#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on July 12]

      Morning news: News: Taobao, Alipay and other Alibaba APPs have cancelled the open-screen advertisement; Pinduoduo Meituan has settled in Guangxi Jiaotuan Yulin Beiliu Smart Logistics Park; the first batch of cross-border e-commerce export goods in Haikou Comprehensive Bonded Zone successfully chartered flights for the first time; the new version of "Meituan Taxi" app has been launched in more than 100 cities across the country; Report: Ele.me sold 130 million copies of Liuzhou snail noodles in 2020...

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E-commerce newsletter

1. News says that Alibaba APPs such as Taobao and Alipay have cancelled the screen opening advertisement

      According to reports on July 11, according to feedback from many netizens, starting from last night, Taobao, Alipay, Xianyu, Ele.me and other Alibaba APPs have cancelled the opening-screen advertisements, and the application can be opened in seconds by clicking. It is reported that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology solemnly announced that it would vigorously promote the rectification of the problem of APP opening screen pop-up information harassing users. (E-commerce News)

2. Hangzhou Alibaba's Kencho Innovation Center officially launched

      July 11th news, recently, the launch ceremony of Alibaba's Pro-Orange Innovation Center was held in Yuhang Future Science and Technology City, Hangzhou. Tmall Elf, Zi Liu Culture, first check out three companies signed an entry agreement with the center.

It is reported that Alibaba's Qincheng Innovation Center is located in the core area of ​​Future Science and Technology City, with an office area of ​​nearly 12,000 square meters, and is a smart shared office space under Alibaba. The center started trial operation in March 2021. In more than three months, the number of office staff has exceeded 1,000, and a number of high-quality and fast-developing high-quality projects have been settled. The current project occupancy rate has reached 95%. (Yibang Power)

3. Pinduoduo Meituan settled in Guangxi Jiaotuan Yulin Beiliu Smart Logistics Park

      On July 11, the No. 1 warehouse of Yulin Beiliu Smart Logistics Park in Guangxi Jiaotong Investment was officially leased by Pinduoduo Company. In addition, the No. 2 warehouse, which will be built and put into use in mid-to-late July, has been rented by Chengxin Youxuan and Meituan.

According to Lu Mingxing, the head of the Smart Logistics Park, the first phase of Guangxi Jiaotong Investment Yulin Beiliu Smart Logistics Park has a total land of 395 mu, a total investment of 350 million yuan, a total construction area of ​​about 170,000 square meters, and mainly builds 8 high-standard warehouses. The project is committed to building a high-standard logistics e-commerce platform integrating warehousing, distribution, distribution, e-commerce platform, information and supply chain management, business base, logistics finance, logistics enterprise aggregation and supporting services. (Yibang Power)

4. Suning Jiwu store can spray sunscreen for free

      According to Sutu.com, after July, Suning Jiwu Store launched a "free spraying" activity, providing citizens with free sunscreen spray and sunscreen in the beauty areas of 12 stores across the country. Citizens go to the store to find free spraying areas, which can be sprayed by themselves. According to the clerk, since the event was launched, in addition to the experience of civic consumption in the store, it has also attracted many outdoor workers. Couriers, sanitation workers, takeaway workers, etc. also come to "squirt" after passing the activity area to protect the sun. (E-commerce News)

Cross-border newsletter

5. Alibaba plans to build a transportation network different from Amazon

      According to the Wall Street Journal, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group promises to ship quickly from China to anywhere in the world; Alibaba's goal is to ship from China to the world within 72 hours, with lower prices and faster delivery speeds playing a crucial role in winning market share. Alibaba's e-commerce products are cheaper than Amazon because it can directly access factories and merchants in China. The Wall Street Journal pointed out that Alibaba's rapid delivery is becoming increasingly prominent in European cities; it is working with multiple express companies on multiple angles to create a transportation network different from Amazon. (E-commerce News)

6. The first batch of cross-border e-commerce export goods in Haikou Comprehensive Bonded Zone successfully chartered the first flight

      According to Haikou Daily, at 7:23 on July 10, Royal Philippine Airlines officially launched a regular passenger-to-cargo flight for Clark Haikou Davao, which is also the 10th international cargo route operated by Meilan Airport this year. This flight is the first batch of cross-border e-commerce export goods successfully chartered in Haikou Comprehensive Bonded Zone, marking the official operation of the cross-border e-commerce 9610 export model of Haikou Comprehensive Bonded Zone. It is reported that all the freight charter flights are cross-border e-commerce 9610 small parcels, with a cargo volume of nearly 50,000 orders and a value of 3.36 million yuan. The main categories of goods include clothes, shoes and hats, accessories, cars, household goods, etc. (E-commerce News)

7. Dunhuang.com releases suggestions on recent DHL order requests to increase success rate

      On July 9, Dunhuang.com issued a suggestion on the recent DHL order request to increase the success rate (hereinafter referred to as the announcement).

