#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [March 4 E-commerce Evening News Brief]

     #Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on March 4]; China Post Report: 4 billion less paper bills were used in 2020 than at the end of 2017; State Post Bureau: 21,000 express complaints in January were filed nationwide, an increase of 26% year-on-year; Uniqlo responded to the price reduction in the Japanese market: there were no relevant plans in the market outside of Japan ; Amazon's smart speaker market share was the world's largest in Q4 last year

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    1. China Post Report: 4 billion fewer paper sheets were used in 2020 than at the end of 2017

     On March 4, China Post recently released the "China Post Green Development Report (2018-2020)". The report shows that in the past three years, China Post has built the most extensive packaging recycling system, laying 21,800 packaging recycling devices, and green packaging is widely used in more than 50,000 outlets. In 2020, China Post’s annual tape usage decreased by 500 million meters compared with the end of 2017; promoted the use of electronic noodle sheets to achieve basic full coverage of electronic noodle sheet applications, and used 4 billion less paper noodle sheets in 2020 than at the end of 2017; comprehensively promoted "light boxes", and compared with traditional packaging boxes of the same specifications at the end of 2017, the average reduction of paper usage was more than 20%; advocated direct delivery of original packaging for e-commerce, reducing the secondary packaging rate, and saving 20,000 tons of paper in 2020 compared with the end of 2017. (E-commerce News)

    2. Alibaba ranked first in China's Internet companies in the first half of 2020

     According to reports on March 4, based on the R&D investment data of major Chinese Internet companies in the first two quarters of 2020, Alibaba ranked first with 32.8 billion, Tencent ranked second with 17.9 billion, Baidu, JD.com, Meituan and Pinduoduo were 9.3 billion, 6.9 billion, 4.7 billion and 3.1 billion respectively. It is understood that Internet companies' investment in technology research and development continues to increase, covering the field of cutting-edge science and technology, and becoming one of the main forces in scientific and technological innovation. (E-commerce News)

    3. Suning.com applies for registration of the trademark "Suning Specialty Pavilion" and "Suning Wine Store"

     According to the news on March 4, Qichacha APP showed that recently, Suning.com Group Co., Ltd. applied to register the trademarks of "Suning Specialty Pavilion" and "Suning Wine Store". The international classification involves 35 categories of advertising sales. The application time is February 26, and the trademark status is "registration application". (E-commerce News)

    4. Disney wants to close at least 20% of its stores and turn its focus to e-commerce

      March 4th news, yesterday, Disney said it plans to focus on e-commerce sales this year and will close at least 60 specialty stores in North America, equivalent to about 20% of its global stores. But the company has not disclosed how many employees will lose their jobs due to closing stores. A Disney spokesman said the plan would not affect stores in Japan and China, and the company would also assess the possibility of sharply cutting stores in Europe. It is reported that there are nearly 300 Disney stores operating around the world. (E-commerce News)

    5. State Post Bureau: 21,000 express complaints nationwide in January, an increase of 26% year-on-year

     On March 4, the State Post Bureau issued a notice on the complaints of postal industry users in January 2021. The notice shows that in January 2021, 21,052 complaints from express delivery services nationwide, accounting for 97.2% of the total complaints, a decrease of 5.6% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 26%. The main problems in express service complaints are short loss of express delivery, delayed express delivery and delivery services, accounting for 32.8%, 21.6% and 19.9% ​​of the total complaints respectively. Among them, the year-on-year growth is the problem of short loss of express delivery. (E-commerce News)

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    6. Tmall "She Power" report: 80% of the top new brands focus on women's consumption needs

     On March 4, Tmall released the "She Power" report showing that women are not only the promoter of the new consumption wave, but also the creator of the "She Economy". Among the new Tmall brands, 80% focus on women's consumption needs. More and more female entrepreneurs are emerging, with female bosses accounting for less than 10% of the world's top 500 companies, while among the new Tmall brands, female entrepreneurs accounting for 40% and more than 50% in clothing and other industries.

        Female entrepreneurs not only account for a high proportion in industries such as clothing, beauty, maternal and infants, but also have an increasing proportion in industries such as sports outdoors, digital games, and mechanical manufacturing. Internet entrepreneurship is breaking the gender boundaries. (Yibang Power News)

    7. Uniqlo responds to price cuts in the Japanese market: There are no relevant plans for markets outside Japan

     On March 4, in response to reports that Uniqlo's price reduction in Japan was reduced by 9%, a relevant person in charge of Uniqlo told Cailianshe reporters that the price adjustment of relevant brands in Japan this time is a cooperation with the Japanese government's policies. There are currently no relevant plans for markets outside Japan. (E-commerce News)

    8. Tuniu reached strategic cooperation with Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism

     According to March 4, the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and Tuniu Tourism Network recently announced a strategic cooperation. According to the cooperation agreement, the two parties will jointly strengthen the online publicity and promotion of offline cultural and tourism resources and scenarios, promote innovation in destination publicity and promotion models, enrich Qingdao's cultural and tourism product system, and implement market-centered cultural and tourism consumption promotion measures. At the same time, Tuniu will also share the achievements in the field of big data with Qingdao Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, and use intelligent means to help the transformation and upgrading of cultural and tourism enterprises. (E-commerce News)

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    9. AliExpress will cooperate with Russian Post to add more than 10,000 express cabinets and pick-up points

     On March 4, the News Office of AliExpress Russia's representative office stated that AliExpress will cooperate with Russian Post to open more than 10,000 new express cabinets and pickup points in Russia. At present, the two parties have signed a strategic partnership agreement. It is understood that Russia Post handles more than 80% of overseas orders in the Russian branch of AliExpress, and AliExpress packages account for more than 40% of the total delivery volume of Russian Post International. By the end of 2020, the number of Russian sellers on AliExpress reached 35,000. (E-commerce News)

    10. Last year, Amazon's smart speaker market share ranked first in the world

     According to a recent research report released by Strategy Analytics, global smart speaker sales exceeded 150 million units in 2020, setting a new record. Among them, driven by Prime Day's delay and strong seasonal demand, Amazon ranked first in the global smart speaker market with a market share of 28.3%. In addition, Google ranks second with a market share of 22.6%, while Baidu, Alibaba, Apple and Xiaomi rank third to sixth with market shares of 11.3%, 10.8%, 7.8% and 6.5% respectively. (E-commerce News)

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