1、 Australia Post Opens Transformation Mode
On August 29, it was reported that Australia Post Group recently released its annual report for the fiscal year 2018~2019 (July 1, 2018~June 30, 2019). The group's revenue reached a record 7 billion Australian dollars, up 2% year on year. The revenue of the parcel and service business unit contributed 68% to the group's revenue. However, the profit before interest and tax was only AUD41 million, down 67% year on year, equivalent to the level three years ago, mainly due to the decline of letter business.
At present, Australia Post is transforming from a letter business model to a delivery and service enterprise. The revenue growth of the package and service business unit is mainly due to the improvement of service capacity. According to the data, Australia Post has delivered 90 million packages through the alternative delivery mode laid out by the post office network.
2、 The State Council printed and distributed the overall plan of six free trade pilot zones in Shandong, Jiangsu and other provinces
On August 26, it was reported that the State Council issued the Notice on the Overall Plan of Six New Pilot Free Trade Zones. The Overall Plan points out that pilot free trade zones will be set up in Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Hebei, Yunnan, Heilongjiang and other six provinces and regions. The Overall Plan proposes the differentiated reform pilot tasks with different priorities.
Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone has put forward specific measures to foster new trade patterns, accelerate the development of marine industries and explore local economic cooperation among China, Japan and South Korea;
Jiangsu Pilot Free Trade Zone proposed to improve the level of overseas investment cooperation and strengthen financial support and support for the real economy Manufacturing+ Specific measures for industrial innovation and development;
The Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone has put forward specific measures to unblock international channels, build a pilot demonstration zone for ASEAN cooperation, and build a gateway port for land and sea connectivity in the west;
Hebei Pilot Free Trade Zone has proposed specific measures to support international bulk commodity trade and open development of bio medicine and life health industries;
The Yunnan Pilot Free Trade Zone has put forward specific measures to innovate the cross-border economic cooperation model along the border and strengthen international cooperation in science and technology;
Heilongjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone has proposed specific measures to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the real economy and to build a transportation and logistics hub for Russia and Northeast Asia.
3、 UPS and Smooth road pin Achieve cooperation
August 26 News, USA United Parcel Service The service company UPS has recently reached cooperation with ChannelAdvisor. Enterprise customers can directly manage the order fulfillment of American and international consumers, print UPS transportation and return labels, and monitor transportation costs on the ChannelAdvisor platform.
According to Bill Smith, vice president of marketing of UPS, the cooperation between the company and Changlu Marketing can provide customers with a powerful platform to help them develop their business and achieve success, whether they ship goods internationally or domestically.
4、 In the first half of the year, the latest report on China's major cross-border e-commerce platforms and retail import volume
In the first half of this year, the retail import volume of China's major cross-border e-commerce platforms grew by more than 20% year on year. And the analysis of online retail market shows the following characteristics:
1. Obvious trend of consumption quality improvement and upgrading
The proportion of online retail B2C mode is increasing. B2C retail sales accounted for 75.8% of the national online retail sales, 4.1 percentage points higher than the same period last year. The sales of cosmetics, smart home, health care products and other consumer upgrading products grew rapidly, with year-on-year growth rates exceeding 30%. More than 100000 brands participated in the first "Double Product Online Shopping Festival", and the sales reached 77 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of more than 32%. New products were launched more quickly. More than 80% of the core brands of major e-commerce platforms released new products during the "618" period this year, with sales exceeding one million.
2. Regional consumption hotspots show differences
In the first half of the year, the online retail sales in the eastern, central, western and northeastern regions accounted for 83.2%, 9.6%, 5.9% and 1.3% of the national total respectively; The year-on-year growth rates were 17.8%, 35.4%, 13.9% and 20.6% respectively. Different consumption hotspots appear in different regions: the retail sales of fresh food, cosmetics, pet products, etc. in large cities grew rapidly, while the retail sales of clothing, auto supplies, and household appliances in small and medium-sized cities and rural areas grew rapidly.
3. Rural e-commerce has great development potential
With the construction of digital countryside Electronic Commerce Comprehensive demonstration in rural areas, online poverty alleviation and other work were further promoted, the growth rate of rural online retail continued to accelerate, and the effectiveness of e-commerce poverty alleviation appeared. According to the business big data monitoring, in the first half of the year, the national rural online retail sales reached 777.13 billion yuan, an increase of 21.0% year on year, 3.2 percentage points higher than the national growth rate. The online retail sales of agricultural products nationwide reached 187.36 billion yuan, up 25.3% year on year. The Ministry of Commerce has guided the China E-Commerce Poverty Alleviation Alliance to actively promote the brand of agricultural products, and has completed the certification training of 464 agricultural product brand enterprises in poverty-stricken areas, with 129 enterprises being certified. The online retail sales of poverty-stricken counties nationwide reached 65.98 billion yuan, up 18.0% year on year.
