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| september 23-september 29, 2024 |

#e-commerce new retail

NO.1 major manufacturers interconnect, taobao officially connects to wechat payment

according to taobao official news, starting from september 27, consumers can use wechat payment when shopping through taobao. according to public reports, taobao and tmall will soon be officially connected to jd logistics, which is expected to be launched in mid-october. after that, taobao merchants will have an additional jd logistics option when selecting the delivery method of goods in the system. in addition, jd.com will also officially access alipay payment, which is expected to be launched on the eve of "double 11". currently, when consumers place orders on jd.com, the default payment methods are jd.com pay, union quick pass, wechat pay, etc. it is reported that the two parties have reached an agreement on cooperation in logistics and payment.

comments:the cooperation between alibaba and jd.com in logistics and payment will help improve the efficiency and competitiveness of both parties and further optimize consumers' shopping experience. this cooperation also marks the further opening and integration of internet platform infrastructure, helping to promote the development of the entire e-commerce industry.

NO.2 tmall’s “double 11” pre-sale will start on october 14th, which will unbind freight insurance for taobao merchants

on september 24, a reporter from "daily economic news" learned that this year's tmall "double 11" pre-sale will start on october 14, and the platform will spend tens of billions of dollars to help merchants grow their business and reduce operating costs. it is reported that this year's "double 11" tmall will invest an additional 30 billion yuan in consumer coupons and red envelopes on the basis of full discounts and instant discounts to facilitate transactions for all merchants. in addition, tmall will invest tens of billions of yuan to purchase traffic during "double 11" and cooperate with more than 200 internet platforms to expand customer flow for merchants. in terms of cost reduction, tmall's "double 11" will fully realize commission-free sales and store broadcasts, and will also unbundle freight insurance for taobao merchants.

comments:tmall invested an additional 30 billion yuan in consumer coupons and red envelopes during the "double 11" period, and invested 10 billion yuan in purchasing traffic to comprehensively reduce operating costs for merchants. this move will help improve consumer shopping experience and promote sales growth.

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NO.1 hong kong becomes taobao free shipping area

on september 26, alibaba held a taobao hong kong business conference in hong kong, announcing that taobao would invest 1 billion yuan to turn hong kong into a free shipping area. in the upcoming peak consumption season, hong kong consumers can enjoy free shipping when shopping over 99 yuan on taobao. it is reported that taobao and tmall are responsible for attracting investment for this project, while alibaba international is responsible for the operation and logistics of users in hong kong.

comments:hong kong’s inclusion in taobao’s free shipping zone is an important step taken by alibaba group to expand cross-border e-commerce business and promote regional economic integration. this move not only helps improve the shopping experience of hong kong consumers, but also provides hong kong merchants with a broader market space. through cooperation with the taobao platform, hong kong can further integrate into the mainland's huge e-commerce ecosystem and promote mutual benefit and win-win economic results between the two places.

NO.2 jd logistics releases sixth-generation autonomous vehicle technology

on september 23, jd logistics released the logistics unmanned vehicle technology equipped with a large-scale sensing model at the 16th international transportation technology and equipment exhibition, and announced that the sixth generation of intelligent distribution vehicles will be deployed on a large scale. it is worth mentioning that this new generation of unmanned vehicles is equipped with an advanced large-scale perception model. by significantly increasing the number of vehicle-side model parameters and combining it with vehicle-grade sensors, it can more accurately capture subtle changes in the environment. at the same time, the application of point cloud vision fusion technology has expanded the detection range of unmanned vehicles by 19 times and improved the perception performance by 3 times.

comments:jd logistics released the sixth generation of unmanned vehicle technology, marking another breakthrough in the field of intelligent logistics. this technology significantly improves the accuracy and safety of unmanned vehicles through the application of large sensing models, laying a solid foundation for building a city-level unmanned transportation center. the introduction of point cloud vision fusion technology not only expands the detection range, but also improves perception performance and ensures the stable operation of unmanned vehicles in complex environments. this innovation will accelerate the intelligent transformation of the logistics industry, improve distribution efficiency, and reduce operating costs.

#lifeservice

NO.1 meituan carries out its sixth structural adjustment this year

on september 27, a reporter from "daily economic news" learned from meituan that meituan core local business issued an internal email announcing a new round of organizational structure adjustments. the specific adjustments are to establish "core local business/hotel travel", covering the accommodation division, ticket vacation and transportation division, and homestay division, and appoint li jinfei as the person in charge of hotel travel. the "core local business/pharmaceutical and health business department" was established, covering the original pharmaceutical business department and related industries from the original comprehensive business department, and li xiaohui was appointed as the head of the medical and health business department. both new managers report to wang puzhong, ceo of meituan’s core local business segment.

comments:meituan once again adjusted its structure to focus on core local businesses. a new hotel, travel and medical health division was established, with li jinfei and li xiaohui in charge respectively. this move aims to optimize resource allocation, improve operational efficiency, and respond to market challenges. we look forward to the new structure stimulating innovation and driving meituan’s business to a new level.

