#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on December 27]

Evening information:

1. Weinian and Li Ziqi reached a settlement. Weinian founder withdrew from the latter company;

2. 1688 will adjust the claims and penalties for merchants during the epidemic;

3. Shenzhen live streamed 152.2 billion yuan in live streaming in the first 11 months;

4. Amazon Japan Station: Market delivery service discount will be extended until March 31 next year;

5. Toutiao upgrades the "Quality Creator Program"...

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1. 1688 adjustments to merchants’ claims and penalties during the epidemic

According to December 27, the 1688 platform today released the 1688 announcement on the adjustment of claims and penalties for merchants during the epidemic (hereinafter referred to as the announcement). The announcement stated that as the national epidemic is gradually liberalized, the problem of logistics capacity has intensified. The problems of merchants being unable to find logistics and delivery, and logistics stagnation and unavailability of normal delivery after delivery have increased sharply. In order to better assist merchants in doing a good job in operations, the platform will make the following adjustments. The announcement shows that the platform will suspend claims for orders with payment time after 00:00:00 on December 28, 2022. The claims entrance will be closed at that time. For orders with payment time after 00:00:00 on December 28, 2022, buyers can initiate complaints about shipment and logistics issues normally and the platform accepts complaints normally, but they will not judge or deal with the merchant. (Note: Except for merchants’ subjective malicious behavior, the platform retains penalties for merchants to deliver false goods, malicious price adjustments, etc.). (1688 Rules Center)

2. Dewu App holds 2022 All-Star Day

According to December 27, Dewu App recently held the "2022 Dewu All-Star Day" in Shanghai. Nearly 300 young creators gathered in Shanghai to attend the annual event of creators in the Dewu community. At the meeting, the 2022 Dewu App Community Outstanding Creators List was announced, and more than 200 outstanding creators were awarded honorary awards such as Sports Creator of the Year, Trend Creator of the Year, Emotional Creator of the Year, and Star Creator of the Year. (Hong Daohai Chat)

3. Weinian and Li Ziqi reached a settlement. Weinian founder withdrew from the latter company.

On December 27, according to Weinian’s official Weibo, Weinian and Li Ziqi reached a settlement under the mediation of the Mianyang Intermediate People’s Court. It is worth mentioning that the Tianyan Check APP shows that Sichuan Ziqi Culture Communication Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes recently. Weinian founder Liu Tongming withdrew from his position as director, supervisor, manager, etc., and added Pu Qianyun; Li Jiajia invested 990,000 yuan; the original name of Hangzhou Weinian Technology Co., Ltd. was changed to Hangzhou Weinian Brand Management Co., Ltd., and also invested 10,000 yuan. (Micro-thought)

4. Shenzhen live streaming sales of 152.2 billion yuan in the first 11 months

According to data provided by Inspur Company, as of November 2022, the total number of live streaming anchors in Shenzhen reached 9,264, including 6,427 live streaming anchors in Douyin, 2,436 live streaming anchors in Taobao, and 401 live streaming anchors in JD.com. From January to November 2022, Shenzhen's live streaming attracted 28.276 billion consumers to watch, a year-on-year increase of 58.9%; the online retail sales of goods participating in the live streaming were 152.23 billion yuan. Among them, the online retail sales of communication equipment, household appliances, audio-visual equipment and cultural office supplies were relatively high, accounting for 34.7%, 11.7% and 11.3% of the online retail sales of Shenzhen's physical industry, respectively. (Released in Shenzhen)

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5. Meituan's New Year's Day holiday trend: Dianping's "New Year's Eve" and other searches increased by 171% compared with last week

According to December 27, as of December 26, the number of searches for keywords such as "New Year's Eve" increased by 171% compared with last week. Among them, consumers in Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Chongqing and other places ranked among the top in the country in terms of attention to the New Year's Eve. The "feeling of ceremony" of diverse needs such as "north-south crossing, reverse rushing, and local exploration" will become a new trend in the New Year's Eve. According to Meituan data, the one-stop experience of "Lingping" hotels to enjoy food, accommodation and entertainment has become a new choice for the New Year's Eve in another place. The number of bookings for related accommodation packages increased by more than 2 times month-on-month during the New Year's Day period. (China.com Technology Channel)

6. Toutiao upgrades the "Quality Creator Program"

According to December 27, the 2022 Toutiao Vision Conference was held in Hainan. Zhang Chao, the new head of Toutiao, said that the reform of the platform's key business in 2022 and the focus of next year's creator ecosystem construction are the high-quality creator plan, interest creator support, and diversified monetization of creators. Zhang Chao said that in 2023, Toutiao will add 200 billion yuan to high-quality graphic and text content based on existing content. "In the accumulation of high-density and long-term value information, pictures and texts still have advantages." (Financial World)

7. Meituan announced that it will provide 2,000 takeaway cabinets to the hospital for free

It is reported that tertiary hospitals that have recently used takeaway cabinets can apply by calling Meituan Takeaway Cabinet customer service number 4000590600. After the relevant departments of the hospital complete the application, Meituan will have a dedicated person to follow up and contact, providing full-process services including location selection, installation and debugging, use guidance, regular cleaning, and maintenance. Generally speaking, the process of entering a takeaway cabinet takes 1-2 weeks, and hospitals that follow the Meituan Green Cooperation Channel can complete the takeaway cabinet at least 3 days from confirming cooperation to putting it into use. (Xinmin Evening News)

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8. Amazon Japan Station: Market delivery service discounts are extended to March 31 next year

On December 27, Amazon Japan Station issued an announcement stating that Amazon's market delivery service is a service that allows sellers to use the delivery company's discount rates when shipping buyers' orders from their own warehouses. Amazon has launched a rate discount promotion, but we will extend the promotion period until March 31, 2023. By using this service, sellers will be able to perform all the processes from receiving orders to printing shipping labels on the seller platform. By automatically entering shipment notifications and querying order numbers, the efficiency of shipment operations can be improved. (Amazon Seller Forum)

9. SHOPLINE launches SHOPLINE Tracker APP to check parcel logistics tracks

According to December 27, in order to help sellers improve consumers' logistics query experience and shopping satisfaction in shopping, SHOPLINE launched the SHOPLINE Tracker APP, an APP used by consumers to query the logistics track of packages. According to reports, sellers can check the "Settings-Checkout-Customer Contact Information" in the backend of the SHOPLINE store to download the SHOPLINE Tracker App after checkout and obtain the shipping update information option. When the consumer successfully places an order, there will be a prompt to install Tracker to view the logistics track. (SHOPLINE independent site)

10. Shopee releases Notice on New Year’s Day holiday schedule for 2023

According to December 27, Shopee issued a notice on the 2023 New Year's Day holiday arrangements. The specific arrangements are as follows: New Year's Day holiday arrangement for SLS warehouse: Dongguan warehouse work normally; Yiwu warehouse work normally; Shanghai warehouse work normally; Quanzhou warehouse work normally; Hong Kong warehouse starts holiday from December 26 to December 27, rest on January 1, and holiday on January 2. Due to the impact of the New Year's Day holiday, the overall SLS time limit is expected to be delayed by about one day. The Shopee platform will exempt sellers from logistics limitations from December 31, 2022 to January 2, 2023 on the New Year's Day statutory holiday. Logistics time-limit exemption is only for working days set by DTS, and there is no logistics time-limit exemption for natural days. (Hugo.com)