E-commerce information: The first domestically produced Yuan Universe Baidu "Xiran" officially opened internal testing; Qi Wei Studio refuted the rumor that "was recovered and fined 12 million yuan"; Tuniu "Double Dan" travel consumption trend report: "Fake outing" has become the keyword of New Year's Eve; Economic Daily comments: Community group buying innovation track is a correct solution...
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1. Tuniu's "Double Dan" travel consumption trend report: "Fake a trip" has become a keyword for New Year's Eve
According to December 22, Tuniu Travel Network recently released the "2021-2022 Christmas New Year's Day Tourism Consumption Trend Report". The report shows that during the "Double Day" period, the number of tourists traveling for 4 days or more has reached 60%. More and more people make full use of annual leave and adjust vacations to embark on the journey of "vacation travel". From the perspective of customer sources, consumers' travel needs rank high in cities such as Nanjing, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Hefei, Tianjin, Chengdu, Yinchuan and other cities. In terms of the age distribution of tourists, overall, middle-aged and young people are still the main force in the tourism market. During the "Double Day" period, the proportion of travelers aged 26-35 was as high as 49%. (E-commerce News)
2. Economic Daily Comment: Community group buying innovation track is a positive solution
According to December 22, community group buying has the characteristics of high frequency and repurchase, and can use its huge offline traffic and life scenarios to make a fuss. Relevant companies should adjust their operating strategies, improve compliance awareness, focus on improving the attributes of social services, and realize the digital transformation of product services. They should also actively create differentiated business models and unique competitive advantages to bring more convenience to consumers. It can be foreseen that in the future, community group buying may no longer rely on price wars, which will be conducive to its track innovation and sustainable development. (E-commerce News)
3. The first JD MALL in East China will be launched in Nanjing soon
On December 21, according to the official WeChat account of Jingfang Purchase, today, JD MALL and Nanjing Zhuoyuehui held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony, announcing that the first JD MALL in East China will be launched in Nanjing soon. According to reports, this is the second time that JD MALL has joined hands with Excellence Group to introduce the first JD MALL in East China to Nanjing Zhuoyuehui, combining JD's digital intelligent technology application, and using technology to support the "new knowledge consumption" business model to jointly create a full-scene immersive trendy consumption experience. At present, JD Electric Appliance Super Experience Store Chongqing Store, Hefei Store and Xi'an Jingdong MALL have been opened and operated one after another. (E-commerce News)
4. JD Logistics reaches strategic cooperation with Guangzhou Huadu District
According to the official WeChat account of JD Logistics on December 21, today, JD Logistics signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Huadu District, Guangzhou. According to the cooperation agreement, JD Logistics and Huadu District will use JD Logistics intelligent express delivery vehicles based on autonomous driving technology based on contactless city-level multi-format terminal distribution demonstration zone application. At the same time, the two parties will also carry out in-depth cooperation on the innovation of urban intelligent logistics business models, jointly build a Huadu terminal logistics autonomous driving unmanned delivery demonstration zone to reduce the comprehensive social costs of terminal distribution. (E-commerce News)
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5. The total cumulative import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce in Kaifeng, Henan exceeded US$400 million from January to November
According to the Kaifeng Municipal Bureau of Commerce, from January to November this year, the total import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce in Kaifeng City, Henan Province was US$416.3793 million, an increase of 59.17% year-on-year, completing 35.7% of the provincial target tasks. Among them, the cumulative exports reached US$341.577 million, a year-on-year increase of 70.59%, and the cumulative imports reached US$74.8023 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.89%. Up to now, Kaifeng City has more than 170 companies carrying out cross-border e-commerce, with nearly 100 companies developing steadily, and has guided 8 cross-border e-commerce companies to jointly build or rent 18 overseas warehouses in countries along the Belt and Road. (E-commerce News)
6. French grocery delivery platform La Belle Vie receives US$28 million in Series B financing
According to TechCrunch, French online grocery delivery platform La Belle Vie recently announced that the company raised US$28.2 million in a Series B financing, led by Left Lane and Quadrille Capital, and existing investors Capagro participated. It is understood that La Belle Vie initially focused on fresh products such as vegetables, fruits, meat, fish and cheese, and then gradually expanded its product selection. Currently, La Belle Vie offers 17,000 products, including 4,000 different fresh products. The company can deliver people's orders to the Ile-de-France region in less than 3 hours. The company has 500 employees and processes 15,000 orders per week. (E-commerce News)
7. Microsoft's second largest deal in history: $16 billion in acquisition of artificial intelligence company Nuance
On December 22, the European Commission gave unconditional approval on Tuesday for the company's antitrust approval for $16 billion and voice technology company Nuance Communications. This is the second largest acquisition in Microsoft's history, second only to the acquisition of LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in 2016, which will help enhance Microsoft's position in the cloud services field. Previously, the deal had been approved by regulators in the United States and Australia. (Phoenix.com)
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8. The first domestically produced meta-universe Baidu "Xiran" officially opens internal testing
On December 22, the first domestic meta-universe product "Xiang" released was officially opened for targeted internal testing. On December 27, "Xiang" will be open to all users. At that time, Baidu AI developer conference will be held in "Xiang", which is the first large-scale conference held in the meta-universe in China. Baidu Senior Vice President Hou Zhenyu and Baidu Vice President Ma Jie said that vision, auditory and interaction issues are the three major technical problems that hinder the development of the metaverse. Relying on Baidu Brain's leading ability in the fields of vision, voice, and natural language understanding and Baidu Cloud's computing power, "Xiran" was the first in China to achieve 100,000 people's screen interaction and "10,000 people's concert-level" real sound effects restoration. (36Kr)
9. Qi Wei Studio refuted the rumor "being recovered and fined 12 million yuan"
On December 21, today, Qi Wei Studio posted a Weibo post saying that an online user nicknamed "Bian Niu Shi" posted an article against Qi Wei on the online platform "Xinbian", including remarks that were seriously inconsistent with the facts such as "recovered and fined 12 million yuan". The above content is extremely malicious to guide negative public opinion, aiming to attract attention and increase traffic. Qi Wei has entrusted a law firm to handle the matter and will hold the relevant infringing parties legally accountable and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. (E-commerce News)
10. The trendy electronic consumer brand "Yaowu" was led by Xiaomi to invest tens of millions of Pre-A round of financing
On December 22, according to 36Kr, the domestic trendy electronic brand "Yaowu" completed a pre-A round of financing of tens of millions. This round was led by Xiaomi Group and followed by Pop Mart. This round of financing will be used for the research and development of new products. (E-commerce News)
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