#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on January 20]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on January 20] Ministry of Commerce: my country has become the world's largest online retail market for eight consecutive years; SF Express launched the community group buying "Fenghuotai" and is in the operation testing stage; Pinduoduo affiliated companies apply for the "Pinduoduo Payment" trademark; WeChat Zhang Xiaolong: The next version will set a live broadcast entrance WeChat may promote live broadcast greetings during the Spring Festival; it is said that cross-border e-commerce SHEIN bids for the British fashion retail giant Arcadia Group at a high price...

　　E-commerce newsletter

　　1. Ministry of Commerce: my country has become the world's largest online retail market for eight consecutive years

　　According to the news on January 19, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce today that in 2020, the online retail sales of physical goods reached 9.8 trillion yuan, a counter-trend increase of 14.8%, accounting for 24.9% of the total retail sales, the express delivery business volume reached 83.36 billion pieces, and the e-commerce live broadcasts exceeded 20 million. my country has become the world's largest online retail market for eight consecutive years. (Cailianshe)

　　2. WeChat Zhang Xiaolong: The next version will set a live broadcast entrance for WeChat during the Spring Festival.

　　Zhang Xiaolong, senior executive vice president of Tencent and president of WeChat business group, revealed that in the next iteration of WeChat, a live broadcast entrance will be set up, and the "People nearby" column may be set up. During the Spring Festival, WeChat may launch live broadcast New Year greetings. There have been reports that WeChat has built the underlying framework of live broadcasts, and it is only a matter of time before it can be launched. (Europe)

　　3. Pinduoduo affiliated companies apply for the "Pinduoduo Payment" trademark

　　According to the news on January 19, Tianyan Check data showed that on January 14, Pinduoduo's affiliated company Shanghai Xunmeng Information Technology Co., Ltd. added a new "Pinduoduo Payment" trademark application information. The international classification involves 35-advertising sales, the trademark registration number is 52972710, and the trademark status is displayed as "Trademark application". (E-commerce News)

　　4. SF Express launches community group buying "Fenghuotai" and is in operation testing stage

　　According to the news on January 19, according to the Daily Economic News, SF Express has launched the community group buying "Fenghuotai", which can be found through WeChat official accounts and mini programs. SF Express responded that Fenghuotai is a comprehensive urban and rural supply chain service platform created by SF Express Group Fengnong Technology. Relying on SF Express’s cold chain logistics system across the country and the supply chain capabilities of direct procurement at the source, it provides community stores with B2B procurement and sales of fresh/fast consumer goods, community marketing tools, express delivery co-distribution and other empowerment services, and provides consumers with safe, fresh and high-quality products directly purchased at the source. The platform is currently under operation and testing. (E-commerce News)

　　Cross-border newsletter

　　5. Amazon will invest more than 230 million euros in Italy

　　On January 19, according to Reuters, Amazon said on Monday that it will open two new logistics centers in Italy this year, with investment of more than 230 million euros ($278 million). With the launch of these two new centers, Amazon will create 1,100 new jobs over the next three years. Amazon has invested 5.8 billion euros in Italy and has 8,500 employees in the country, the report said. (Cross-border knowledge)

　　6. The social network Parler may resume online at the end of January. Previously, it was suspended by Amazon AWS.

　　According to reports on January 19, John Matze, CEO of Parler, a social media platform that was previously banned by major tech giants, said he is confident that Parler website will be restored to go online by the end of January. Matts also said that Parler is on his way back and will announce the latest progress on the website every day. Additionally, Parler is trying to recover data from Amazon. It is reported that before, Amazon AWS stopped providing hosting services to Parler on the grounds that it failed to severely crack down on violent content, causing the Parler website to be completely offline. (Sina Technology)

　　7. eBay launches strategic assessment of South Korea's business: News says it may sell the business for $5 billion

　　On January 20, e-commerce company eBay said on Tuesday that it has begun exploring a series of strategic options for its South Korean business, which covers Gmarket, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in South Korea.

　　eBay has launched a process to explore, review and evaluate a range of strategic options for its Korean business. The company is considering options that can bring maximum value to shareholders and create future growth opportunities for the business. eBay does not plan to issue further public statements on such strategic assessment unless the board has approved an action plan requiring disclosure.”

　　As early as March last year, there were reports that eBay was seeking to sell its Korean subsidiary, with a transaction amount of nearly $5 billion. (Titanium Media)

　　8. Cross-border e-commerce SHEIN bids for the British fashion retail giant Arcadia Group at a high price

　　According to reports on January 19, relevant sources revealed that during the bidding process of British fashion retail giant Arcadia Group, cross-border fast fashion e-commerce company SHEIN from China proposed the highest offer. At present, Arcadia has received 7 offers, involving acquisitions of Arcadia's brands such as Topman, Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins and Burton. Public information shows that due to the impact of the epidemic, Arcadia Group filed for bankruptcy protection in November last year. (E-commerce News)

　　Internet news

　　9. Four institutions, including Yuanfudao, Zuoyebang, Gaotu Classroom, and Tsinghua University Online School, have been on the hot search, and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection took action

　　According to January 19, recently, advertisements from four leading online education companies, Yuanfudao, Zuoyebang, Gaotu Classroom, and Tsinghua and Peking University Online School, have flooded the WeChat Moments and community. The reason is that these four companies have invited the same "teacher" to advertise for them, sometimes a math teacher and sometimes an English teacher. In response to this, yesterday, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission published an article directly pointing out the chaos in online education and supervision issues at the forefront. (Titanium Media)

　　10. Xiaomi’s MiTrade announced that it will cease service on February 19

　　According to January 19, today, Xiaomi’s MiTalk issued an announcement announcing that it will cease service at 12:00 on February 19, 2021.

　　According to the announcement, users need to export chat history and personal information by themselves before discontinuing the server (Android v8.8.70 and above support batch export). After discontinuing the server, any information users have in Micha will not be exported.

　　MiTalk is an instant messaging tool produced by Xiaomi Technology, which supports multiple mobile phones and computer operating systems, namely Android, iOS, Windows and Mac systems. The product was released in Android in October 2010 and iOS in December of that year. (Titanium Media)

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