#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on July 2]

      Evening news : Amazon Europe Station launches a 20% discount on freight for cooperative carriers; Tmall set up a new technology company in Hangzhou with a registered capital of 1 million yuan; the 2021 Taote Foodie Festival will start on July 5; the proportion of Joy's head of the updated APP icon mascot increased; 58.com: The proportion of female couriers increased to 15.11% in 2020...

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1. The proportion of Joy's head of the icon mascot of JD.com is increasing

      According to July 2, it is reported that JD App has been updated in major app stores. The new version of JD App icon has been released, and the proportion of JD mascot Joy's head has increased again, and the limbs are hidden, making it more recognizable. The little white dog Joy, who was originally standing on the side, changed the angle to three-quarters of the side angle. It used to be able to see only one eye and one ear, but now it can see its entire face. In addition, in the App icon, Joy changed from his original whole body to half body, leaving only a small part of his shoulders. It is reported that Joy is a mascot released by JD.com in 2013, and the text is literally translated as a person (or thing) who is happy, happy, joyful and delightful. (E-commerce News)

2. 58.com: The proportion of female couriers increased to 15.11% in 2020

      July 2nd news, 58.com recently released the "2020 China Life Service Industry Employment Index Report". Data in the report shows that the demand for recruitment in the logistics and express service field has grown rapidly from the second quarter of 2020 to the employment index in the first quarter of 2021 to 10.26. The report also shows that in the positions of couriers and sorters who are significantly more men than women, the proportion of female couriers has increased to 15.11%; the academic level of couriers has improved significantly, and the college degree has increased by 3%. (Sina Finance)

3. BOSS Direct Recruitment: Live broadcast and short videos bring employment to art junior college students

      On July 2, the "2021 Employment Competitiveness Report on College Fresh Graduates Majors" released by BOSS Direct Recruitment Research Institute today shows that since the second half of 2020, the domestic economy has gradually recovered and the employment market situation has improved rapidly. Among them, live broadcast and short videos have led to employment for art junior college students, the first batch of undergraduate students in financial technology majors have reached 10,547 yuan, and the starting salary for graduate students in artificial intelligence majors is 19,298 yuan. High-educated agricultural technical talents are popular. It is understood that in the past two years, my country has successively released four batches of 56 new occupations. Professions such as new media operators, Internet marketers, and e-sports who are widely popular among young people have been recognized as new professions. (CCTV)

4. Douyin e-commerce has issued an announcement on the management of mobile products on the platform. 57 merchants have been punished.

      The announcement stated that some merchants fabricated product information when selling mobile phones, suspected of false propaganda, and sold non-compliant mobile phones. In response to this, the platform has banned 320 illegal mobile phone products in accordance with relevant regulations, cleared 57 illegal stores, and removed illegal content. Douyin e-commerce said that "false propaganda" is a fraud against users and seriously violates platform rules. The platform has zero tolerance for this and will continue to increase its crackdown. (E-commerce News)

5. Tmall set up a new technology company in Hangzhou with a registered capital of 1 million yuan

      According to news on July 2, Qichacha information showed that on July 1, Hangzhou Qizhen Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with the legal representative being Qiu Tao with a registered capital of RMB 1 million. The company's business scope includes: second-class value-added telecommunications business; food business; drug Internet information services; food Internet sales, etc. Equity penetration shows that the company is 100% controlled by Zhejiang Tmall Network Co., Ltd. (E-commerce News)

Internet news

6. The 2021 Taote Foodie Festival will start on July 5th

      According to July 2, Taobao Special Edition will launch the 2021 Taote Foodie Festival from July 5 to July 9. At present, the event has started investment, and the registration time for merchants and products is from 00:00:00 on June 29 to 23:59:59 on July 9. It is reported that in May this year, the Taobao Special Price App ushered in the 4.0 version update, and the "Taobao Special Price Edition" officially announced the brand upgrade and was renamed "Taote". In addition, according to Alibaba's latest financial report, in the 12 months ended March 31, 2021, Taobao's special price version had more than 150 million active consumers in the annual price version. (Sina Finance)

Cross-border newsletter

7. The U.S. Post plans to save money by slowing parcel transportation

      July 2 news, the US Postal Service recently proposed a plan to save money by reducing the speed of package shipment, and change the delivery time limit for its Class I parcel services from the current overall 3 days for the mainland of the United States to 2-5 days based on distance. If the program is approved, the U.S. Postal will use trucks instead of aircraft to transport more parcels, which the company believes will help increase on-time delivery rates while reducing shipping costs for shippers. (Yibang Power)

8. Amazon US website will adjust the prepaid return label plan for sellers' self-delivery orders

      On July 2, Amazon's US website recently issued an announcement announcing that it will adjust the prepaid return label plan for sellers' self-delivery orders, exempting prepaid returns from some categories and simplifying the request for exemption procedures. Starting from August 31, 2021, if the seller fulfills the buyer's order in the United States, returns in categories such as handmade products, Amazon customization, sexual health, certified second-hand watches will be automatically exempted from prepaid returns and will be sent to the seller for authorization. (Yibang Power News)

9. Quanzhou's cross-border e-commerce export business restarted for one year and nearly 10 million international express delivery exports

      According to statistics from Quanzhou Customs, it has been one year since the Quanzhou International Express Regulatory Center restarted its cross-border e-commerce export business on June 24, 2020. As of June 24, 2021, the center has supervised a total of 9.8488 million pieces of cross-border e-commerce exports, with an amount of 728 million yuan. It is revealed that in the near future, Quanzhou International Express Regulatory Center will also expand cross-border e-commerce export 9710 and 9810 businesses, open up more international routes, and introduce more well-known cross-border e-commerce platforms to promote the development of Quanzhou's cross-border e-commerce export business. (E-commerce News)

10. Amazon Europe Station launches 20% off shipping discount for cooperative carriers

      July 2nd news, Amazon Europe recently announced the launch of a 20% discount on freight for cooperative carriers. With the Amazon Partner Carrier Program, Amazon FBA sellers are able to send goods to fulfillment centers across Europe at an 80% discount through the Amazon Partner Carrier program, which can also apply to any domestic goods sent to Amazon Operation Centers using Amazon Partner Carriers. This event is only available to Amazon's sites in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy and will last until September 30, 2021. (E-commerce News)