#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on December 9]

Evening News: Alibaba's platform's total agricultural products sales reached 1 trillion yuan in 8 years; Taote launched the "force majeure whitelist" service; Tmall's new development plan: brand entry can save on independent reporting; news said that Kuaishou is preparing to start e-commerce business in Latin America to test overseas live e-commerce; Amazon will close the online ranking website Alexa.com in May 2022...

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1. The total sales of agricultural products on Alibaba platform reached 1 trillion yuan in 8 years

According to the news on December 9, according to the World Business Report, yesterday, the 2021 New Growth Conference of "Value Return to Shared Growth" of the Harvard Business Review was held in Beijing. The first China New Growth ESG Innovation Practice List was released on the conference. Alibaba won the list, and Alibaba’s digital rural business represented Alibaba’s award. According to statistics, in the past eight years, the total sales of agricultural products on Alibaba platform have reached 1 trillion yuan. During this year's Tmall Double 11, on the Taobao Tmall platform, the e-commerce sales in 160 key counties assisted in rural revitalization increased by 44.2% year-on-year, agricultural product sales increased by 24.8% year-on-year, and e-commerce sales in 832 poverty-stricken counties increased by 28.8% year-on-year. (E-commerce News)

2. Taobao Double 12 launches the "Green Procurement Venue" for the first time

On December 9, following the launch of the first "green venue" on Tmall Double 11, Taobao Double 12 launched the "green procurement venue" for the first time. During Double 12, when users place an order in Taobao green procurement venue, they can use a discount of 25 off for every 199 yuan, and enjoy a 38-day account period and a maximum credit service of RMB 5 million. According to reports, during this year's Double 11, the sales of biodegradable packaging products on Taobao increased by 100 times compared with usual days. At the same time, Taobao has introduced a number of new sellers in the fields of raw materials and production equipment, and is gradually promoting the e-commerce of the entire industrial chain of biodegradable packaging. (E-commerce News)

3. Taote launched the "force majeure whitelist" service

According to December 9, it is reported that in order to avoid the troubles of untimely delivery and delivery and service downgrade caused by heavy rains, snow and epidemics, Taote launched the "force majeure whitelist" service this winter, and launched the "48-hour emergency protection period" for manufacturers and consumers who receive and deliver goods in new medium and high-risk epidemic areas where the State Council is located and the extreme weather areas with orange and red warnings from the Central Meteorological Observatory, through seven guarantee measures such as deductible, punishment exemption, indicator removal, and consumer expression. It is reported that since the service was launched 30 days ago, 1 million orders from 1,400 merchants across the country covering all categories have enjoyed the protection of this mechanism. (E-commerce News)

4. Tmall’s new development plan for time-honored brands: brand entry can save on independent reporting

According to the news on December 9, Tmall said that based on the release of Tmall's new development plan, it will support time-honored brands to open stores in Tmall in the future and carry out a series of marketing activities. The scope of invitations to time-honored brands mainly involves Chinese time-honored brands issued by the Ministry of Commerce and time-honored brands issued by the Department of Commerce of various provinces. Tmall said that during the process of moving into Tmall, time-honored brands can save on the independent submission process through invitation channels, avoid review and open stores quickly. At present, Tmall has launched exclusive logos for time-honored brands, increasing the value of time-honored brands in product display, and marking free certification and marking of flagship stores of time-honored brands. (E-commerce News)

Internet news

5. Xiaohongshu Technology Co., Ltd. invests in the original designer brand "Duanmu Liangjin"

According to the news on December 9, Tianyan Check information shows that recently, Beijing Duanquan Culture Development Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of Duanmu Liangjin, has undergone a number of industrial and commercial changes, with shareholders added Xiaohongshu Technology Co., Ltd., etc., and the registered capital increased to about 7.1836 million yuan. At the same time, the company's business scope has added food operations. The company was established in December 2011 and its legal representative is Qi Tian. According to its official website, Duanmu Liangjin is an original designer brand originated from Beijing, China, focusing on designing and creating handbags and fashion accessories made of wood as the main material. (E-commerce News)

6. The annual express delivery volume of China Post EMS exceeds 10 billion pieces

On December 9, the official Weibo of China Post Express Logistics announced that as of 15:48 on December 8, 2021, the annual express delivery volume of China Post EMS exceeded 10 billion pieces. Among them, the scale of logistics business ranks third among third-party comprehensive supply chain logistics companies; the total number of shipping mail for international postal flights is 37,600 tons. As of now, China Post EMS has opened 13 international (regional) designated routes, covering 18 countries and regions. The China-Europe freight train was opened, and 167 mail containers were shipped from January to November, about 1,130.1 tons. There are 417 key demonstration counties and cities across the country, and 362 counties and cities have basically completed the completion rate, with a completion rate of 87%, and the average proportion of automobile delivery lane sections accounts for 62.1%. (E-commerce News)

Cross-border newsletter

7. Cross-border Express and Lejiao.com reached a consensus on cooperation

According to December 9, recently, Qianyue Express and Lejiao.com reached a preliminary consensus on cooperation. According to data, Juyue Express was founded in 2007. The company launched three major timeliness products: same-day delivery, next-day delivery, and next-day delivery services. It also launched special service models such as same-day, same-city next-day, land-based parts, and fresh food express delivery. At present, there are more than 3,000 express service outlets, covering more than 500 cities, 17 freight charter flights, 17 transport vehicles and 17,000+ units, and an average daily processing of 300,000+ tickets. (E-commerce News)

8. Amazon launches voice assistant Alexa in Saudi Arabia to support Saudi dialect

According to foreign media reports, Amazon recently launched Alexa, voice assistant in Saudi Arabia, providing users with a new and localized Arabic dialect Khaleeji language experience. It is reported that Amazon began to develop Arabic using Alexa about two years ago, and local customers voluntarily helped Alexa learn the language through an application. Amazon employees then began testing internally and have now launched the app in the Middle East. Alexa is the “brain” of the Echo device, which has new features specially created for Saudi customers, as well as nearly 200 Alexa skills. (E-commerce News)

9. News says Kuaishou is preparing to start e-commerce business in Latin America to test overseas live e-commerce

According to Yibang Dynamics, an industry insider close to Kuaishou revealed that Kuaishou is preparing to start e-commerce business in Latin America and is already in the stage of looking for service providers. Currently, Kuaishou’s overseas version of Kwai has conducted live e-commerce tests in Brazil with partners such as Casas Bahia, the largest home appliance department store retailer, and Xiaomi Fitness Wristband AmazFit. Kwai users can already purchase products directly in the Kwai live broadcast room without having to jump to other environments. At the end of October, Kuaishou announced the launch of an advertising platform - Kwai for Business in the Brazilian market, and cooperated with brands such as O Boticário, Amazon Prime Video, and Subway. (E-commerce News)

10. Amazon will close its online ranking website Alexa.com in May 2022

According to foreign media reports, Amazon plans to close its global website ranking system and competitor evaluation tool "Alexa.com", which has been open for 25 years. Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will disable the Alexa.com platform on May 1, 2022 and will no longer release new monthly statistics in the future. It is understood that Alexa.com is a subsidiary of Amazon and was founded in April 1996. Alexa collects over 1,000GB of information online every day, not only giving up as many as billions of URL links, but also ranking each of them. (E-commerce News)