#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on December 20]

E-commerce information: Ziroom headquarters delisted official response: Change logo, everything is normal for business; the first digital RMB cloud-side smart contract application results are implemented in Shenzhen; Amazon postponed the ban on mobile phones in warehousing centers; TikTok plans to launch a "virtual kitchen" with takeaway services only in the United States...

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1. Ziroom headquarters delisted official response: Change logo, everything is normal for business

According to December 20, today, some netizens broke the news on social media that Ziroom headquarters is delisting, and some people speculated whether Ziroom's business has changed. In response, a relevant person from Ziroom responded to the media that delisting was to replace the logo and everything in the company was normal. Public information shows that Ziroom was established in 2011. It was originally an internal entrepreneurial platform for Lianjia, and it started the "long-term rental" model of housing rental products and services. Then in June 2016, Ziroom left Lianjia to operate independently. (E-commerce News)

2. SF Holdings: Total revenue in November was 25.856 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 68.19%.

On December 20, SF Holdings released a briefing on the operation of express logistics business in November 2021 on the evening of December 19. SF Holdings' operating income in November 2021 was 16.245 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.43%; the business volume was 1.027 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.86%; the single ticket revenue was 15.82 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.41%; the supply chain and international business operating income was 9.611 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 639.31%. Based on this, the total revenue of the project disclosed by SF Holdings in November increased by 68.19% year-on-year, with a total revenue of 25.856 billion yuan. The reason for the rapid growth is mainly due to the merger of related business revenue from Kerry Logistics. (E-commerce News)

3. The first digital RMB cloud-side smart contract application achievement was implemented in Shenzhen

December 20th news, recently, the Shenzhen Branch of Agricultural Bank of China Co., Ltd. and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. jointly held a digital RMB smart contract results press conference in Shenzhen. At the meeting, the two parties jointly released innovative application results in the field of leasing funds supervision, marking the successful implementation of the industry's first cloud-side smart contract application based on digital RMB. The digital RMB smart contract implemented this time is applied in the field of rental fund supervision, aiming to further strengthen the supervision of the housing rental market and promote the stable and healthy development of the housing rental market. (E-commerce News)

4. Yunhe Enmo officially joins JD Cloud's "Yunzhu Plan"

On December 19, recently, intelligent data technology provider Yunhe Enmo officially joined JD Cloud's "Cloud Construction Plan". Yunhe Enmo can use the super underlying compatibility capabilities of JD hybrid cloud operating system cloud ship, ignore the differences in cloud infrastructure, physical facilities, etc., to complete unified underlying resource scheduling and management on a unified model abstraction, providing customers with various big data products and services. It is reported that around the database, Yun and Enmo will conduct integrated cooperation with JD Cloud in the cloud native field, including R&D, integration, service delivery, etc., to jointly build a digital ecosystem that integrates and win-win, and provide more comprehensive cloud database services for more industry users. (E-commerce News)

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5. Amazon postpones ban on warehousing centers

According to foreign media reports, Amazon is postponing plans to ban mobile phones in its warehouses, allowing employees to carry their devices with them while working. Some Amazon warehouse workers received a message from the e-commerce company on Friday telling them that they would allow their phones “until further notice.” An Amazon spokesman confirmed the news on Saturday. For years, Amazon has banned employees from placing their phones on warehouse floors and asked them to leave their devices in their cars or in lockers. The rule was temporarily relaxed during the pandemic, but Amazon originally planned to re-enable the ban in January 2022. (E-commerce News)

6. The first Central Asia train to Binhai, Weifang, Shandong is launched

According to December 19, at 11:06 am today, the X9008 Central Asia International Freight Train carrying 50 containers of cargo departed from Dongjia Town Station. This is the first Central Asia Freight Train issued by the Binhai Organization of Weifang, Shandong. It is understood that the train is carried by Weifang Jiaohaoyun Logistics Supply Chain Co., Ltd., with a loading value of about 200 million yuan, including export products such as machinery, textiles, daily necessities, etc. It is reported that compared with the original mode of transportation, this Central Asia freight train not only reduces the number of conversions, reduces transportation costs, improves the efficiency of international cargo transportation, but also broadens and deepens the inland westward logistics transportation channel from Shandong to Central Asia. (E-commerce News)

7. Coupang became the most popular e-commerce platform in South Korea in November

According to December 19, recently, the Korean newspaper conducted a big data analysis of the seven major e-commerce platforms in South Korea in November 2021, and Coupang became the most concerned e-commerce platform. Judging from the "information volume" exposed on major social media, the ranking orders of the seven major e-commerce platforms in November are: Coupang, Interpark, 11 Street, GMarket, Auction, Tmon, and Weimeishu. Among them, "Coupang" as a keyword has been exposed as much as 163,900 times, becoming the overwhelming number one. It is understood that data shows that Coupang's revenue in Q1 2021 was US$4.2 billion, an increase of 74% compared with Q1 2020, and is expected to further expand its growth next year. (E-commerce News)

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8. TikTok plans to launch a "virtual kitchen" with takeaway services in the United States

According to market news, TikTok is planning to launch a new service aimed at turning popular online food videos into foods that consumers can actually order and want to use. According to the plan, TikTok will launch the "TikTok Kitchen" virtual kitchen that only provides takeaway services in about 300 places starting in March next year, and it is expected to open more than 1,000 "TikTok Kitchen" restaurants by the end of 2022. It is worth noting that TikTok creators will also receive sales share and occupy an important position in the entire partnership. (E-commerce News)

9. Alibaba's home furnishing brand homearch opened its first store nationwide

On December 19, recently, Alibaba's Meiping Meiwu direct-operated selected home furnishing brand homearch held a brand launch conference and the opening ceremony of the first national store in Chongqing Starlight 68 Plaza. Ji Qing, head of the direct sales business of Meiping and homearch brand under Alibaba and general manager of homearch brand, said that through digital new retail stores, homearch is committed to using data and technology to serve the home life of local residents, and provides one-stop all-inclusive services ranging from whole-house design, customization services, home product selection, and home delivery. It is worth noting that the first store of homearch nationwide was launched in Chongqing, and more than 90% of the brands brought to Chongqing citizens have entered Chongqing offline for the first time. (E-commerce News)

10. Meta and 6 popular culture apps including Kuaishou have reached cooperation

According to December 19, Meta recently announced that it has reached a partnership with six popular culture apps including Kuaishou. According to reports, Meta's cooperation with these six apps includes: users of B612 and Snow can upload New Year's party photos through their app; users of Anghami can upload Spotify-like music replays directly to Stories through the app; adding the "Annual Review" function to the Kuaishou platform; the social karaoke tool WeSing can display songs that people have heard and performed throughout the year; and the video application Likee also adds the year-end review function. (E-commerce News)