Morning News: JD Logistics invested 1.4 billion yuan in R&D in the first half of the year, so far it has operated 38 large-scale smart warehouses in Asia No. 1; Pinduoduo and Xia County, Shanxi help local agricultural and sideline products sales; Cargill will acquire Aalst, a Singapore-based chocolate supplier; the EU is considering supporting the creation of a rare earth permanent magnet industry in the area; Ministry of Commerce: E-commerce poverty alleviation has driven 7.71 million farmers to start businesses and find jobs...
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1. JD Logistics invests 1.4 billion yuan in R&D in the first half of the year, so far, it has operated 38 large-scale smart warehouses in Asia No. 1.
According to August 24, on August 23, JD Logistics released its first semi-annual performance report after its listing. According to the financial report, in the first half of 2021, JD Logistics invested 1.4 billion yuan in R&D, accounting for 2.8% of the total revenue, an increase of 55.2% year-on-year. According to the financial report, as of June 30, 2021, the total number of warehouses operated by JD Logistics was about 1,200, and the total management area of the warehousing network was about 23 million square meters. Among them, JD Logistics added 450 new warehouses in the past year, which is equivalent to the total warehouse growth in the 10 years from 2007 to 2017. During this year's 618, JD Logistics has achieved monthly delivery in more than 200 cities across the country, and 92% of districts and counties and 84% of townships have achieved same or the next day. (E-commerce News)
2. Users were caught frantically fetching 30,000 yuan on e-commerce platforms
On August 24, recently, in Nantong, Jiangsu, the police received clues from the network security department that someone maliciously registered on the Jingxi platform, a subsidiary of JD.com, to use this to obtain the benefits distributed by the platform to new users. The police quickly arrested the suspect through careful investigation. It is understood that the suspect Yuan himself is a merchant on the Jingxi platform. He registered a new user on the platform and then obtained coupons and red envelopes on the account. Although the amount of a red envelope is only about 10 yuan, Yuan used the method of accumulating less and getting more than 30,000 yuan on the Jingxi platform. (E-commerce News)
3. Pinduoduo joins hands with Xia County, Shanxi to help local agricultural and sideline products sales
August 23rd news, recently, with the strong support of the Xia County Party Committee and County Government of Yuncheng, Shanxi, the on-site negotiation meeting for the Xia County High-quality Agricultural Products Docking "Pinduoduo" platform held by the county supply and marketing cooperative was held at Gret Winery. The cooperation between Xia County and Pinduoduo will further expand Xia County's agricultural and sideline products sales channels, create business opportunities for the people and increase income. It is worth mentioning that Pinduoduo recently launched the third "Agricultural Products Festival", and has upgraded its quality based on the previous two sessions. (E-commerce News)
4. Babytree's e-commerce revenue in the first half of 2021 was 13.4 million yuan gross profit margin reached 85%.
According to August 24, yesterday, Babytree Group released an interim performance announcement for 2021. Data shows that as of June 30, 2021, Babytree's revenue increased to RMB 135 million, a year-on-year increase of 44.2%; gross profit increased by 172.6% year-on-year, and losses narrowed by 29.2%. At the same time, the average monthly active user scale of its core traffic monetization position, Babytree Producer App, rose to 21.8 million, an increase of 7% year-on-year. In terms of e-commerce, in the first half of 2021, the repurchase rate of Babytree E-commerce during the period was 50%, while the revenue from e-commerce in the six months ended June 30, 2021 was RMB 13.4 million, and the gross profit margin of e-commerce business reached a high level of 85%. Among them, through the cooperation with Via on "Fosun Family Day", Babytree products made its first appearance in its live broadcast session, achieving sales of more than 10,000 pieces, ranking first in the Tmall single product category ranking. (Yibang Power News)
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5. The EU considers supporting the creation of rare earth permanent magnet industry in the region
According to Reuters, people familiar with the matter said the EU is studying the production of a special magnet that is crucial to electric vehicle engines. EU's move to support rare earth permanent magnet production will echo the U.S. legislation introduced earlier this month to provide tax credits for U.S. rare earth permanent magnet manufacturers. Two sources who have seen the plans but have not been authorized to discuss publicly said the proposals that the EU is considering include low-cost financing and compensation for rising raw materials costs. (Cailianshe)
