energy, education, vehicle connections, as well as cloud gaming, 4/8k live broadcast services and robots. (36Kr)
8. Pinduoduo becomes the youngest Nasdaq 100 index company
On August 25, Beijing time, the Nasdaq Exchange officially included Pinduoduo in the constituent stock of the "Nasdaq 100 Index", which became the youngest constituent company at present, and it is also the company with the shortest time to start from its establishment to its list in Nasdaq's history.
The total market value of the Nasdaq 100 member companies exceeds US$10 trillion, which is regarded as a weather vane for global technological development. Compared with the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 focuses more on leading the world's cutting-edge technological changes, with its technology companies accounting for nearly 60%, and the growth and return on investment of member companies are higher than that of the S&P 500. (Europe)
9. Facebook adds shopping sections to its main app
Facebook has added a new shopping section to its main app called Facebook Shop, which will be launched across the United States starting Tuesday. Users can browse the categories published by merchants through this section and purchase directly. Facebook also said Instagram's Checkout in-app payment feature will also be launched for merchants across the United States soon. This feature was tested against some partners 18 months ago. (Sina Technology)
Cross-border newsletter
10. Shandong Rizhao cross-border e-commerce 1210 first orders completed the customs clearance
On August 25, recently, with the successful customs clearance of the first cross-border e-commerce retail import (1210) business in Rizhao, Shandong, in Rizhao, the "1210" model of cross-border e-commerce has been implemented. It is reported that since this year, the 1210 model has been implemented rapidly in Shandong Province. On April 3, the first order for cross-border e-commerce bonded retail imports in Weifang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Shandong Province was successfully implemented. This is also one of the first pilot cities among the more than 50 pilot cities approved in January this year to complete their first business. (E-commerce News)
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