#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Morning News on January 3]

Morning information:

1. Douyin launches the desktop chat software "Douyin Chat" on its official website;

2. Simba sent a letter from all employees: Focus on incubating new businesses in 2023 and make efforts toward new organizational management;

3. If you search for antigen self-test boxes, ibuprofen and other products on Taobao, you can buy them in stock;

4. Looking at the top 500 market value in China: Tencent regains the top spot and Pinduoduo returns to the top 20;

5. SF Express announced that it will charge additional resource adjustment fees for delivery services until the Spring Festival...

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1. Douyin launches desktop chat software "Douyin Chat" on its official website

According to reports on January 3, Douyin recently launched a desktop chat software "Douyin Chat" on its official website, supporting Windows and Mac clients. The official website shows that the update time of "Tik Tok Chat" is December 30, 2022, and the latest version is 1.0.0. After actual testing, I entered "Tik Tok Chat" for the first time. The software prompted me to use the Douk Tok App to scan the QR code to log in. After logging in, you can chat with your Douk Tok friends. (IT Home)

2. Simba sent a letter from all employees: Focus on incubating new businesses in 2023 and make efforts toward new organizational management

On January 1, Xinxuan Group founder Simba Xin Youzhi released a letter from all employees today, thanking all employees for their efforts over the past year, and pointed out that the keywords of Xinxuan in 2023 are innovation and breakthrough. Simba said, "If a company does not have independent ideas, innovative ideas, and courage to change, it will become an imitator." When mentioning the work priorities in 2023, Simba said in the letter that it must first make efforts in incubation of new businesses, and hopes that the new businesses will be launched at a faster pace, and do business such as deep short videos, small and medium-sized anchors, store broadcasts, supply chain middle-end platforms, and strengthen food, big health, beauty and other sectors. (Blue Whale Finance)

3. Search for antigen self-test boxes, ibuprofen and other products on Taobao to buy them in stock

According to reports on January 1, it was learned from Tmall that the average daily supply of antigen detection kits has increased by more than 1 times, and the 48-hour shipment rate of anti-epidemic-related goods has risen to 80% this week, and it is expected to return to daily levels next week. Among them, the price of N95 masks has recovered to 2 yuan per piece, and the price of a single antigen self-testing kit has also dropped to below 5 yuan. (China Radio and Television)

4. Kuaishou has cleared over 160,000 illegal short videos in December 2022

According to January 1, Kuaishou recently issued a penalty notice for violating users and content. The notice shows that in December 2022, Kuaishou has punished 168,010 illegal short videos; dealt with 81,840 illegal live broadcast rooms; closed accounts with 22,125 live broadcast permissions; dealt with 219,716 valid video reports; dealt with 20,219 valid live broadcast reports; dealt with 20,219 valid live broadcast reports; banned users; banned 8,129 black industry accounts; dealt with 718,514 infringement reports. (Kuaishou Blackboard Newspaper)

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5. Ctrip releases a summary report on New Year's Day holidays: Cross-border air ticket bookings increase by 145%

On January 2, Ctrip released a summary report on the 2023 New Year's Day holiday, showing the travel preferences of users during the first New Year's Eve holiday after the full liberalization of epidemic prevention and control. According to data from Ctrip platform, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing, Xi'an and Wuhan are the top 10 most popular cities on New Year's Day travel. The popularity of cities near and south of the Tropic of Cancer, such as Sanya, Zhuhai, Xishuangbanna, Dali, Xiamen, Haikou, Tengchong, Beihai, etc., has soared. The increase in Ctrip air ticket bookings for these destinations has exceeded 10%, of which the increase in air ticket bookings arriving in Xishuangbanna is 71% year-on-year, the first increase. (Ctrip Blackboard Newspaper)

6. JD.com launches the "Shenzhen=Wuxi" route

According to January 2, a JD Airlines all-cargo plane took off from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport recently and headed to Wuxi Jiangsu Shuofang International Airport. After completing the loading and unloading of the cargo, the "Shenzhen = Wuxi" route was officially opened. It is reported that the new route is run regularly by JD.com all-cargo aircraft, with an average daily cargo volume of up to 15 tons per week. It will focus on meeting the cargo transportation needs of high-end consumption and high-end manufacturing, and carry high-time and high-value goods such as fresh food, fashion clothing, luxury goods, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. (JD Logistics)

7. SF Express announced that it will charge additional resource adjustment fees for delivery services until the Spring Festival

The 2023 Spring Festival service announcement released by SF Express shows that during the Spring Festival, SF Express will still stick to its service commitments and provide annual delivery services as always, and make every effort to ensure users' express delivery needs. Due to factors such as restricted resource allocation during the holidays and extreme weather changes, the timeliness of express delivery sent to all parts of the country may be affected to varying degrees. SF Express has also reserved relevant plans to make emergency responses and make every effort to ensure service quality. At the same time, we will scientifically and reasonably schedule and match express delivery and resources, and dynamically adjust some service charge standards. (SF Express Group)

8. Looking at the top 500 market value in China: Tencent regains the top spot and Pinduoduo returns to the top 20

On January 2, 21 Data News Laboratory launched the latest list of the top 500 listed companies in China, and found that 66 new companies have entered the list in this issue, and the TOP 20 seats have undergone significant changes. In December 2022, Alibaba and Pinduoduo's stock prices rose all the way, with monthly increases of 13% and 28% respectively. However, compared with the end of 2021, Alibaba's market value still shrank by 476.5 billion yuan, while Pinduoduo returned to the top 20 with a beautiful third-quarter financial report, with a year-on-year increase of more than 52%, with an astonishing increase. (21 Economic Network)

Cross-border information

9. eBay launches ReSELLution in the UK to increase revenue by selling used items

On January 1, eBay launched the ReSELLution program in the UK, which aims to increase revenue by selling unused and unwanted items at home. In January, people who make first-time sales on eBay will not have to pay for the sale of products listed, and eBay hopes to drive sales and encourage people to join the ReSELLution campaign. eBay UK's new research found that from Boxing Day to payday in January, the British surveyed said they could only spend an average of £184, equivalent to £5.26 a day of disposable income. eBay has millions of shoppers each month, and shoppers can also choose to donate a percentage of their sales revenue to 13,000 charities registered on eBay. (AMZ123)

10. Lazada Thailand Station's revenue exceeds 38 billion baht in 2022 is estimated to make 3.2 billion baht

In 2021, the two figures for Lazada Thailand were 14.675 billion baht and 226 million baht respectively. It is reported that since the beginning of this year, major e-commerce platforms in Thailand, Shopee Thailand and Lazada Thailand, have reduced their marketing budgets and reduced their spending. Pawoot Pongvitayapanu said that although Shopee's losses reached 4.9 billion baht in 2021, it has shifted from focusing on growth to focusing on profitability in 2022. In particular, in Shopee Express, the loss figure has dropped from about 1.8 billion baht to 280 million baht. (Cross-border Southeast Asia)