#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on September 10] JD.com's "Factory Direct Excellent Products Plan" first launched the "Government Excellent Store"; the latest data of WeChat mini-programs: Mini-program product transaction GMV increased by 115% year-on-year in August; Tencent Lianlian App Service was officially released; Robin Li: People's dependence on mobile phones will continue to decrease in the next 20 years; eBay will launch payment management business in France, Italy and Spain in the first quarter of 2021...
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1. JD.com's "Factory Direct Excellent Products Program" first launched the "Government Excellent Products Pavilion"
On September 9, JD.com and Xinhua News Agency China Economic Information Service will upgrade the "Factory Direct Excellent Products Plan" jointly initiated by both parties, focusing on launching the "Government Excellent Store" super IP, which plans to cover 80% of town-level governments in three years, and will invest 100 million resources to create the "Provincial Excellent Store Super Brand Day" marketing activity. It is reported that over the past year of implementation, the plan has achieved fruitful results, covering more than 180 industrial belts, and more than 70,000 merchants have settled in. (E-commerce News)
2. China Federation of Logistics and Procurement: China Express Logistics Index in August was 107.6%
The China Federation of Logistics and Procurement issued a statement saying that China's express logistics index in August was 107.6%, up 0.4 percentage points from the previous month. This month, the trend of increasing economic activity has been further consolidated, among which the business express index, rural express index, and cross-border express index have all rebounded to varying degrees, with the rebound rate ranging from 0.1-2.8 percentage points. However, as the demand trend improves, the continuous decline in the operating convenience index and the continuous low operation of the personnel index need to be paid attention to and timely improvement. (Europe)
3. Latest data of WeChat mini program: Mini program product trading GMV increased by 115% year-on-year in August
On September 10, the WeChat team revealed at Tencent Global Digital Ecology Conference that as of August this year, the GMV of mini program commodity trading increased by 115% year-on-year, and the GMV of brand merchants' self-operated increased by 210% year-on-year. Among them, the fastest-growing industries are daily chemicals, luxury goods, shopping malls and department stores. (Titanium Media)
4. Robin Li: People's dependence on mobile phones will continue to decrease in the next 20 years.
In September 2020, Robin Li's new book "Smart Economy" published by CITIC Publishing Group was officially released. This book is Li's first systematic explanation of the concept of "smart economy". In the book, Robin Li talked about "The digital economy is evolving to a new stage of smart economy with artificial intelligence as the core driving force. The smart economy will bring new vitality to the global economy and is the core engine to drive the global economy to rise again." The book also mentioned that the next 20 years will be 20 years when people's dependence on mobile phones continues to decrease. In the era of smart economy, smart terminals will far exceed the scope of mobile phones. (NetEase Technology)
5. Tencent Lianlian App Service officially released
Recently, based on the capabilities of Tencent Lianlian WeChat mini-programs, Tencent Cloud has released another application service for cross-industry use of Tencent Lianlian App. This Tencent Lianlian App application service includes three major versions, namely the free universal version of App, the open source App and the App SDK, covering two major platforms: iOS and Android. At present, the Android universal version of the app has been launched in mainstream application markets such as Huawei, OPPO, and 360 mobile assistant. The iOS universal version of the app has been released to Apple's TestFlight platform, and other application markets are gradually being launched in the shelves. (interface)
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6. LV's parent company terminates its acquisition of Tiffany, and the largest acquisition case in the history of the luxury goods industry failed
On the evening of September 9, according to foreign media reports, LVMH, the parent company of Louis Vuitton brand and the world's largest luxury goods group, announced the termination of the transaction to acquire the American jewelry brand Tiffany for US$16.2 billion. The deal could have created the largest acquisition in the history of the luxury goods industry. Affected by the news, LVMH's stock price fell slightly by 0.2% on the 9th to close at $94.95. (Penguin)
7. Meituan responds: Leave 8 minutes of elastic time for riders to optimize the system
On September 9, in response to an article titled "Take-out rider, trapped in the system", Meituan responded through official WeChat, "If you don't do it well, you don't do it well, there is no excuse. The system problems need to be solved by the people behind the system, and we have no choice." Meituan said that it will optimize the system, provide on-time delivery services for every order of takeout, and the Meituan dispatching system will leave riders with 8 minutes of elastic time. In bad weather, the system will extend the rider's delivery time and even stop taking orders. In addition, the rider complaint function will be upgraded. For timeouts and complaints in special circumstances such as bad weather, accidents, etc., after verification, the rider assessment and income will not be affected. (E-commerce News)
8. As layoffs and unemployment prevail, Amazon will recruit 33,000 new employees
On September 10, the coronavirus pandemic has caused serious damage to the U.S. job market, resulting in layoffs and slowing recruitment and setting a new record for unemployment, but Amazon is a different story.
Amazon said Wednesday it hopes to fill 33,000 corporate and technical positions in the coming months and offer thousands of hours of work in its operating network. An Amazon spokesman said the company and technology sector work will be spread across the country, not just in major cities. These technical efforts will support Amazon’s cloud computing, Alexa and Prime Video teams.
The company has been recruiting on a large scale since the pandemic began. Amazon employed 36,400 employees in the three months ended June 30, with a total of 876,800 employees, a year-on-year increase of 34%. Once Amazon permanently hires some temporary workers recruited during the pandemic, the total number of Amazon employees worldwide is expected to reach 1 million, an important milestone. It also plans to add 3,500 jobs in individual U.S. cities, while continuing to add workers in the U.S. and globally. (Titanium Media)
9. eBay will launch payment management business in France, Italy and Spain in the first quarter of 2021
Titanium Media reported on September 10 that eBay will launch payment management business in France, Italy and Spain in the first quarter of 2021, providing buyers with flexible payment methods and options. In September 2018, the company began launching payment management business for a portfolio seller on its US website. The business was subsequently promoted in Germany in 2019 and in the UK, Australia and Canada in early 2020. (Zhitong Finance)
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10. Lazada brand mall LazMall has been upgraded
The annual Lazada 9.9 Shopping Festival was officially launched in six Southeast Asian countries early this morning. Unlike previous years, during this year's September 9 Shopping Festival, Lazada officially announced a new upgrade of its leading brand mall, LazMall, helping brands, retailers and authorized dealers connect with more than 70 million active consumers on the Lazada platform.
As the Southeast Asian version of "Tmall", this is the first new brand upgrade in LazMall in two years. In addition to enabling a brand new brand image, it has also taken the lead in Southeast Asia to introduce four new features, including Beat the Price, Brands for You, Brand Directory, and Brand One-click Follow (“Follow” Button Feature), and has set up a first compensation policy in Southeast Asia to ensure that all the goods sold on the platform are genuine. (Europe)
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