Morning News: Xiaomi Community 3.0 announced that Xiaomi people will communicate with users online in each business line; the State Post Bureau announced the express delivery satisfaction of Q2 2021: SF Express, JD.com, and EMS ranked in the top three; Shopee held a cross-border seller conference to release the second half of the year's promotion calendar; Shanxi's cross-border e-commerce imports have reached 1,279 types; Momo's name has changed Hello without applying for a related trademark. The trademark has been registered by many companies...

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1. Xiaomi Community 3.0 announced that various business lines Xiaomi people will communicate with users online
On August 3, Xiaomi held a live broadcast of the "Xiaomi Face Meeting" event. Xiaomi founder Lei Jun announced that he would give an annual speech in August. Lei Jun revealed that Xiaomi’s official Weibo will introduce new progress on Xiaomi’s mobile phones and Xiaomi tablets tomorrow morning. Subsequently, Xiaomi Community announced the launch of Xiaomi Community 3.0. Xiaomi people from various business lines will enter the community to communicate online with users, which can make communication more efficient. Xiaomi Community 3.0 can quickly detect mobile phone problems and support the addition and management of personal devices. (Yibang Power)
2. Taopiaopiao and Damai jointly release "Taomai VIP" membership
August 2nd news, today, Taopiaopiao and Damai jointly released the "Taomai VIP" membership, opening up movie + performance scenes for the first time in the industry. It is reported that "Taomai VIP" is based on the newly upgraded membership system of Taopiaopiao members. Users will receive corresponding points for consumption and comments on the Taopiaopiao APP, Damai APP, and Alipay movie performance mini program, and can use it to redeem relevant rights and services. (E-commerce News)
3. The State Post Bureau announced the express delivery satisfaction of 2021 Q2: SF Express, JD.com and EMS ranked among the top three
According to August 3, the State Post Bureau yesterday released the results of the express service satisfaction survey and time limit and on-time rate test in the second quarter of 2021. The survey results show that the public satisfaction score of user express service in Q2 2021 was 79.1 points, an increase of 0.7 points year-on-year, an increase of 0.3 points from Q1 2021. In terms of public satisfaction of express delivery companies, companies with scores of more than 80 points are SF Express, JD Logistics, and Postal EMS, companies with scores of between 76-80 points are ZTO Express, Yunda Express, YTO Express, Debang Express, and Shentong Express, and companies with scores of between 74-76 points are Best Express and Jitu Express. (E-commerce News)
4. Momo's name change Hello has not applied for the relevant trademark. The trademark has been registered by many companies.
According to August 3, Momo recently announced that the company's legal name has been changed from "Momo Inc." to "Hello Group Inc." and will take effect on August 2, 2021. The Company's American depositary shares will begin trading in the name of the new company on August 2, 2021, but have not yet applied for the "Hello" related trademark. Momo's operating entity, Beijing Momo Technology Co., Ltd., has owned a number of software copyrights and applied for registration of hundreds of trademarks including "Momo" and "Momo".
Tianyancha App shows that the "Hello" trademark has been applied for registration by many companies, including Harrow Products Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Baiguoyuan Information Technology Co., Ltd., Shishi Internet Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., etc., and international classification involves social services, convenience foods, kitchen sanitary ware, etc. The current trademark status is "waiting for substantive review", "registered", etc. (Yibang Power)
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5. US online retailer Gopuff receives $1 billion in financing and valuation of $15 billion
August 2 news, according to foreign media reports, recently, the American online retailer Gopuff announced that it had received a $1 billion Series H financing, with a post-investment valuation of about $15 billion. Investors in the round of financing include Blackstone, Guggenheim Investments, Fidelity Management and SoftBank’s Vision Fund. It is understood that Gopuff was established in Pennsylvania, USA in 2013. It initially provided convenience store delivery for college students, and then expanded its service population by providing alcohol and beverage delivery. At present, Gopuff has become a super-large "digital convenience store", providing delivery services to more than 850 cities and 41 states in the United States, and has more than 500 micro-delivery centers. (E-commerce News)
6. The total number of imported products from Shanxi's cross-border e-commerce has reached 1,279
According to the news on August 2, Taiyuan Customs recently stated that as of now, the Wusu Comprehensive Bonded Zone has imported 1,279 types of bonded goods of various types of cross-border e-commerce online shopping, including children's formula milk powder, cosmetics, health products, maternal and infant products, small household appliances and other product categories. According to the needs of enterprises and consumers, Wusu Customs has innovatively established a new retail business model for bonded online shopping, realizing the connection between e-commerce and physical consumption, and improving consumption experience. Up to now, the products sold through the new online shopping bonded retail model include many internationally renowned brands, and their origins cover 12 countries and regions, namely products from the United States, France, Germany and Australia. (E-commerce News)
7. Shopee holds a cross-border seller conference to release the second half of the year's promotion calendar
August 2nd news, recently, the cross-border e-commerce platform Shopee held the 2021 cross-border seller conference "Snatch new opportunities and burn the peak season" and officially released the second half of the year's promotion calendar. Shopee's cross-border account manager announced the calendar and gameplay of the promotion in the second half of the year, that is, from July to the end of December, nine major markets and more than 20 Shopee promotion nodes will provide sellers with more convenience. At the same time, Shopee will provide sellers with targeted product selection teaching and practical operation skills for big promotions, helping sellers master peak season order explosion strategies and achieve business growth. (E-commerce News)
8. Snapchat's second-quarter revenue increased by 116% year-on-year
August 2nd news, recently, American social e-commerce Snapchat announced its second quarter financial report. According to the financial report, Snapchat's second-quarter revenue was US$980 million, a year-on-year increase of 116%, of which the North American market revenue was US$702 million, the European market revenue was US$152 million, and other international market revenue was US$128 million. At the same time, the number of active users of Snapchat is also growing steadily, with 13 million daily active users increasing in the second quarter, with the total number of users reaching 293 million, a year-on-year increase of 23%. Snapchat expects daily active users to reach 301 million in the third quarter, with revenue up 58% to 60% year-on-year, which will bring the company's market value to the $1 billion mark. Additionally, Snapchat has expanded its sales range to include fashion categories and food, which Snapchatter can use to buy dog food, clothing, plants and explore recipes. (Yibang Power)
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9. Square achieved net revenue of US$4.681 billion in the second quarter to increase by 143% year-on-year
According to August 2, payment company Square today released its second quarter financial report for 2021. Data shows that in the second quarter, Square's total net revenue was US$4.681 billion, compared with US$1.924 billion in the same period last year, a year-on-year increase of 143%. Excluding Bitcoin revenue, the total net revenue was US$1.96 billion, an increase of 87% year-on-year; the net profit attributable to common shareholders was US$204 million, and the net loss was US$11.478 million in the same period last year. (E-commerce News)
10. Amazon vigorously promotes palm print payment method
According to August 3, Amazon is promoting palm print payment recently. If users register their palm prints on Amazon unmanned store and link them to their Amazon account, they can get a coupon of about $10. Amazon says palm print scanning devices can "capture subtle features of users' palms, including surface details such as patterns and subcutaneous features such as venous patterns, to create palm print signatures." Subsequently, this palm print signature will be saved in the cloud service system, and users can use palm prints to confirm their identity when they go to the Amazon store. (E-commerce News)
