#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on September 16]

Evening information:Tmall International: Double 11 will focus on incubating 40 new categories such as second-hand luxury goods; Taote and Alibaba Health will fully connect and launch self-operated pharmacies; the 5th China Post "919 E-commerce Festival" was launched in Beijing; it is reported that Douyin live broadcast room tests takeaway function; Southeast Asian second-hand e-commerce platform Carousell received US$100 million in financing...

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1. Taote and Alibaba Health have fully connected and launched a self-operated pharmacy

      On September 16th, Taote announced that it would be fully connected with Alibaba Health and launched a self-operated pharmacy. Consumers can search for "buy medicine" on Taote and go to the pharmacy directly. It is understood that Alibaba Health Pharmacy Taote Store has launched 16 first-level categories, with a total of more than 6,000 products, including OTC drugs, health care and nourishing, medical devices, contact lenses, etc. Among them, the number of products that have been launched is 4,500, covering 28 commonly used drug categories. In September, Alibaba Health will also work with Taote to launch activities such as "1 yuan good products" and "1,200 good medicines for people's livelihood" to provide consumers with professional drug services. (E-commerce News)

2. The 5th China Post "919 E-commerce Festival" was launched in Beijing

      September 16th news, today, the 5th China Post "919 E-commerce Festival" was launched in Beijing. With the theme of "Shopping and mailing, the whole family is happy", it will launch three major events: retail B2C, platform wholesale B2B and value-added business, and a 1 billion yuan subsidy will be broadcast. It is worth mentioning that the Postal "919 E-Commerce Festival" event began in 2017 with the goal of better promoting agricultural products to the urban market; during the 2020 "919 E-Commerce Festival", China Post announced a strategic cooperation with Pinduoduo. (E-commerce News)

3. The first "online food bank" in China has entered Taobao

      September 16th news, today, the first Taobao store in China, "Oasis Sheng Food Club", was officially opened, and the expiration food in the store was donated by merchants. People in need can search for "Oasis Sheng Food Club" or "Oasis Food Bank" on the Taobao application, place an order for free, and packages are delivered to your door, without having to go to a fixed offline collection point. According to the requirements, you need to verify your identity by collecting food in the Taobao store, and each person is limited to one serving per day. According to information, the Food Bank was born abroad 54 years ago and is committed to distributing the food raised to groups in need. (E-commerce News)

4. Meituan Youxuan launches the Rural Revitalization Pavilion to focus on the Yangtze River Economic Belt

      On September 16, on September 15, Meituan Youxuan launched the Rural Revitalization Hall and launched a variety of specialty agricultural products. The Rural Revitalization Hall will help farmers increase their income through various forms such as traffic tilt, marketing resource investment, and live sales. It is understood that the museum will focus on 11 provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, an important agricultural production area in my country. Data shows that in the first half of 2021, Meituan Youxuan launched more than 65 geographically indicative agricultural products in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, covering more than 90% of the Yangtze River Economic Belt districts and counties. (E-commerce News)

Internet news

5. The news says that the Douyin live broadcast room tests the takeaway function

      According to Tech Planet, the TikTok takeaway function has completed relevant tests recently. It is understood that a window of "Tik Tok Takeaway" will be displayed in the lower right of the live broadcast room. The window contains information about product pictures. Click to view the surrounding takeaways to query other takeaway stores around the user. The push information includes the name, address and product information of the store. It is worth mentioning that in July this year, Tech Planet reported that ByteDance established a team for takeaway business and launched the takeaway mini program "Xingdong Takeaway" in the Douyin App. (E-commerce News)

6. Baidu Map and Ctrip release travel forecasts for the 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival & National Day holidays

      September 16th news, Baidu Map recently released the "2021 Mid-Autumn Festival & National Day Holiday Forecast Report" in conjunction with Baidu Encyclopedia, Ctrip Travel and Cellular Travel. The report shows that my country may experience double peaks of population migration and highway congestion the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. During the National Day holiday, the peak of population migration may be concentrated on the first day of National Day, and large-scale high-speed return may start from October 4. In terms of high-speed transportation, the demand for travel in the evening before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday may soar. From 18:00 to 21:00 on September 18, it is expected to usher in the peak of highway congestion in the country through the Mid-Autumn Festival trip. (E-commerce News)

Cross-border newsletter

7. Walmart will launch automatic delivery services in the United States with Ford and Argo AI

      September 16th news, according to foreign media reports, Walmart will cooperate with Ford Motor and its autonomous driving technology partner Argo AI to launch autonomous vehicle delivery services in many places in the United States. The service will be the first to launch in Miami, Washington, D.C. and Walmart supermarkets in Austin, Texas. The project will allow Walmart customers to order groceries and other items online and enable door-to-door delivery under the delivery of self-driving cars. It is reported that these vehicles will be equipped with safety drivers to monitor the trip, but the ultimate goal is that the vehicle will eventually run without duty. (E-commerce News)

8. Carousell, a second-hand e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, received US$100 million in financing

      On September 16, Southeast Asian second-hand e-commerce platform Carousell recently announced that it had received US$100 million in financing, led by South Korean PE company STIC Investments. After this round of financing, Carousell's valuation reached US$1.1 billion, becoming a unicorn company. It is understood that Carousell was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore. It is a C2C second-hand e-commerce platform. Its business scope has been expanded to 8 markets including Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Users can buy and sell clothing, beauty, skin care, magazines and books and other products on this platform. Its co-founder Quek Siu Rui said the company will continue to conduct strategic acquisitions to expand its business scale and open up more types of second-hand goods to enter the market. (E-commerce News)

9. Yunnan Cross-border E-commerce Park launches cross-border e-commerce live broadcast platform

      September 16th news, yesterday, the plaque awarding ceremony of the live broadcast base of the Cross-border E-commerce Park and the launch press conference of the live broadcast platform of the Concave Sound 3.0 live broadcast platform were held in the cross-border e-commerce park in Yunnan Province. At the press conference, the Yunnan Southeast Asia South Asia Industrial Development Promotion Association signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Yishan Yishan Network Technology Co., Ltd., which marked the official settlement of the cross-border e-commerce live broadcast platform in the cross-border e-commerce park. It is understood that the Yunnan Cross-border E-commerce Park has set up 17 professional cross-border e-commerce live broadcast rooms, and has cooperated with Amazon, TIKTOK and other platforms. The live broadcast base can display provincial specialties and overseas products in all aspects through holographic imaging technology. (E-commerce News)

10. Tmall International: Double 11 will focus on incubating 40 new categories such as second-hand luxury goods

      September 16th news, today, Alibaba Group Vice President Liu Peng announced at the 2021 Double 11 Merchant Conference that this year, Tmall International will continue to promote the "five new" strategies to help overseas merchants seize growth opportunities. Liu Peng introduced that Tmall International has become an important platform for Chinese consumers to directly reach overseas lifestyles. This year, Double 11 will focus on incubating 40 new imported trend categories including cinema beauty, niche perfume, trendy toys, pet health products, and second-hand luxury goods. It is expected that 300 million new middle class will issue orders to global merchants on Tmall International during the event. It is reported that in the past year, on average, more than 400 new brands have entered Tmall International every month. (E-commerce News)