Evening News: News said that Xiaomi Group Vice President Gao Ziguang will resign; Tencent WeChat Pay and UnionPay Cloud Flash Payment deepen payment cooperation and interconnection; the "WeChat Payment Material Mall" mini program launches products including takeaway tableware sets and other products; Airbnb China President Peng Tao will resign as Chief Operating Officer Xiao Jinhong takes over.
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1. News says that Xiaomi Group Vice President Gao Ziguang will resign
According to Bianniu Shi, there have been news recently that Gao Ziguang, vice president of Xiaomi Group and head of new retail business in China, will resign. Public information shows that Gao Ziguang is a post-80s management talent trained by Xiaomi. He joined Xiaomi in 2014 and was responsible for Xiaomi's IoT platform business. Xiaomi has not yet responded to the news that Gao Ziguang will resign. (E-commerce News)
2. Lei Jun: Xiaomi Civi's first sales exceeded 200 million yuan in 5 minutes
September 30th news, today, Xiaomi founder, chairman and CEO Lei Jun announced that Xiaomi Civi's first sales exceeded 200 million yuan in 5 minutes. It is reported that Xiaomi Civi focuses on fashionable and diverse designs and innovative imaging technology, and is the thinnest selfie flagship in the industry to date. Lei Jun recently said that Xiaomi Civi is a brand new series, and Xiaomi will continue to increase investment in the direction of trendy mobile phones. (E-commerce News)
3. Wanwei Logistics and Xinxiehang Group reached strategic cooperation
According to September 30, Wanwei Logistics and Xinxiehang Group recently held a signing ceremony for a strategic cooperation agreement. In the future, the two parties will promote the cooperation process in the field of technology, operations, assets, etc. in the logistics field. It is worth mentioning that recently, Vanke Logistics signed an investment agreement with the Nanhongqiao Management Committee Office (Company) of Minhang District, Shanghai. Wanwei Logistics will give full play to the professional advantages of high-standard warehousing and cold chain logistics to provide support for regional development. (E-commerce News)
4. Tencent WeChat Pay and UnionPay Cloud Flash Payment deepen payment cooperation and interconnection
According to the official WeChat account, in order to promote the development of the payment service market, based on the cooperation between user transaction security and mutual trust and reliability, Tencent WeChat Pay is promoting deeper interconnection and interoperability with UnionPay Cloud Flash Payment at the two levels of payment and service. At present, in terms of payment interoperability, WeChat Pay and UnionPay Cloud Flash Payment App have officially realized the mutual recognition and mutual scanning of offline barcodes. Users can scan the WeChat payment code through the Cloud Flash Payment App in provincial capitals across the country to complete payment. (E-commerce News)
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5. ZTO Express and Yitong UAV reach strategic cooperation
September 30th news, recently, ZTO Express and Yitong UAV Systems Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement, intending to carry out long-term cooperation on large unmanned transport aircraft and related operations to promote the development of unmanned air cargo in my country. It is understood that in mid-August, ZTO Express released its second quarter financial report for 2021. According to the financial report, ZTO Express's parcel volume in the second quarter was 5.772 billion pieces, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%, and the average daily business volume exceeded 63 million tickets. (E-commerce News)
6. The "WeChat Payment Materials Mall" mini program launches products including takeaway tableware sets and other products
According to Tech Planet, recently, WeChat Pay launched a mini program called "WeChat Payment Materials Mall". Merchants can purchase more than a dozen official WeChat payment products in the mall. Among them, it includes a "tableware set" product that can be used for takeout. It is reported that each set of tableware set includes porridge buckets, packaging boxes, disposable tableware bags, a pair of wooden chopsticks, a tissue, and a toothpick, starting from 50 sets. In addition, the mini program has launched a series of products with the words WeChat payment, such as classic OPC sets, business listings, and sliding door posts. (E-commerce News)
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7. eBay fulfillment will launch six seller reward programs
September 30th news, eBay said today that to help eBay sellers prepare for the peak season, eBay fulfillment by Orange Connex German warehouses, British warehouses and Australian warehouses will continue to launch six seller reward programs in the fourth quarter of 2021, and eligible sellers can receive a reward worth up to $60,000. Among them, the event time of Reward Program One is from October 1 to December 31, 2021, Beijing time. All goods that belong to eBay transactions and shipped using eBay fulfillment German warehouses, British warehouses and Australian warehouses will receive a reward of US$0.5, 1.1 and 1.4 respectively, with a reward value of up to US$10,000. (E-commerce News)
8. Google will add visual search function to shopping and video push
According to September 30, Google recently stated that Google users can quickly combine images and text to search and query video push and shopping, and the new feature will be released through Google Lens within a few months. Prabhakar Raghavan, senior vice president of Google, said the feature is helpful in finding items that are difficult to accurately describe by language alone. Specifically, when users surf the Internet on Google iOS app or Chrome desktop browser, they can use reverse image search. Selecting an image will have a similar online visual effect, which can help users find the place where the item in the image is purchased and eventually direct it to Google Shopping. (E-commerce News)
9. Airbnb China President Peng Tao left as Chief Operating Officer Xiao Jinhong takes over
On September 30, Airbnb official announced today that Airbnb China President Peng Tao has resigned, and Chief Operating Officer Xiao Jinhong will continue to be fully responsible for the daily operation and management of Airbnb's China business, and report to Airbnb's co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of China Bai Siqi. Peng Tao said that from November, he will continue to provide strategic consultation for Airbnb China as an adviser to Airbnb China. (E-commerce News)
10. Walmart plans to recruit 150,000 long-term employees in the United States to deal with the peak shopping season
September 30th news: In order to cope with the following holiday shopping season, Walmart said on Wednesday local time that it plans to recruit about 150,000 new employees in the United States, most of whom are long-term and full-time employees. Walmart said it will provide additional rest time for many store employees during this period. In addition, it announced plans to employ 20,000 employees in permanent positions in its supply chain facilities. It is understood that the U.S. holiday shopping season will start one day after Thanksgiving and continue until early January next year. Walmart has implemented three pay raises this year, and its average hourly salary in the United States is $16.40. (E-commerce News)
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