#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [October 20 E-commerce Morning News Brief] 1. Tmall Double 11 press conference opened today in Hong Kong; 2. LeTV plans to carry out an ecological counter-revolution in the United States: mobile TV enters at a low price; 3. Takeaway Fighter was hit two meters high and unfortunately died; 4. Ant Insurance's average daily insurance policy is 21 million, accounting for more than 60% of the mobile terminal; 5. Samsung tried to bribe Chinese users and paid $900 to prevent the publication of Note 7 bombers.
1. Tmall Double 11 press conference opens in Hong Kong today
According to October 20, at 2 pm this afternoon, the official press conference of the 8th Tmall Double 11 Carnival will be held at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is understood that the theme of this press conference is "Consumption Globalization, Global Shopping Carnival". Alibaba Group CEO Zhang Yong, Alibaba Tmall International General Manager Liu Peng, Alibaba Chief Marketing Officer Dong Benhong, and Alibaba Vice President Jing Jie will all present to give speeches.
2. LeTV plans to carry out ecological counter-revolution in the United States: mobile phone TVs are entering at low prices
On October 20, LeTV held a press conference in San Francisco, USA today, officially announcing its ecological strategy to fully enter the US market. At this press conference, LeTV released hardware such as smartphones and smart TVs, announced the establishment of a content platform for mainstream American audiences, and announced the latest developments of LeTV Super Car LeSee and its partner FF (Faraday Future).
3. Takeaway Fighter was knocked to death by two meters high.
On October 19, at around 12 noon on the 18th, a No. 125 bus collided with a Meituan takeout electric vehicle at the intersection of Qunli Sixth Avenue and Rongjiang Road in Harbin, and the delivery guy unfortunately died. According to a food delivery worker at the scene, the dead man was his teammate. "He has worked for more than half a year and lives in Minsheng. He is about 25 years old and is named Liu Shun." According to several teammates, the number of food delivery workers in Qunli Home K District is about 25, with an average of about 6,000 yuan per month. "Shunzi is very capable, and can earn about 7,000 yuan." "Shunzi got up early and worked in a dull manner, but he didn't expect such an accident."
4. Ant Insurance’s average daily insurance policy is 21 million, accounting for more than 60% of the mobile terminal
According to the news on October 19, Ant Financial released data showing that as of October 18, 2016, the average daily insurance policy volume on the Ant Financial Insurance Service Platform has exceeded 21 million, of which more than 60% of the insurance policies from the mobile terminals. Industry insiders analyzed that the daily insurance policy volume of mobile terminals exceeds 12 million, almost making Ant a world-renowned mobile Internet insurance platform.
5. Samsung tries to bribe Chinese users and pay $900 to stop the public Note 7 bomber
According to foreign media reports, Samsung once tried to bribe a Chinese user to not make the Note 7 phone explosion public. A Chinese user named Zhang Sitong filmed a video about his phone failure. It is said that two Samsung employees came to Zhang Sitong in person and told him that he would pay him $900 as long as he agreed not to share the video, but Zhang Sitong refused.
6. Amazon CEO Bezos surpasses Buffett and becomes the second richest man in the United States
According to October 19, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has just surpassed the "Stock God" Warren Buffett and became the second richest man in the United States on this year's "Forbes 400 Rich List". Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates still tops the list, with total assets reaching $81 billion. Bezos' net worth increased by $20 billion due to the rise in Amazon's stock price, ranking first on this list. The list released earlier this month showed Bezos' personal net worth reached $70.7 billion.
7. After the U-shaped sales of Uniqlo is reversing, it plans to open 100 stores in Greater China.
On October 20, Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo has bet on Greater China. Faced with the outbreak of tourism boom in China, Uniqlo plans to open 100 additional stores in the next fiscal year. Fast Retailing, the parent company of the brand, has set an "internal goal" to increase the number of discount stores they operate in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to 1,000, about twice the original one. There is no timetable for this plan. Considering the consumption capacity of second- and third-tier cities, these markets are worth developing. "Uniqlo Greater China President Pan Ning said in an interview.
8. Didi and TripAdvisor cooperate to build Didi stations in hundreds of hotels
On October 19, Didi Chuxing announced that it had signed a strategic cooperation with the travel platform TripAdvisor, to further penetrate smart travel into the tourism industry, and through the open cooperation of online platforms, establish offline Didi stations, expanding "hotel + car" and "scenic spot + car" customized products, itinerary, and car use, to create a tourism ecological chain covering tourism information, itinerary arrangements, and car use on the way.
9. JD.com’s purchase of de-PC is possible, and mobile terminals may swallow 70% of the purchase amount
According to October 19, JD.com Enterprise Purchase recently released the Huicai mobile solution, which integrates a procurement management center, procurement original data, exclusive commodity pool, and corporate procurement financial services on the mobile terminal, and can connect to a variety of procurement scenarios. A relevant person in charge of JD.com said that the solution does not transplant the procurement form to the mobile terminal, but optimizes the online procurement process and directly delegates the right to place orders to the demanders. Employees with procurement needs can place orders directly on the mobile terminal, and then the procurement department will review and approve them uniformly.
10. Apple bought 100 sets of "original accessories" on Amazon, and 90% of them were fake.
On October 20, Apple recently sued an accessory manufacturer called Mobile Star, saying that the so-called "original Apple accessories" it sold on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon is not authorized. At the same time, some media revealed that Apple conducted random inspections on Amazon, and 90% of the accessories were fake.
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