#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on June 15]

      Evening News : Suning.com's 618 promotion will enter the explosive stage; Xiaomi Group has released a large number of recruitment positions for the field of autonomous driving; Amazon promises to raise the minimum wage of German employees to 12 euros per hour.

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1. Suning.com 618 promotion will enter the explosive stage

      According to June 15, Suning.com will enter the outbreak of the 618 promotion from 0:00 on June 16. During the event, Suning.com will launch benefits such as live broadcasts, members, new products, subsidies, old-for-new products, super hot products, etc. It is worth noting that in this mid-18 mid-2018 promotion, Suning.com's old-for-new service was upgraded again, and users can enjoy a maximum of 1,200 yuan in home appliances 3C old-for-new subsidy. (E-commerce News)

2. Network Connection: The Dragon Boat Festival holiday handled 5.365 billion cross-institutional online payment transactions

      According to the report on June 15, data from the Internet Connect platform showed that during the 2021 Dragon Boat Festival holiday (June 12 to June 14), the Internet Connect platform handled a total of 5.365 billion cross-institutional online payment transactions of funds, with a total amount of 2.96 trillion yuan. The average daily transaction number and transaction amount increased by 28% and 51% respectively compared with the same period in 2020, and an increase of 92% and 89% respectively compared with the same period in 2019 before the epidemic. Among them, shopping consumption demand was strong, and the average daily payment transactions and amount of merchants in the retail industry increased by 112% and 64% respectively compared with the same period last year, and 340% and 148% respectively compared with the same period in 2019. (E-commerce News)

3. Fliggy report: The number of Dragon Boat Festival travel bookings after 2000 increased by more than 120% year-on-year

      According to news on June 15, Fliggy released a Dragon Boat Festival travel report yesterday. Fliggy data showed that during this year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the number of hotel bookings increased by more than 90% year-on-year, and the number of ticket bookings increased by more than 50% year-on-year. Among them, the top five popular scenic spots during this year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday are: Shanghai Disney Resort, Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, Guangzhou Chimelong Happy World, Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, and Yulong Snow Mountain. Nearly 70% of Dragon Boat Festival travel travel are born in the 1990s, and the number of Dragon Boat Festival travel bookings after 2000s increased by more than 120% year-on-year, ranking first among all age groups. On the Fliggy platform, the booking volume of midday night tours increased by nearly 50% year-on-year. The number of night tours in scenic spots such as Gubei Water Town, Leshan Giant Buddha, Wuzhen, Huanghe Tower, Hongya Cave, and Happy Valley is the highest. (E-commerce News)

4. State Post Bureau: During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the number of express parcels nationwide was collected and exceeded 1.74 billion.

      According to June 15, data disclosed by the State Post Bureau today showed that during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in 2021, the national postal express industry maintained a good trend of overall safety, stable and high-level and orderly operation, and the volume of postal express service increased significantly. The express delivery business volume in the first five months of this year has approached the annual level of 2017. During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the number of express delivery parcels nationwide exceeded 1.74 billion. From June 12 to 14, the national postal express delivery industry collected 874 million express parcels, an increase of 44.29% year-on-year compared with the Dragon Boat Festival in 2020, an increase of 109.52% compared with the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019; 870 million express parcels were delivered, an increase of 33.9% year-on-year compared with the Dragon Boat Festival in 2020, and a increase of 97.32% compared with the Dragon Boat Festival in 2019. (E-commerce News)

5. NetEase Yanxuan affiliated companies register multiple "996" and "996" related trademarks

      According to news on June 15, Tianyan Check information shows that Hangzhou NetEase Zaigu Technology Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of NetEase Yanxuan, has applied to register multiple "996" and "996" text and graphic trademarks. The international classification includes convenience foods, beer and beverages, medicine, etc. The application date is mostly December 2018. The current trademark status is mostly registered and waiting for substantive review. (Interface News)

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6. Xiaomi Group releases a large number of recruitment positions for the field of autonomous driving

      According to June 15, Xiaomi's official website recently began to release various positions on autonomous driving. The recruitment involves a total of 20 positions including data platforms, vehicle infrastructure, decision-making planning, millimeter wave algorithms, development tools, front-end platform development, embedded software, control, perception, high-precision maps, simulation platforms, etc. Recruitment information shows that the above-mentioned work addresses are all from Haidian, Beijing. It is reported that while starting to recruit Beijing’s autonomous driving engineers, Xiaomi Group has also invested in two self-driving technology-related companies located in Shanghai. (Interface News)

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7. South Korean IT giant Kakao plans to acquire e-commerce subsidiary Kakaocommerce

      According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean Internet company Kakao will acquire Kakaocommerce, an e-commerce subsidiary that was previously independent in December 2018, to catch up with e-commerce giants such as NAVER and Coupang. Last year, Kakao's sales of various e-commerce platforms totaled only 5 trillion won. According to industry reports, Kakaocommerce will hold a board meeting next week to review the proposal to merge with Kakao. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year. It is understood that last week, media reported that Kakao will officially enter the e-commerce market with open strategies such as "zero commission" and "self-built mall (D2C)" starting from the second half of the year. It is also reported that Kakao is approaching some manufacturers and is preparing to officially launch the e-commerce platform Kakao Store next month. (E-commerce News)

8. Chinese cross-border e-commerce Shein is trapped in intellectual property dispute in the United States

      According to reports on June 15, China's cross-border e-commerce platform shein has recently been complained by several clothing brands in the United States, accused of infringing intellectual property rights. Among them, AirWair International, a manufacturer of the "Dr Martens" brand footwear products, accused the platform of selling counterfeit goods. The plaintiff said that there are more than 20 so-called "Martin boots" and other counterfeit goods on the shein platform, and the sales price is significantly lower than the company's real price. It is reported that in a complaint filed in a California court in the United States, AirWave accused Shein and sister platform Romwe not only sold counterfeit products, but also used photos of genuine Dr Martens products to mislead consumers and lure them to buy counterfeit goods. But Shein denied the allegations. (Sina Technology)

9. Amazon promises to raise the minimum wage of German employees to 12 euros per hour

      On June 15, Amazon said last Friday that it will increase wages for employees in German warehouses to ensure that its minimum wage reaches 12 euros (about 15 US dollars) per hour. The salary increase will take effect from July. It is reported that Germany is Amazon's largest market after the United States. The Verdi union has organized an Amazon strike in Germany since 2013 to protest Amazon's low wages and poor working conditions. Currently, Amazon's minimum hourly wage in some parts of Europe is 11.30 euros, but most other regions are over 12 euros. (Sina Finance)

10. Technology giants such as Google and Amazon wrote to SEC: Let companies disclose climate matters

      On June 15, Google's parent companies Alphabet, Amazon, Autodesk, eBay, Facebook, Intel and Salesforce recently wrote a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), hoping that the SEC can require companies to regularly disclose climate-related matters to shareholders. In the letter, technology companies said that disclosing climate-related matters can ensure that companies move along their climate commitments, and can also track collective progress. The ultimate goal is to solve global warming problems and build a prosperous and resilient zero-carbon economy. In addition, the tech group also listed several major principles in their letters, which they believed that the SEC should put them into climate disclosure regulations. (Sina Technology)