Evening information:
1. Suning.com releases the merchant renewal standards for 2023;
2. Three Squirrels: During the New Year’s Festival, we will establish live streaming and sales cooperation with leading experts such as Guangdong couples and Crazy Brother Yang;
3. 1688 Industrial Products released four major trend support plans;
4. Crazy Brother Yang established Xiaomang Culture Media Company;
5. McDonald's CEO says it will lay off employees in 2023...

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1. Suning.com releases merchant renewal standards for 2023
On January 9, Suning.com released the 2023 Suning.com merchant renewal announcement. The announcement stated that the annual renewal will be launched soon, and Suning.com is now announcing the renewal standards for Suning Yuntai in 2023 as follows. If the merchant fails to renew the contract between January 6, 2023 and March 31, 2023, Suning Yuntaishi merchants will give up the cooperation, and the contract in the system will be terminated and the store will be automatically closed. The store will not be sold from 0:00 on April 1, 2023. (Suning Yuntai Rules Center)
2. Three Squirrels: During the New Year’s Festival, we established live streaming and sales cooperation with leading experts such as Guangdong couples and Crazy Brother Yang.
On January 9, Three Squirrels stated on the investor interaction platform on January 9 that the company established live streaming cooperation with leading experts such as Guangdong couples, Crazy Little Brother Yang, Jia Nailiang, Chen Sanhua during the New Year Festival. (Stock Bar)
3. 1688 Industrial Products Release Four Trend Support Plans
On January 9, 1688 Industrial Products released the "1688 Industrial Products Four Trends Support Plan" to help merchants recover in 2023. For powerful merchants with industry-specific logos, 1688 will upgrade the rights and interests that merchants can enjoy in multiple dimensions. It is worth mentioning that these rights and interests are higher than those of "strong merchants", which can be said to be precisely meeting the needs of experts and increasing their investment. Including but not limited to: product display and marketing promotion, customer management, Wangpu infrastructure, data guidance, and the display rights, special scenario rights, product rights, platform marketing activities rights, service rights, etc. that search and recommend for you. (1688 powerful merchants)
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4. Bytes apply for TikTok Chat Trademark
On January 9, Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. recently applied for registration of 3 "Tik Tok Chat" trademarks. The international classification involves website services, communication services, education and entertainment. The current trademark status is all under application. According to media reports, Douyin recently launched a desktop chat software on its official website, called "Douyin Chat", providing Windows and Mac clients. The copyright of "Tik Tok Chat Desktop Software" was registered and approved in October 2022, and the copyright owner is Beijing Weibo Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (financial)
5. McDonald's CEO says layoffs in 2023
Kempzinski said the company will evaluate the current employee organizational structure, with some plans to be lowered or stopped completely, and McDonald's said the company plans to announce new employee plans by April 3, but has not yet determined the number of layoffs. Regarding the adjustment, McDonald's said it is not to reduce costs, but to help the company operate more efficiently, and will expand its business globally, including opening more types of new restaurants. McDonald's global franchise stores have more than 2 million employees. (China Economic Network)
6. Gome Electrical Appliances' 100 million shares were frozen
According to the news on January 9, Tianyancha App, recently, Gome Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. added two new equity freeze information. The companies that were executed were Gome Communications Co., Ltd., with a total freeze amount of RMB 101 million. The freeze date was from January 5, 2023 to January 4, 2026. The execution courts were Ningbo Beilun District People's Court and Guangdong Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone People's Court. Information shows that Gome Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. was established in April 2003 with a registered capital of RMB 1 billion. The legal representative Dong Xiaohong is jointly held by China Pengrun Management Co., Ltd., Ocean City International Co., Ltd. and Hongxi Investment Co., Ltd. (Tianyan Check)
7. Crazy Little Brother Yang founded Little Sheep Culture Media Company
According to the news on January 9, Tianyancha App, recently, Hefei Xiaomianyang Culture Media Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Yang Peng, with a registered capital of 500,000 yuan. The business scope includes organizing cultural and artistic exchange activities; advertising releases; conference and exhibition services; etiquette services; daily necessities sales, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly owned by Hefei Sancheyang Culture Media Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of "Crazy Little Yang Brother" Zhang Qingyang. (Tianyan Check)
Cross-border newsletter
8. North American e-commerce platform Costco net sales reached US$23.8 billion in December 2022
On January 9, North American e-commerce platform Costco announced the company's sales results in December 2022 on its official website. In December 2022, Costco's net sales were US$23.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%, up from US$22.24 billion in the same period last year. In the past 18 weeks ended January 1, 2023, Costco sales increased by 6.1% year-on-year, the U.S. market grew by 8.1%, the Canadian market grew by 3.1%, other internationals fell by 1.1%, and Costco e-commerce sales fell by 4.8%. (Costco)
9. SHOPLINE reaches cooperation with decision-making empowerment agency Dun-Brathlete
On January 9, SHOPLINE recently reached a cooperation with Dun-Brathlete, a world-renowned decision-making empowerment agency. The two parties will rely on their respective advantages in cross-border marketing to jointly provide digital marketing and customer expansion solutions for B2B foreign trade merchants. At the same time, SHOPLINE will take advantage of the massive enterprise information that is both broad and in-depth, and B2B foreign trade merchants will be able to obtain more relevant information about potential customers to identify partners and explore more business opportunities. (SHOPLINE B2B)
10. eBay promotes AG certification services to ensure the consumption of Generation Z luxury goods
Recently, eBay posted an advertisement on YouTube on its website about authentic guarantee services to ensure the authenticity of the items and brands sold on the platform. This event is the latest initiative of eBay Authentication Guarantee services, aiming to be the preferred source of luxury goods for millennials and Gen Z consumers. Currently, the eBay AG certification service has covered categories such as sneakers, high-end watches, luxury goods bags, trading cards and high-end jewelry. (ENECNEWS)
