#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on June 28]

      Evening news : Shopee may open takeaway services in Malaysia; survey: Nearly 80% of Koreans spend more online shopping after the epidemic; Alibaba's visual algorithm team won 16 CVPR championships; 58.com IT Internet Industry Report: Recruitment activity in online store operations and other positions is high; news says that Douyin has launched "Tik Tok Music" and "Tik Tok Auto"...

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1. 58.com IT Internet Industry Report: High activity in recruitment of online store operations and other positions

      6月28日消息，近日，58同城招聘研究院发布了IT互联网行业就业大数据。58同城招聘研究院数据显示，2021年5月，IT互联网行业招聘需求和求职需求均呈现环比上升趋势，其中招聘需求环比上升75.72%。从城市上看，5月份，IT互联网行业招聘活跃城市TOP10分别为：成都、重庆、西安、北京、深圳、郑州、东莞、上海、广州、杭州。其中，北京招聘需求同比上升显著，增速为67.86%；广州招聘需求环比上升50%以上。从职位上看，IT互联网行业招聘活跃TOP 5职位分别是游戏设计/开发、网络推广、技术支持/维护、网店运营、网站运营。(电商报)

2. Alibaba's visual algorithm team won 16 CVPR championships

      On June 28, the results of the CVPR 2021 competition of the top conference in the field of computer vision have been announced. Teams such as Alibaba Damo Academy Vision Laboratory and Taobao Algorithm have participated in a number of high-difficulty visual task competitions, winning a total of 16 world championships, covering image and video content understanding, remote sensing image analysis, visual question and answer scenarios, and a number of studies can help blind people perceive the physical world and identify disasters in the agricultural field. It is worth mentioning that recently, Alibaba awarded the "Dharma Award" to 5 DAMO scientists and 3 teams, which is Alibaba's highest technological honor. (E-commerce News)

3. Muniao B&B: The total number of B&B orders in the 2021 graduation season increased by 1.7 times year-on-year

      According to the news on June 28, the 2021 graduation season homestay booking report released by Muniao B&B shows that the number of students' rights certification users on the Muniao B&B platform has increased rapidly. The total number of orders for B&B orders in this year's graduation season increased by 1.7 times year-on-year compared with 2020, and the number of clicks on "student privilege" housing listings in one week increased by 230% month-on-month. The report shows that this year's graduates favor "Internet celebrity" tourist cities, and the top 10 popular homestay reservation cities for graduation season are: Chengdu, Shanghai, Chongqing, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Xiamen, Dali, Xi'an, Changsha, and Wuhan. "Gen Z" has become the main consumer group of the "Internet celebrity economy" this graduation season. The report pointed out that in terms of accommodation, the "Gen Z" prefers to choose high-quality online celebrity properties, and the number of online celebrity homestay reservations increased by 26% year-on-year, returning to the same level in 2019. (E-commerce News)

4. Suning.com adds "TikTok Store Sales Management Rules" to take effect on July 2

      On June 28, Suning.com recently issued an announcement stating that in order to adapt to the development of Douyin store business and have a good marketing business order, the "Douyin store sales management rules" will be added. The new rules will be announced on June 25, 2021 and will come into effect on July 2, 2020. It is reported that the new rules involve TikTok application access requirements, product management requirements, logistics and distribution services, product return and exchange services, complaint escalation agreements, assessment implementation, etc. (E-commerce News)

5. News says that Douyin launched "Douyin Music" and "Douyin Automobile"

      According to Tech Planet, recently, ByteDance launched the Douyin car mini program in the Douyin App. As the latest Douyin car information service window, the content is mainly short videos. Douyin has recently launched the "My Music" function on its personal homepage, ranking alongside Douyin Mall. This feature combines players, music recommendations and personal playlists, marking the official launch of TikTok Music. In addition, Douyin has started to test the "Home Visitor" function to a small number of users in April, and has recently tested it. Users can use this function to view the records of strangers and friends visiting personal Douyin, similar to the guest function of QQ space. (E-commerce News)

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6. Shenzhen Toutiao registered capital increased to 10.2 billion yuan and increased by 218.75%

      According to news on June 28, Tianyan Check information shows that recently, Shenzhen Toutiao Technology Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes, with registered capital increasing from RMB 3.2 billion to RMB 10.2 billion, an increase of 218.75%. Shenzhen Toutiao Technology Co., Ltd. was established in December 2017. The legal representative is Zhang Lidong. Its business scope includes computer system technical consultation; technical development of basic software and application software; engage in advertising business; innovative application and industrialization of mobile Internet, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by Toutiao Co., Ltd. (E-commerce News)

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7. Survey: Nearly 80% of Koreans spend on online shopping increased after the epidemic

      According to Yonhap News Agency, the Dahan Business and Industry Conference (Federal Industry and Commerce) recently released the results of investigations on changes in consumer behavior in the new crown era. The results show that 78.4% of respondents said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping spending increased. The categories with the largest increase in online shopping frequency are food (70.8%, multiple choices are available), followed by dining out and takeout (30.9%), kitchen and daily necessities (30%), fashion and clothing (28.1%). The reasons for the increase in online shopping are convenient delivery (58%), fear of infection and avoiding going out (57.2%), and low prices (50.3%). According to preliminary statistics released by the South Korean Statistics Agency on the 3rd of this month, the total amount of online shopping transactions in South Korea increased by 25.2% year-on-year to 15.09 trillion won (approximately RMB 88.6 billion). (E-commerce News)

8. Amazon pilots new features that allow sellers to contact buyers to delete negative reviews

      According to Cross-border Knowledge Network, recently, Amazon has updated a brand new feature in the background, opening up a new channel for sellers to contact bad review customers. If there is a bad review on the listing, the seller can communicate directly with the buyer. It is reported that this feature has not been fully opened yet and is only applicable to Amazon's US site sellers and brand registered sellers. Japan and Europe sites have not been opened yet. In addition, this feature has not been added to four stars or above, or to participate in Vine's comments. Consumers can choose to "not communicate" the negative reviews they have left behind, thus rejecting all contacts from the seller. According to recent reports from foreign media, Amazon has begun to seek help from social media giants to curb the rampant false comments. (E-commerce News)

9. Indian Commerce Secretary accuses US e-commerce giants such as Amazon for despising local laws

      According to reports on June 28, Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has reportedly criticized American e-commerce giants such as Amazon and Walmart, accusing them of being arrogant, defiant of local laws and taking predatory pricing behavior. Goyer said these companies are using their scale to acquire a large amount of low-cost capital, thus "damaging the interests of mom-and-wife stores" with predatory pricing. It is reported that Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart are two major e-commerce companies that dominate the Indian market. They have not yet responded to Goyer's criticism. It is worth noting that India has recently introduced a series of e-commerce regulatory regulations to curb the expansion of e-commerce such as Amazon and Flipkart in the country. (Sina Technology)

10. Shopee may open a takeaway service in Malaysia

      According to Tech in asia, Shopee may launch takeaway service in Malaysia to compete with the country's established companies such as GrabFood and Foodpanda. Recently, Shopee food delivery service ShopeeFood announced in its official social media account that it has started hiring takeaways in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. This may mean that Malaysia will be the next destination for Shopee to launch its food delivery business after Indonesia. It is understood that earlier this month, ShopeeFood also expanded its business to three new cities in Indonesia. (E-commerce News)