Morning news: Alibaba and Tencent consider opening up each other's ecosystem China Youzan plummeted by 12%; Gaode Map announced that the brand will upgrade to the "Open Service Platform for Outing Good Life"; Alipay officially launched the "anti-lost" function of pets; Amazon Australia Station launched the New Zealand export plan; Shopee: Malaysian site SLS-Ecomy Delivery channel freight adjustment...
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1. Alibaba and Tencent consider opening up each other's ecosystems China Youzan plummeted by 12%
According to media reports recently, Alibaba and Tencent are considering opening up their ecosystems with each other, and both sides are respectively formulating plans to relax restrictions. Today, Hong Kong stocks closed, Alibaba and Tencent rose together, China Youzan plummeted by 12%, Yika fell by more than 3%, and WeMall fell by more than 2%. It is reported that Youzan is a company mainly engaged in retail technology services. (E-commerce News)
2. JD Supermarket and China Resources Snow Beer Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement
On July 15, JD Supermarket and China Resources Snow Beer Group signed a new strategic cooperation agreement yesterday. According to reports, JD Supermarket will provide guidance for China Resources Snowflake in sales big data. In addition, JD Supermarket will also join hands with China Resources Snowflake to build a supply chain middle platform to help the brand improve its sales layout. It is worth mentioning that JD.com will provide integrated logistics solutions for warehousing, transportation, distribution, customer service, and after-sales service, as well as various services such as warehousing and distribution, express delivery, and logistics cloud. (E-commerce News)
3. Gaode Map announces the brand upgrade to the "Open Service Platform for Good Life when Going Out"
July 15th news, today, Gaode Map held a press conference in Beijing. Chairman Yu Yongfu announced that Gaode Map has upgraded to the "Open Service Platform for Outing a Good Life" and launched a new brand proposition "Gaode Map, you can be familiar with everything." Yu Yongfu said that in the past 19 years, Gaode has focused on making a map and insisted on the product spirit of "everyone is for me, I am for everyone" and has never changed. In the field of travel, as of July 2021, there have been more than 100 online ride-hailing platforms cooperating with Gaode Taxi Aggregation Platform. (E-commerce News)
4. Alipay officially launched the "anti-lost" function of pets
On July 15, Alipay has recently launched the "anti-lost" function for pets. From now on, users will search for "anti-lost" on Alipay and enter the pet nose pattern information to get a unique electronic "idle card" for pets. Once the pet is lost, the owner can report the loss with one click. If a passerby sees the lost pet, you can use Alipay to scan the nose mark for identification, contact the pet owner through the virtual number, and send the pet home. It is reported that this function uses the pet nose pattern recognition technology developed by Ant Insurance Platform, ant Group, and the nose pattern of pets is similar to human fingerprints and is unique and immutable. (E-commerce News)
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5. Philippine maternal and infant e-commerce platform Edamama receives US$5 million in financing
On July 15, Edamama, a Filipino maternal and child e-commerce platform, announced that it had received a US$5 million Series A financing, with investors including Gentree Fund, Robinsons Retail Holdings and Kickstart Ventures.
The company plans to use part of its funds to expand the platform's warehousing capacity, improve delivery levels, and increase delivery speeds so that consumers can receive products faster. In addition, Edamama will also expand omni-channel and establish new sales channels, such as selling through live broadcasts. Edamama co-founder Bela Gupta D'Souza said the company's goal is to continue to position vertically so that Edamama can achieve and build more mom beliefs nationwide.
It is understood that Edamama was founded by a couple Nishant and Bela Gupta D'Souza during the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to solve the pain points of consumers in purchasing maternal and child products, so that they can get a high-quality shopping experience online at a discounted price. Since its launch in May 2020, Edamama claims to serve tens of thousands of expectant and new moms through door-to-door supply of over 22,000 SKUs, as well as a wide range of online courses and events.
It is worth mentioning that Edamama has a Gift Registry function, where users can register for special festivals such as baby birthdays, and the platform will push corresponding products and gifts. In addition, it also offers Subscribe & Save subscription feature, where users can subscribe to diaper products.
Currently, the Philippines is one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia. Google report shows that consumers' purchasing behavior has turned online, with the Philippines' e-commerce market growing by 55% during the epidemic.
Driven by high fertility rates, maternal and child products are the main growth areas in the Philippine e-commerce market. According to HKTDC survey, the Philippines' maternal and child products e-commerce market will exceed the $1 billion mark in 2022. (E-commerce News)
6. Amazon Australia Station launches New Zealand export plan
On July 15, Amazon Global Store announced that the Australian New Zealand export plan will be launched, with no additional fees, and sellers can immediately start the simultaneous sales model in Australia and New Zealand.
According to reports, the New Zealand export plan of Australia Station New Zealand has reached a wider group of buyers. Buyers in Australia and New Zealand can purchase products on Amazon Europe Station, and the seller's product sales are expected to increase.
In addition, no additional fees are required. Sellers only need to pay Amazon regular operating and logistics fees, and do not need to pay additional fees for the plan. FBA sellers are only responsible for paying the delivery fee for FBA; self-delivery sellers only need to pay Amazon Australian sales commission.
Sellers also enjoy exclusive benefits for FBA sellers – no additional operations are required. FLM will be responsible for delivering sellers’ orders to New Zealand and handling exports including customer service and returns, thereby simplifying the process of selling goods to New Zealand and greatly reducing sellers’ workload.