      The announcement stated that regarding the recent failure of some sellers to use DHL to request payment, it was learned that DHL did not display the final signing city and detailed address information in order to protect customer privacy, the platform needs to verify the delivery order and the official signing certificate to comprehensively determine whether it complies with the loan rules. Based on the above situation, it is recommended that the seller comprehensively consider the actual operation of the store.

      The announcement shows that the seller has used DHL to ship orders. In order to increase the chance of lending, you can refer to the following plan: pay attention to the goods information of the parcel, and actively contact the buyer to confirm the receipt after the purchase. If the buyer has received the goods and has no objection, guide the buyer to actively click the Item Has Been Received button; actively contact DHL or the seller's freight forwarding company to obtain the DHL signing certificate that is consistent with the order delivery address, and make a "Ask for Failure to Appeal" in the backend "Customer Service Intervention Order Application", upload the shipment order and the signing certificate issued by DHL. After the platform verifys that the information is consistent, the loan will be executed.

      In addition, if the order has not been shipped, in order to improve the loan success rate, please refer to the following plan: after negotiating with the buyer, replace other logistics methods with the same efficiency; choose (DHlink) online DHL delivery, the platform will verify the actual city of the right placement with DHL to improve the seller's loan success rate; after delivery, pay attention to the goods information of the package, and actively contact the buyer to confirm the receipt. The buyer has received the goods and has no objection. Guide the buyer to actively click the Item Has Been Received button; actively contact DHL or the seller's freight forwarding company to obtain the DHL signing certificate that is consistent with the order delivery address, and make a "Ask for Failure in Applying for Payment" in the backend "Customer Service Intervention Order Application", upload the shipping note and the signing certificate issued by DHL. After the platform verifys that the information is consistent, the loan will be executed.

      Previously, Dunhuang.com also issued an announcement on the withdrawal of T+1 rights by some sellers on July 1. In order to better support sellers to go overseas across border e-commerce and improve the quality of group operations of distribution merchants, Dunhuang.com will regain the withdrawal of T+1 rights by some sellers on distribution merchants. (E-commerce News)

8. AliExpress: Russia's joint order project will be further upgraded and adjusted

      According to Hugo Cross-border Report, on July 8, AliExpress issued an announcement saying that it would better improve consumer experience and provide more certain logistics services. Based on the operation summary and consumer feedback of the Russian joint project in the past year, it will be upgraded and adjusted.

      AliExpress said, "The original Russian joint order service project used registered logistics to improve timeliness without increasing the logistics costs of consumers and sellers, and has won unanimous praise from consumers. At the same time, the seller's feedback has also greatly helped to improve the repurchase rate of the store. On this basis, we will further upgrade to provide consumers with certain services of contract orders and "reimbursement for late payments". All costs will be borne by the platform, and the bid will be unified for a period of time before the upgrade."

      The announcement shows that from July 12, 2021, Beijing time, AliExpress will make subscript processing for original combined order products, and consumers will not see the "Together-fast" related logo. During the actual logistics operation during the subscript period, AliExpress will still try to provide free combined order upgrade services for packages with fast delivery.

      It is expected that starting from mid-August 2021, the platform will gradually display the products and orders for consumers in new forms, and provide corresponding traffic support policies. AliExpress also mentioned that due to the global data processing, the actual de-labeling and trans-labeling time of consumer display may be slightly different.

      AliExpress also stated that it is expected to issue an upgraded co-order/late-evening service requirement by the end of July. If cross-border products shipped in China can be shipped within 72 hours and use Cainiao routes, there will be a high chance of being selected as a combined order item. (E-commerce News)

Internet Information

9. Report: Ele.me sold 130 million portions of Liuzhou snail noodles in 2020

      According to the report data, the Ele.me platform sold a total of 130 million portions of Liuzhou snail noodles in 2020, and one out of every ten people had ordered snail noodles takeout. Among all snail noodle takeaway consumers, more than 60% of snail noodle takeaway orders come from consumers born in the 1990s, among which consumers aged 18 to 24 eat 45 million snail noodle takeaways within one year. As of May 2021, there were nearly 50,000 snail noodle takeaway stores launched on the Ele.me platform, doubling from the beginning of 2020. (E-commerce News)

10. The new version of the "Meituan Taxi" app has been launched in more than 100 cities across the country.

      According to Tech Planet, Meituan Taxi, which was removed from the shelves in May 2019, launched the new version of the "Meituan Taxi" app in major mainstream app stores on July 9, and launched a new logo with yellow and black color tones. Its positioning is quality and safety express taxi software. According to reports, Meituan Taxi has opened services in more than 100 cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Hefei, and Xi'an. (E-commerce News)