#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on April 13]

Morning news: Tmall Supermarket: It has launched a new model of direct warehouse distribution in 200 communities in Shanghai; Douyin responded to launching self-operated e-commerce: trying to do self-operated wine business; Meicai launched the 7th "Spring Festival" to help agricultural product sales; Jitu International launched the Saudi small parcel dedicated line; Shopee Guangzhou Baiyun District cargo collection point suspended service...

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1. Tmall Supermarket: New warehouse direct distribution model has been launched in 200 communities in Shanghai

On April 12, according to The Paper, it was learned from Tmall Supermarket that Tmall Supermarket is connecting with Cainiao and is constantly increasing the distribution power for Shanghai. At present, Tmall Supermarket is fully delivering packages that have been placed, but the transportation capacity is still tight. Please wait patiently. It is worth noting that Tmall Supermarket has launched a new model of direct warehouse distribution in 200 communities across Shanghai today. It is reported that the warehouse is packaged in a community unit, and the delivery vehicle is sent directly to the community, and finally handed over to the terminal station staff and volunteers to complete the contactless package handover. (E-commerce News)

2. TikTok responds to launching self-operated e-commerce: trying to do self-operated wine business

According to the "Daily Economic News", there have been reports recently that Douyin e-commerce is forming a self-operated wine team and will sell wine on the Douyin platform through "live broadcast + short video". In response, a relevant person in charge of Douyin e-commerce responded that in order to further expand the richness of users' products when purchasing alcohol, the platform will make some business attempts in self-operating alcohol. Tianyan Check information shows that Beijing Chaojiumujiu Trading Co., Ltd., which is indirectly wholly-owned by ByteDance (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., was established at the end of January 2022 with a registered capital of RMB 1 million, and its business scope includes liquor operations, food operations, etc. (E-commerce News)

3. Meicai launches the 7th "Spring Festival" to help sell agricultural products

According to April 12, in early April, Meicai launched the 7th "Spring Festival" event, solving the problem of difficulty in buying vegetables for urban residents and restaurants, and at the same time helping to sell agricultural products. This "Spring Festival" event will last until the end of April. It is reported that during this year's "Spring Festival" event, Meicai Mall launched a number of popular products in many cities or regions across the country, including fresh vegetables, rice, flour, grain and oil, leisure wine and drinks, seasonal fruits and other products for customers to choose from. At the same time, Meicai and sellers such as Wilmar have launched a large number of activities to issue consumer subsidies to restaurants and consumers participating in the event through flash sale, coupons, discounts, gifts, etc. (E-commerce News)

4. JD.com data: The transaction volume of household cleaning and sanitation consumption in 2021 accounts for 37%

April 12th news, recently, Economic Daily and JD.com released data - the healthy consumption structure is more diversified. Data shows that in 2021, JD.com's household cleaning and sanitation consumption accounted for 37%, health care and health services consumption accounted for 35%, and pharmaceutical consumption accounted for 28%. Among them, the transaction volume of rehabilitation assisted health care devices increased by 351% year-on-year. Judging from the consumer portrait, male consumption of pharmaceutical products accounts for a high proportion, reaching 58.8%, and female household cleaning products accounts for a high proportion, reaching 54.6%. (E-commerce News)

Internet news

5. Douyin e-commerce launches a huge amount of "confused information" behavior governance

On April 12, Douyin e-commerce released a huge number of special governance announcements on Qianchuan-related "confused information" behavior today. Douyin e-commerce stated that the platform will carry out special governance work on this: starting from April 20, 2022, the platform will strengthen the investigation efforts in accordance with the "Merchant - Implementation Rules for Release of Confused Information" and deal with live broadcast advertisements that do not meet the platform's regulations and requirements. The disposal measures include but are not limited to the offline launch of the promotion plan, restriction or prohibition of delivery. Douyin e-commerce reminds merchants to check themselves in a timely manner, actively delete links to illegal products, and stop sharing illegal products to avoid unnecessary losses. (E-commerce News)

6. Kuaishou continues to carry out 339 videos on the control and handling of harmful information related to the epidemic in Shanghai

According to April 12, today, Kuaishou’s announcement on continuing to carry out harmful information governance related to the epidemic in Shanghai was released. Kuaishou said that it will strictly manage the information released by the Shanghai epidemic on account, focusing on dealing with online rumors and harmful information on online violence: on the one hand, it is online rumors about the epidemic, such as fabricating, publishing, and spreading false information about the epidemic in order to achieve the purpose of riding on popularity, attracting attention, and accumulating traffic; on the other hand, it is online violence related to the epidemic, such as publishing information about regional attacks and personal attacks on online violence. (E-commerce News)

Cross-border information

7. Survey: U.S. grocery e-commerce sales fell 6% year-on-year to $8.7 billion in March this year

最新数据显示，今年3月份美国食品杂货电商销售额同比下降6%至87亿美元，相较于2020年3月创纪录的93亿美元销售额出现显著下滑。据了解，今年以来，美国食品价格持续攀升，今年2月份全美食品平均价格同比上涨7.9%，为41年来最大同比涨幅。（电商报）

8. Jitu International launches Saudi small packet line

April 12th news, today, Jitu International Saudi parcel was officially launched. The dedicated line has 7 flights a week, which is a high-frequency flight; it is sold for 7-9 days; J&T self-operated customs clearance, terminal J&T delivery; supports COD, and trajectory to the end; cargo is received and supports general goods; service scope covers the entire Saudi Arabia. It is reported that Saudi Arabia directly ships small packages do not accept low-declared goods, do not accept goods declared above 260 USD, and a single ticket product name does not accept packages with 5 product names. In addition, Jitu has its own 30+ Saudi outlets to provide door-to-door delivery, which can track the goods throughout the process, and supports the activation of COD and reconciliation and payment reimbursement once a week. (E-commerce News)

9. Shopee Guangzhou Baiyun District Cargo Collection Point suspended service

On April 12, today, Shopee issued a notice to suspend service from the Baiyun District cargo collection point in Guangzhou. In order to cooperate with the epidemic control requirements of the local government where Shopee is located in Guangzhou, the Baiyun District cargo collection point in Guangzhou will be suspended from now on. The notice shows that sellers must first ship the goods to Shopee Dongguan Warehouse or Shopee Yiwu Warehouse; or deliver the goods to the temporary delivery address of the Guangzhou collection point. The service time of the temporary delivery point is: 12:00-16:00. (E-commerce News)

10. Lazada One, Lazada Singapore office, was officially established

On April 12, Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Lazada recently announced the formal establishment of the group's regional headquarters and Singapore office Lazada One. It is understood that Lazada One, located near the 109,000 square feet of higher learning in the middle of Brasbasa district, is designed with a future hybrid workplace in mind, focusing on promoting collaboration between the building’s interior and offices in the area. On the same day, Lazada Group CEO Li Chun also announced the launch of the Lazada Foundation. It is reported that this is a program initiated by Lazada Group in 2022 to provide scholarships and growth opportunities for women and youth in Southeast Asia, to strive for educational opportunities in the digital economy and eliminate the digital divide. (E-commerce News)