The conditions applicable to the New Zealand Export Plan include: the goods must comply with export requirements and comply with all applicable laws, including trade control laws in Australia or other jurisdictions, Amazon policies, etc. FBA sellers should be careful that products cannot be banned for FBA.
Data shows that in 2019, New Zealand's per capita GDP had reached more than US$40,000. As of January 2021, about 88% of New Zealand people aged 16 to 64 have become accustomed to searching for and purchasing products and services online, and cross-border e-commerce has great potential.
In addition to Amazon Australia’s launch of New Zealand’s export plan, Amazon India has launched the “Focus on Northeast” plan and launched an exclusive page to show Indian consumers unique products and jewelry from Northeast India. (E-commerce News)
7. Dunhuang.com releases Dutch order shipping channel selection suggestions
According to July 15, Dunhuang.com today issued a notice on the recommendations for the selection of the Dutch order shipment channel (hereinafter referred to as the announcement).
The announcement stated that in order to protect buyer privacy and improve buyer shopping experience, and also improve seller logistics and delivery guarantees, the platform has enriched logistics channels in the Netherlands. For all orders sent to the Netherlands, it is required to fill in the buyer's email address for tax payment, customs clearance, and receipt of goods after delivery.
At the same time, in response to the seller's email address for offline shipments, Dunhuang.com stated that it will use DHLink to ship online from July 19, 2021, and the site's email will no longer provide buyer's email address. If the Dutch order seller uses offline delivery, all risks brought by a series of problems may arise from the email information.
Previously, Dunhuang.com also issued a notice on the closure of the order portals of EU countries in some DHLink channels. From July 9, 2021, some channels will close the order portals of relevant EU countries (the rest of the countries will not be affected). Please be aware in advance and select other suitable logistics channels for shipment.
The affected channels include E-Yubao Xiamen (Pub + Tel)-Xiamen FS, E-Yubao Beijing (Pub + Tel)-Beijing ZYHA, European and American dedicated line tracking (Pub + Tel)-YW, European and American dedicated line tracking (Pub + Tel)-YW, Global Economic Packet-Semi-Tracing (Pub + Tel)-YW, Global Aviation Registration (Pub + Tel)-YW, European and American dedicated line Hui-Select (Pub + Tel)-YW, European dedicated line (Pub + Tel)-Linlong.
In addition, Dunhuang.com issued an announcement on changes to the EU's VAT regulations on June 23. From July 1, 2021, the method of collecting value-added tax in 27 EU countries will be changed. It is worth noting that sellers who use DHLink online logistics must fill in the VAT tax number, otherwise they will be restricted from sending to EU countries; sellers who do not ship goods on DHlink online logistics need to consult the logistics provider for VAT tax collection and payment, otherwise goods under 150 euros without VAT tax number may be deducted. (E-commerce News)
8. Shopee: SLS-Ecomy Delivery channel freight adjustments in Malaysian site
On July 15, Southeast Asian e-commerce Shopee issued an announcement that the channel freight fee for Shopee Malaysian site SLS-Ecomy Delivery (Sea Shipping) will be adjusted from 10 am on July 15, 2021. The announcement also mentioned that this shipping fee adjustment does not involve changes in the seller's collection price, and the seller's collection price does not need to be changed.
For reference freight for ordinary channels of Economy Delivery in Malaysia, see the following table: For buyers, if the destination is "KV area", the fixed freight required is 1.5MYR; if the destination is NON KV area, the fixed freight required is 1.5MYR. For sellers, the first price of KV and NON KV areas is 1.65MYR, and the price per unit of renewal is 0.15MYR.
The reference freight for the Malaysian site Economy Delivery heavy goods channel is shown in the table below: The fixed freight that the buyer needs to pay is consistent with the ordinary channel of the above-mentioned Malaysian site Economy Delivery. But for sellers, the first-time price and price per renewable unit of this channel in KV and NON KV areas are relatively expensive, at 3.6MYR and 1.1MYR.
Earlier this month, Shopee also issued an announcement stating that the shipping fee for the Philippine site Standard International channel of the Shopee platform will be adjusted at 0:00 on July 5, 2021 (local time in the Philippines). Shopee also mentioned that this shipping fee adjustment does not involve changes in the seller's collection price.
It is worth noting that all the currency units involved in the table are PHP. In addition, numbers after the decimal point will be entered as the closest integer, for example: 72.5PHP will default to 73PHP. (E-commerce News)
Internet Information
9. Facebook plans to expand Facebook Pay to more platforms
According to July 15, Facebook plans to expand Facebook Pay to more platforms other than itself. Starting from August, Facebook will first provide payment services to the Shopify platform. It is reported that Facebook Pay aims to provide customers with mobile-friendly online payment methods, and emphasizes that payment details will be encrypted and stored securely, so that companies can no longer be trapped in managing customers' bank card and account information. (E-commerce News)
10. Alipay service provider platform upgrades the "Document Center"
On July 15, the Alipay service provider platform stated today that in order to help service providers view document content related to service provider business more fully and conveniently, the Alipay service provider platform "Document Center" has undergone a new upgrade. After the upgrade, the Document Center merges the original development documents and help centers and classifies them into three sections: operation manuals, technical documents, and platform rules. Any questions related to business operations, technical access, and policy rules for the service provider can search and query through the "Document Center" to answer questions by self-service. (E-commerce News)
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