#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on April 19]

Evening information: Pinduoduo recruits 24-hour delivery merchants in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen or expands the scope of same-city distribution services; Meituan launches the Speed ​​Edition App, focusing on e-commerce transactions; Moutai’s self-operated e-commerce platform App "i Moutai" has exceeded 10 million registered users; eBay: The service indicator rating and seller rating of Shanghai seller account in April will be protected; AliExpress announced three major directions in 2022: AE Mall, overseas warehouse preferred warehouse construction, and platform mechanism optimization...

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1. Pinduoduo recruits 24-hour delivery merchants in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen or expands the scope of same-city delivery service

According to April 19, recently, Pinduoduo has begun to recruit merchants in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen that are capable of delivering within 24 hours, focusing on fruit categories, and focusing on testing the waters in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Pinduoduo also mentioned that because the project is in the early trial operation stage, the delivery time will be relaxed to 48 hours. Currently, only 24-hour delivery merchants are supported. As of press time, the relevant person in charge of Pinduoduo has not responded to the reasons for expanding the scope of same-city distribution service. (E-commerce News)

2. Meituan launched the Speed ​​Edition App, focusing on e-commerce transactions

According to April 19, Meituan recently launched the Speedy App and is currently promoting new products through service providers in various places. It is reported that Meituan Speed ​​Edition promotion is similar to previous Speed ​​Editions of Douyin and Kuaishou. As long as the recommended users download and successfully purchase products through promotion codes, ground promotion personnel can get commissions. "However, Meituan attaches great importance to e-commerce transactions and needs to be confirmed and received by recommended users within 10 days." (E-commerce News)

3. JD Logistics and ZTO Express have become special logistics partners for Douyin e-commerce

On April 19, Douyin E-commerce updated its announcement on the delivery and service adjustments in areas affected by the epidemic today. In order to protect people's livelihood and help fight the epidemic, the platform launched the "express delivery guarantee" for the epidemic and specially invited logistics partners "JD Logistics" and "ZTO Express" to provide solid logistics operation guarantees for merchants' fulfillment of contracts and consumer shopping experience. (E-commerce News)

4. Worth buying technology: The first quarter is the off-season sales growth rate of e-commerce industry is lower than expected

According to April 19, recently, WM Technology released its first quarter performance forecast for 2022. In the first quarter, the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies suffered a loss of RMB 15 million to RMB 25 million, while the profit was RMB 25.8715 million in the same period last year. In response to this, Wishmai Technology explained that the first quarter of each year is the off-season for the e-commerce industry. In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic, the company's operating income growth rate during the reporting period was lower than expected. The net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 180 million yuan, an increase of 14.5% year-on-year. (E-commerce News)

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5. Kuaishou E-commerce releases the statement of liability for breaches of Kuaishou store merchants and goods experts

On April 19, Kuaishou E-commerce issued an announcement today, intending to formulate the "Instructions on the Violation of the Rules of Kuaishou Store Merchants and Goods Experts" to regulate the compliance operations of merchants/trusted goods experts. These rules will come into effect on April 27, 2022. It is understood that under the distribution and sales model, if there is a problem with the goods, the sales expert will still promote and promote. In addition to holding the merchants who posted the goods responsible for the violation, the platform will handle the goods in violation of regulations; if the goods are not violated, but the sales expert will conduct promotion violations, the platform will handle the goods in violation of regulations in accordance with the "Kuaishou Store Marketing Violation Management Rules". (E-commerce News)

6. The registered users of Moutai’s self-operated e-commerce platform app “i Moutai” have exceeded 10 million

On April 19, according to the Beijing News, it was learned from relevant people from Moutai that as of April 18, the total number of registered users of Moutai’s self-operated e-commerce platform App "i Moutai" exceeded 10 million, with a total of more than 49.7345 million and 131 million people participating in the subscription. It is understood that "i Moutai" has been launched for trial operation on March 31, and the number of users exceeded the tens of millions in just 19 days. It is reported that on the first day of the trial operation, "i Moutai" released a total of 26,328 bottles of Moutai products, with more than 2.29 million people and 6.22 million people participating in the subscription; by April 18, "i Moutai" released a total of 25,041 bottles of Moutai products, with more than 2.8 million people and 7.3 million people participating in the subscription. (E-commerce News)

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7. Lazada initiates LazEarth action to reduce the use of plastic packaging for commodity

On April 19, Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Lazada recently announced the launch of the LazEarth operation, which will focus on reducing the use of platform products and plastics during the packaging process in the early stage. It is understood that Lazada will reduce the use of plastic products in the entire process of manufacturing, packaging or transportation of more than 5,000 fashion and fast-moving consumer goods, with more than 70 brands and partners under the platform brand mall LazMall. It is worth noting that in an article in 2021, the World Bank pointed out that during the epidemic, the waste and pollution of plastic products in Southeast Asia have worsened. At present, Southeast Asian countries are formulating policies to deal with the problems of waste and pollution of plastic products. (E-commerce News)

8. eBay: Shanghai seller account service indicator rating and seller rating will be protected in April

April 19th news, eBay issued a notice today that items in the service metric rating of the seller's account during the April evaluation cycle will not receive dispute ratings and seller ratings will be protected from downgrading. If the merchant’s account performs well during the April evaluation cycle, eBay will still increase your account’s rating as expected. This account protection measure is only for sellers in Shanghai. eBay also reminds merchants to ensure that they continue to provide high-quality products that meet buyers' expectations. If the order cannot be completed, please communicate with the buyer fully or set a vacation mode. (E-commerce News)

9. AliExpress announced three major directions in 2022: AE Mall, overseas warehouse preferred warehouse construction, platform mechanism optimization

April 19th news, in the past two days, the "2022 Global AliExpress Annual Summit" was held online. Zhang Kaif, vice president of Alibaba Group and general manager of AliExpress, pointed out three major directions. Merchants who settle in AE Mall will get a clear logo that consumers can see on the core purchase page of AliExpress APP. It is expected that by the end of the year, the number of pickup points and pickup cabinets of AliExpress overseas will double. The delivery rate of orders from incentive platform merchants will reach more than 90% within 72 hours. (E-commerce News)

10. Dunhuang.com: Sellers must complete the German EPR upload before July 1st

On April 19, Dunhuang.com recently issued a notice on the limited-time upload of producer responsibility extension qualifications. The producer responsibility extension seller background upload page will be launched on December 29, 2021. Sellers must complete the upload of German EPR before July 1, 2022, and conduct online filing according to the type of products in their stores and the sales to the country. Provide a valid unique identification code corresponding to the EPR product classification. If the seller fails to submit or fails to pass the review, it may lead to restricted sales of goods in the store or fines. The qualification upload path is: Enter my DHGATE-Merchant-Business Category Management-EPR Qualification Upload-Add EPR Qualification. (E-commerce News)