#Laogao E-commerce News# [October 12 E-commerce Evening News Brief] Tmall adjusted logistics timeliness management standards and took effect on October 17; JD.com officially launched the "1020 Supermarket Carnival"; Hema registered a hot pot brand, and the "hot pot war" quietly began; Luo Yonghao will hold an autumn old phone press conference on October 14; Apple iPhone 12 new high-end version will use Sensor-Shift technology...

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1. Tmall adjusts logistics timeliness management standards to take effect on October 17
On October 12, Tmall platform issued a public notice on changes to the rules of the "Tmall Logistics Time Limitation Management Standards" on October 10 (hereinafter referred to as the Announcement).
The announcement stated that in order to be closer to consumers' needs, a new category of "vaccine services" was added to the special products of the "Tmall Logistics Time Limitation Management Specifications".
The announcement shows that after the change, special products include: Taobao virtual items; catering and food card coupons, consumption card> shopping card/department store shopping card, shopping pickup coupons (except for shopping pickup coupons> food pickup coupons> hairy crab coupons), movies/performances/sports events, localized life services, insurance, whole-vehicle (dealer), new car/second-hand car, vaccine service category and some categories of products under whole-house customization (click here to view the detailed category).
The change of the rules will be announced on October 10, 2020 and will officially take effect on October 17, 2020. (E-commerce News)
2. JD.com officially launches the "1020 Supermarket Carnival"
On October 12, the E-commerce Daily learned that from now until October 21, JD.com, a local instant retail platform under Dada Group, officially launched the "1020 Supermarket Carnival".
During this period, JD.com joined hands with well-known chain merchants such as Walmart, Yonghui, China Resources Vanguard, Bubugao, and AEON, as well as brands such as Yili, Mengniu, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever to bring a "1-hour shopping" experience with more diverse categories and forms to users in about 1,000 counties, districts and cities across the country for the first time. (E-commerce News)
3. Oushiman starts Pinduoduo’s “Brand Ten Thousand People Group” event
On October 12th, yesterday, domestic skin care brand Oshiman landed in Pinduoduo's "Big Brands Arrival" section and launched the "Brand Ten Thousand People Group" event, with dozens of its celebrity products being reduced to the lowest price on the entire network. The event started for only half a day, and the cumulative sales volume exceeded 36,000 pieces. In order to do a good job in this "brand 10,000-person group", Oushiman official also opened a special live broadcast on Pinduoduo, explaining the different functions of different products on the spot and answering consumer questions in person. It is reported that as of 22:00 last night, the number of viewers of Oushiman's live broadcast has exceeded 620,000. (E-commerce News)
4. Hema registered a hot pot brand, and the "hot pot war" quietly started
Hema has registered the "Hema Hot Pot" trademark and announced that it will carry out a hot pot innovation. Hotpot has entered a new track of catering retail from catering. It is reported that many well-known hot pot brands have joined. (Securities Times)
5. SF Express announced that its products will be upgraded in full and speed up the entire network by 5 hours
On October 12, SF Express recently announced that its products will be upgraded in a comprehensive manner, which will be higher, faster and more specialized in the three aspects of speed, quality and service, providing customers with 20KG+ full supply chain logistics services. Among them, SF Express will rely on 75,000+ operating vehicles, 1,600+ express trunk lines, 9,100 express dedicated lines, and a station area of more than 2.09 million square meters, achieving direct access every point, and speed up the entire network by 5 hours. (E-commerce News)
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6. Luo Yonghao will hold a press conference for the old machine in autumn on October 14
According to October 12, Luo Yonghao revealed yesterday that the 2020 autumn old machine press conference hosted by him will be held on his personal Weibo at 12 noon on October 14. It is reported that some media said that the release of the old machine may be held by Zhuanzhuan on the second-hand trading platform, and Luo Yonghao should be the speaker he invited. (E-commerce News)
7. Zhihu has added a "video" area and launched an excellent video answerer support plan
36Kr learned that on October 12, the Zhihu App homepage added a "video" section in addition to the original "follow", "recommended", "hot list" and "circle". In addition, Zhihu has launched a package of plans including 500 million cash incentives, 10 billion traffic support, video tools, signing opportunities and creator colleges to help video creators and platforms grow together. Creators can register through Zhihu official channels and filter out original videos that meet the requirements that are published on Zhihu for more than 1 minute, and they can enjoy the above support content. (36Kr)
8. The EU formulates a regulatory "blacklist": 20 companies including Amazon may be listed
According to reports on October 12, EU regulators are formulating a "blacklist" covering up to 20 large Internet companies, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and other companies. It is reported that the new rules aim to curb the market power of Internet giants and will force these companies to share data with their opponents and be more transparent in data collection. (Phoenix Technology)
9. The new high-end version of Apple iPhone 12 will use Sensor-Shift technology
The new iPhone 12 series will be released on October 14, Beijing time. It is reported that the high-end moderator camera in the new iPhone 12 series will adopt Sensor-Shift technology to replace the current OIS optical anti-shake technology. The running trajectory of this technology is when the main camera is taken, and the sensor is moved rather than the lens, so it can improve the camera's dynamic capture effect. (Cailianshe)
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10. Amazon was exposed to directly destroying some returned goods or sending them to landfills
On October 12, a reporter from the Canadian TV consumer survey program "Marketplace" found in an undercover investigation that an electronic waste recycling and product destruction facility in Toronto destroys at least one truck of Amazon returns every week, sometimes as many as three to five trucks. Currently, Amazon has not responded to how many percentages of returns are sent to landfill, recycled or destroyed. It is reported that in response to the waste caused by returns, France passed a new anti-waste law earlier this year that would force retailers including Amazon to recycle or donate all returned or unused goods. (E-commerce News)
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