NO.2 hello electric vehicle rental and shell rental reached strategic cooperation

on september 27, hello announced that its electric vehicle rental business has reached a strategic cooperation with beike rental. hello electric vehicle rental will prepare for more in-depth and innovative cooperation with beike rental in terms of promotion cooperation, commercial cooperation and traffic cooperation. way. the relevant person in charge of hello rental electric vehicles said that many users engage in behaviors such as scanning codes and making reservations in offline scenes such as apartments. multiple test data show that there is strong demand in user scenarios, which also illustrates the relationship between hello rental electric vehicle users and beike. users have a very high degree of overlap in terms of age structure, user portraits, etc. in the future, the two parties will use the cooperation between hello rental electric vehicles as a starting point to promote the overall cooperation between hello group and shell rental. on the one hand, they will use travel tools to connect shell rental to help shell rental realize the closed loop of viewing houses and arriving at the store. on the other hand, it will also allow renting users can enjoy hello's travel services more conveniently and with a lower threshold.

comments:hello electric vehicles and shell rental have reached a strategic cooperation. this is a cross-border cooperation in the field of travel and rental. this kind of cooperation will help both parties expand their business scope and enhance market competitiveness. at the same time, by sharing user resources and traffic, both parties can achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, further promoting the development of the industry. however, how to ensure the stability and sustainability of cooperation, and how to protect user privacy and data security during cooperation, will be challenges that both parties need to face together.

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NO.1 zhuanzhuan wholly acquires second-hand fashion brand hongbulin

on september 23, circular economy platform zhuanzhuan and second-hand fashion brand hongbulin jointly announced that they will be fully integrated in the future to form a new strategic synergy. "daily economic news" reporter learned that zhuanzhuan has fully acquired hongbulin. hongbulin’s second-hand luxury goods identification capabilities will also be integrated into zhuanzhuan. according to hongblin’s announcement, in the future, xu wei, the founder and ceo of hongblin, will no longer serve as the ceo of hongblin and will become a consultant for a period of time to assist in the transition to a new strategy. the new ceo of hongblin will be co-founded by zhuanzhuan group human and coo hu weikun concurrently serve.

comments:zhuanzhuan’s wholly-owned acquisition of hongbulin marks further integration in the circular economy field. this move not only helps zhuanzhuan expand its influence in the second-hand luxury market, but also reflects the industry's trend of transforming into an efficient and sustainable model. by integrating hongbulin’s identification capabilities, zhuanzhuan can improve service quality and consumer trust. this acquisition will promote the optimal allocation of resources, accelerate the pace of industry innovation, and bring new development opportunities to the second-hand fashion market.

NO.2 byte version of sora is online: volcano engine pushes beanbag video to generate large model

on september 24, volcano engine released two large models of beanbag video generation-pixeldance and beanbag video generation-seaweed, and launched invitation testing for the enterprise market. compared with most previous video generation models that can only complete simple instructions, the doubao video generation model launched this time has achieved a breakthrough in realizing natural and coherent multi-shot actions and multi-subject complex interactions. according to volcano engine, whether it is semantic understanding capabilities, complex interactive images of multiple subject movements, or content consistency in multi-lens switching, doubao video generation large models have reached the industry's advanced level. as of september this year, the average daily usage of doubao tokens has exceeded 1.3 trillion, the average daily generated pictures are 50 million, and the average daily voice processing is 850,000 hours.

comments:volcano engine released the beanbao video generation model, demonstrating a significant technological breakthrough in the field of video generation. this progress not only improves the quality and diversity of video content, but also provides more possibilities for future video creation. however, considering the existence of industry competitors such as kuaishou “ke ling”, volcano engine needs to continue to innovate and optimize its technology to maintain its market leadership.

NO.3 thunderbird innovation completed multiple rounds of financing, with total financing amount exceeding 500 million yuan during the year

on september 25, consumer ar brand thunderbird innovation announced the completion of b+ and b++ rounds of financing, jointly invested by jiaxing nanhu keying, jiaxing nanhu jiaxin chuanghe, wuxi huikai zhenghe, wuxi huishan science and technology innovation and other institutions. so far, thunderbird innovation’s total financing amount in the past six months has exceeded 500 million yuan. financing funds will be mainly used for ai+ar technology research and development and the expansion of ar production, research and manufacturing bases.

comments:this demonstrates thunderbird innovation’s continued investment and development determination in the field of augmented reality, and helps promote the company’s technological innovation and market expansion. at the same time, this also reflects the capital market’s recognition and support for the prospects of ar technology.

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