6. The development plan for the Russian electric vehicle industry is released
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Russia's electric vehicle industry development plan before 2030, it shows that Russia will build at least 72,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2030. The plan is implemented in two stages: 2021 to 2024 and 2025 to 2030. During the first phase of the implementation of the plan, Russia plans to launch at least 9,400 charging stations, of which at least 2,900 are fast charging stations. Another key indicator of the first phase is the production of electric vehicles to reach at least 25,000 vehicles per year. (Cailianshe)
7. Cargill will acquire Singapore-based chocolate supplier Aalst
8月24日电，界面新闻获悉，嘉吉公司（Cargill）已签署一份协议，收购Aalst Chocolate Pte. Ltd.，后者是一家总部位于新加坡的巧克力制造商。此次收购须获得监管批准并满足成交所需条件。收购成功后，嘉吉在亚太地区的业务范围将显著扩大，巧克力也将添加到其已在整个地区销售的现有可可产品组合中。（财联社）
8. The first batch of 200 new energy vehicles customized by Meicai have been delivered
According to August 23, the Futian Zhilan New Energy and Meician Vegetable Delivery Ceremony with the theme of "Promoting Green Logistics to Build Blue Sky in the Capital" was held in Beijing. The first batch of 200 new energy vehicles customized by Foton Zhilan New Energy for Meicai were delivered at one time, setting a single largest order since the implementation of Beijing's "oil battery replacement" policy, injecting new environmental protection power into Beijing's "oil battery replacement" goal to achieve carbon neutrality. It is reported that the new energy vehicle chosen by Meicai this time is a new energy medium-side logistics vehicle that is positioned in urban distribution and distribution scenarios. It has a high space utilization rate and is suitable for loading catering ingredients such as fresh fruits and vegetables, rice, flour, grain and oil. The charging rate of the whole vehicle is faster than that of other models of the same level. Zhou Jiayuan, vice president of Meicai, revealed that the first batch of customized 200 new energy logistics vehicles have been operated in Beijing first. In the next step, Meicai will promote this model nationwide. Meicai's "green" will continue to light up more cities and make due contributions to the realization of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. (E-commerce News)
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9. Ministry of Commerce: E-commerce poverty alleviation has driven 7.71 million farmers to start businesses and find jobs
According to August 24, yesterday, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the relevant situation of actively contributing business strength and striving to promote a well-off society in an all-round way. Qian Keming, Vice Minister of Commerce, pointed out that e-commerce poverty alleviation has become one of the most direct and effective ways for poor people to get rid of poverty and increase their income. We have deeply promoted the comprehensive demonstration project of e-commerce in rural areas and achieved full coverage of national-level poverty-stricken counties. Organize large e-commerce companies to build e-commerce poverty alleviation public welfare channels and cultivate rural e-commerce brands. According to incomplete statistics, e-commerce poverty alleviation has driven 7.71 million farmers to start businesses and find jobs locally, and has driven 6.188 million poor people to increase their income. (Yibang Power News)
10. Heilongjiang: The province's express delivery business volume exceeded 300 million pieces from January to July increased by 42.6% year-on-year
On August 24, the Heilongjiang Provincial Postal Administration disclosed the operation of the provincial postal industry in July 2021. From January to July, the total business volume of express delivery service enterprises in the province reached 301.341 million pieces, a year-on-year increase of 42.6%; the cumulative business revenue reached 4.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.1%. Among them, the cumulative business volume of the same city was 44.019 million pieces, an increase of 8.2% year-on-year; the cumulative business volume of the off-site business volume reached 255.525 million pieces, an increase of 54.3% year-on-year; the cumulative business volume of the international/Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan was 179.8 pieces, a decrease of 63.7% year-on-year. Data shows that in July, the business volume of express delivery service enterprises in the province reached 47.319 million pieces, a year-on-year increase of 22.2%; business revenue reached 680 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.4%. Among them, the same-city business volume completed 585.3 pieces, a year-on-year decrease of 14.1%; the off-site business volume reached 41.149 million pieces, a year-on-year increase of 32.9%; the international/Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan business volume reached 317,000 pieces, a year-on-year decrease of 66.8%. (Yibang Power News)
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