Morning news: JD.com’s district acquisition and merger into Jingxi Pinpin; Xiaohongshu said it resolutely cracked down on cheating of gray and black products on behalf of others; Amazon Israel Station: Free delivery service can be enjoyed for orders over US$49; Nanchang’s first cross-border e-commerce China-Europe Express train was launched; Zhejiang Province’s express delivery business volume exceeded 16 billion pieces in the first three quarters of 2021, up 35.9% year-on-year...
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1. JD.com District Purchase and merge into Jingxi Purchase
According to Tech Planet, by the end of October, JD.com's "district purchase" business will be fully incorporated into Jingxi Pinpin. JD District Shopping was established in 2019 and was incubated by JD Fresh and became a self-operated community group buying platform for JD.com. The pilot program was first from Beijing and its surrounding areas, mainly serving the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and later it also squeezed into cities such as Changsha, where community group buying competition is fierce. He performed well during the epidemic, with an average monthly GMV once exceeded 20 million yuan. Previously, there was news that JD.com upgraded "district purchase" to a first-level strategic business.
2. Mixue Bingcheng may exceed 20,000 stores in October
According to October 18, today, Shentong Express issued an announcement stating that the company completed the express service business revenue of 2.111 billion yuan in September, an increase of 12.82% year-on-year; and completed the business volume of 1 billion tickets, an increase of 16.23% year-on-year. (E-commerce News)
3. Kuaishou adjusts overseas business: merge products and improves efficiency
In August 2021, Kuaishou Internationalization Department launched a product merger action code-named "Trinity" (three-in-one), planning to merge the three originally independent applications, Kwai Middle East, Kwai Latin America and Snack Video, which focuses on Southeast Asian markets, into a Kwai product. Kwai's product form and interface design are basically the same as Kuaishou's main website. At present, Kwai is building a unified product middle platform and operation middle platform. Shao Kai, the former head of Latin America market, was appointed as the general manager of Kuaishou's overseas operations, and Xu Zhiwei, the former head of Middle East market, became the general manager of Kuaishou's overseas products. (E-commerce News)
4. Xiaohongshu says it will resolutely crack down on cheating on the gray and black industry
On October 19, the topic of "Xiaohongshu Planting Grass Notes 4 Yuan per article" has recently become a hot search. In response, Xiaohongshu official responded that his determination to crack down on all kinds of cheating behaviors of gray and black in the industry remains unchanged. It is reported that since 2019, Xiaohongshu has set up a professional team to continue to manage external black and gray industry recruitment and writing channels. Through cross-platform reports such as WeChat, Baidu Tieba, etc., it has removed or blocked more than 1.6 million gray and black industry recruitment links. Xiaohongshu introduced that the algorithm model has been iteratively upgraded in response to new cheating methods and behaviors. (E-commerce News)
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5. Walmart plans to invest US$450 million to build a frozen food distribution center
On October 19, according to businesssider, Walmart announced plans to establish a fresh and frozen food distribution center in South Carolina, USA, with a facility covering an area of more than 720,000 square feet and opening in 2024. It is understood that the center is expected to spend $450 million and will create more than 400 full-time regional jobs. It will rely on a combination of Walmart employees, automation, robotics and machine learning to process items and deliver them to nearby stores. (E-commerce News)
6. Amazon Israel Station: Free delivery service is available for orders over $49
According to foreign media reports, Amazon Israel Station recently announced that orders from the United States to Israel and worth $49 or above can enjoy free delivery. Currently, only specific products clearly marked on Amazon's website enjoy free shipping. It is understood that Amazon provided free delivery service for Israeli orders of more than $49 in November 2019, and due to the impact of the epidemic, the service was stopped in 2020. In August this year, Amazon announced the resumption of the service, but the order amount required was more than $65. (E-commerce News)
7. Prolos and China Post initiated the establishment of a private equity fund target investment scale of 20 billion yuan
It is understood that the two parties will initiate the establishment of a private equity investment fund with the modern logistics industry as the core through a joint venture, with a target investment scale of RMB 20 billion. The investment projects are multi-purpose logistics and warehousing infrastructure including postal express sorting centers, air-side freight centers, e-commerce warehousing and distribution centers, high-end customized warehouses, and high-standard cold storage (E-commerce News)
8. Nanchang's first cross-border e-commerce China-Europe Express launch
On October 20, a X8218 China-Europe Express train loaded with 50 lathe liners and other goods departed from Nanchang Xiangtang International Land Port and departed through the Manzhouli Port. It will arrive in Moscow Volsino in 15 days. This is the first China-Europe Express cross-border e-commerce export special train launched by Nanchang Xiangtang International Land Port. This batch of cross-border e-commerce goods are mainly furniture and supplies, with a total value of about 2.3 million yuan. According to a relevant person in charge of Nanchang Xunya E-Commerce Co., Ltd., the number of domestic products overseas orders has surged in the past two years, especially the export demand for daily necessities such as clothing, home furnishings, and home appliances has been strong. (Yibang Power News)
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9. Zhejiang Province's express delivery business volume exceeded 16 billion pieces in the first three quarters of 2021 increased by 35.9% year-on-year
On October 19, the Zhejiang Provincial Postal Administration disclosed the operation of the province's postal industry in the third quarter of 2021. Among them, the cumulative business volume of the same city was 1503.947 million, an increase of 8.7% year-on-year; the cumulative business volume of the off-site business volume reached 14101.197 million, an increase of 38.6% year-on-year; the cumulative business volume of the international/Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan was 409.323 million, an increase of 84.0% year-on-year. In September, the business volume of express delivery service enterprises in the province reached 1906.187 million pieces, an increase of 11.4% year-on-year; business revenue reached 11.44 billion yuan, an increase of 17.1% year-on-year. (E-commerce News)
10. Beijing Muji trademark dispute was enforced for 2.5 million
It is understood that the filing time of the two companies was September 27, 2021, and the execution courts were both Chaoyang District People's Court of Beijing. The names of the cases involved in the above three case numbers are "Dispute infringement of trademark rights related to the Good Products Co., Ltd. and Beijing Muji Investment Co., Ltd., Xu Jing and others". The cause of the case is a dispute infringement of trademark rights, and they are all the first execution. (E-commerce News)
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