#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on April 12]

Evening information: 1688 releases the management specifications of the comprehensive service market service provider; Douyin e-commerce tea industry report: the transaction scale increased by 891% year-on-year from March to December 2021; JD.com: It is recruiting more transportation capacity to reinforce Shanghai; eBay and DHL Express reach cooperation; Amazon plans to launch same-day delivery services in Sydney and Melbourne...

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E-commerce newsletter

1. JD.com: It is recruiting more transportation capacity to reinforce Shanghai

According to April 12, many Shanghai citizens recently reported that there were delays in delivery of food and daily necessities purchased on JD.com. On April 12, an insider close to JD Logistics revealed that there are more than 100 JD Logistics warehouses in Shanghai and Kunshan that can support the materials needed for Shanghai to fight the epidemic, but only a part of them is liberalized at present. The local government is working overtime to actively assist in order to clear obstructions in some links and resume cross-regional transportation of allocated materials as soon as possible. It is understood that JD.com is recruiting more transportation capacity to reinforce Shanghai. (E-commerce News)

2. Douyin e-commerce tea industry report: The transaction scale increased by 891% year-on-year from March to December 2021

On April 12, the "2022 Douyin E-commerce Tea Industry Insight Report" was released today. In 2021, the overall transaction scale of Douyin e-commerce tea industry increased significantly, with the year-on-year increase of 891% from March to December. Among the second-level categories of Douyin e-commerce tea industry, Pu'er's transaction scale and growth rate both lead, yellow tea and oolong tea have a good growth rate, while other categories have grown steadily. In 2021, the number of merchants in the e-commerce tea industry in Douyin increased by 103% year-on-year, and the number of live broadcast viewers achieved a year-on-year growth of 585%. In terms of regional distribution, the three provinces of Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have the most concentrated consumers, followed by the large-capital provinces such as Shandong, Henan and Anhui. (E-commerce News)

3. Suning.com: Plan to achieve 20% sales growth in Chengdu and Chongqing by 2024

According to April 12, Suning.com recently announced at the launch ceremony of the "Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities" and Suning.com 418 & May 1st Electrical Appliances Shopping Festival in Chongqing that it will launch a new round of regional strategies nationwide. It is understood that this Chengdu-Chongqing region is the first stop of Suning.com's 2022 regional strategy. At the press conference, Bian Yangyu, executive president of Suning.com West District, said that it is planned that by 2024, Suning.com's sales volume in Chengdu-Chongqing region will achieve a compound growth of 20%, with stores in various formats exceeding 1,650, and more than 2 million new members are achieved. By 2024, Suning.com will focus on building 10 super flagship stores, 40 regional flagship stores, and 1,500 retail clouds in the Chengdu-Chongqing region. (E-commerce News)

4. During the JD.com 415 City Shopping Festival, hundreds of warehouses in Wuhan have exceeded 1,000 orders per day.

On April 12, at 8 pm on April 8, JD.com's Home and JD.com launched the 415 City Shopping Festival on both channels at the same time. It is understood that Zhongbai Warehouse, a leading supermarket in Wuhan, participated in the first weekend of the 415 promotion. Online orders overall increased by 3 times year-on-year, and the flow of customers in the store also increased significantly. Among them, Zhongbai Storage Wuhan Golden Harbor Store has made a good start. It is reported that during the 415 period, tens of thousands of physical stores across the country, represented by Zhongbai Warehouse Wuhan Golden Harbor Store, will conduct localized live broadcasts on JD.com's orders in the live broadcast room will be shipped from consumers' nearest stores. (E-commerce News)

Internet news

5. 1688 releases the management specifications of comprehensive service market service providers

April 12th news, recently, the 1688 Comprehensive Service Market Service Provider Management Standard was released. This specification applies to all categories of service providers in the 1688 Comprehensive Service Market and will take effect on April 15, 2022. Among them, there is no service fee for training and consultation, quality inspection services and other categories. Customized services and learning growth categories will charge 20% service fee, diagnosis services will charge 30% and electronic contracts will charge 50%. (E-commerce News)

6. Suning.com APP launches special epidemic prevention service channel

April 12th news, in the early morning of this day, Suning.com APP urgently launched a special epidemic prevention service channel to solve the special needs of special groups such as the elderly living alone, pregnant women, babies, disabled people, and epidemic prevention personnel in Shanghai during the lockdown. This service channel opens special supplies for people with special needs, providing immediate guarantee services for people with urgent needs and emergency products. It is understood that during the lockdown period, Shanghai residents can log in to the Suning.com APP, search for the keyword "Special Assistant", and fill in the needs of special groups according to the prompts on the page. It is worth noting that the online customer service of the special assistant channel provides services online from 9 to 24 o'clock. (E-commerce News)

Cross-border newsletter

7. 2021 Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone Construction Evaluation: Shenzhen ranks first

According to April 12, recently, the results of the Ministry of Commerce’s “2021 Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone Construction Evaluation” were officially announced. The evaluation results of China’s cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone were “significant” and ranked first in the comprehensive ranking. It is reported that this is the first time that the Ministry of Commerce has conducted an assessment and evaluation of the construction progress of 105 cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones across the country, including more than 40 specific indicators such as the implementation of the comprehensive pilot zone construction plan, annual import and export volume, and annual export growth rate. As of now, Shenzhen has 8 customs supervision sites and bonded areas for cross-border e-commerce business. (E-commerce News)

8. Latin American e-commerce Mercado Livre reaches cooperation with Brazilian Copyright Association

April 12th news, Latin American e-commerce Mercado Livre recently signed a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian Copyright Association to jointly crack down on merchants who pirated and forged books on the platform, and to raise merchants' awareness of illegal copying and selling unauthorized books. It is reported that in 2021, Mercado Livre deleted nearly 700,000 advertisements in Brazil that infringed on copyright and editorial rights and handled more than 900 illegal sellers. It is worth noting that Mercado Livre has also reached cooperation with companies such as Inmetro, Ancine, Procons and Proteste and the judicial public safety department to combat piracy, counterfeiting and fraud in the market. (E-commerce News)

9. eBay and DHL Express reach cooperation

April 12th news, eBay recently announced a cooperation with DHL Express, aiming to help Peruvian entrepreneurs enter the international market and provide various support including sales, logistics, traffic and other services. It is understood that through this cooperation, customers under DHL Express can now open stores on eBay, and can obtain various high-quality services at low prices and guidance from professionals to establish an online business on eBay. In addition, eBay sellers can also get discounted prices for DHL Express delivery services, and sellers will see a range of options provided by DHL Express in the delivery options. (E-commerce News)

10. Amazon plans to launch same-day delivery services in Sydney and Melbourne

April 12th news, Amazon recently revealed its plans to establish same-day delivery services in Sydney and Melbourne, a move aimed at competing with existing Australian market participants. It is reported that Amazon launched same-day delivery service in some cities in the United States in 2019, but has not yet been launched in Australia. For sellers of Amazon’s Australian site, same-day delivery service will improve the delivery efficiency of goods and reduce inventory costs. Meanwhile, Amazon's Australian site's product sales surged by 57% in 2021. (E-commerce News)