4. Cross border e-commerce maintains rapid growth
In the first half of this year, the retail import volume of major cross-border e-commerce platforms grew by more than 20% year on year. It is learned that from the perspective of origin, the imports from Japan, the United States and South Korea rank in the top three, accounting for 19.1%, 13.9% and 10.7% respectively. In terms of categories, cosmetics, cereals, oils, foodstuffs and daily necessities ranked the top three in terms of import volume, accounting for 34.8%, 24.7% and 9.6% respectively.
5. Closer integration of e-commerce and entities
In the first half of the year, the integration of online and physical services is moving towards closer to consumers and improving operational efficiency. Many e-commerce platforms have strengthened the opening and empowerment, focused on the layout of sunk markets, integrated into community ecology, and achieved good results. The social e-commerce model is more diversified, and community group shopping, acquaintance shopping, live broadcast, forum, short video and other competing development fully meet the differentiated needs of consumers and promote the continuous release of consumption potential.
5、 Under Ali AliExpress Try online and offline integration in Spain
At 10 a.m. on August 25, Xanadu, a shopping center on the outskirts of Madrid, the capital of Spain, was crowded with 5000 or 6000 people gathered at the door of a store that was about to open. This family is called“ AliExpress Plaza Alibaba AliExpress, its global cross-border retail e-commerce platform, cooperates with Dixintong, a domestic communication retail chain, to open its first offline store in Spain, which is also the first time AliExpress has brought the concept of Ali's new retail to Europe.
This "store in store" covers an area of 747 square meters. In addition to Xiaomi, Dajiang, Huawei and other brands that are well-known both in China and overseas, there are also Chinese brands that are popular overseas, such as iLife sweeping robot, and some local Spanish brands.
VI Shopee Cooperate with Malaysian supermarket chain AEON BiG to expand online retail business
It is reported that Shopee has established a partnership with AEON BiG, a Malaysian supermarket chain, with the goal of covering more people in Malaysia's online retail industry.
Tan Ming Kit, a manager of Shopee, said that Shopee provides a simple online retail platform for existing customers and new customers. "I believe Shopee will create a better experience for consumers to purchase retail goods and provide AEON BiG customers with higher satisfaction.
Shopee24 express delivery service can ensure that goods will be delivered to consumers the next day, which will change the original way of Malaysian online shopping. However, at present, only some customers can enjoy this service, which has not been expanded in a large scale. "
Jason Wong, general manager of AEON BiG, said that as one of the top retail companies in Malaysia, AEON BiG hopes to be closer to customers so that customers can shop more easily. In this regard, they do not want to lag behind others.
As of June 2019, Malaysia's retail industry has continued to grow, with sales reaching RM112.3 billion (US $26.58 billion) and providing employment opportunities for about 1.8 million Malaysians.
7、 Indian e-commerce Paytm mall Plan to enter the Middle East market
On August 25, it was reported by foreign media that Paytm Mall, an Indian e-commerce platform, said it would plan to carry out business in the Middle East. Now it has tested the cities in the Middle East through cooperation with eBay.
In July this year, eBay invested in Paytm Mall and obtained 5.5% shares of Paytm Mall. Paytm Mall did not disclose the specific investment amount, but some foreign media pointed out that the financing amount of this round might reach 150 million dollars.
As part of the transaction, eBay said that more than 130 million active users in Paytm Mall and Paytm application ecosystem can use eBay's global warehousing services. According to foreign media, eBay has been helping Paytm provide e-commerce services in the Middle East.
Data shows that in the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the operating revenue of Paytm Mall, an e-commerce platform of Paytm, an Indian e-commerce and payment enterprise, reached 7.75 billion rupees, about 100 times that of the previous fiscal year.
However, Paytm Mall's loss has soared this year. In the 2017-2018 fiscal year, its loss reached 17.87 billion rupees, 131 times that of the previous fiscal year - the previous loss was only 136.3 million rupees. EBay's investment and the new planning of the Middle East market may bring a new opportunity to this Indian e-commerce platform.
8、 Middle East e-commerce platform Nana Direct received $6.6 million in financing
On August 25, according to foreign media reports, the online grocery platform Nana Direct, headquartered in Riyadh, recently received a round A financing of $6.6 million. This round of financing was jointly led by Dubai Middle East Entrepreneurship Partnership (MEVP) and Saudi Arabia's Impact 46. Watar Partners headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Venture Capital Corporation (SVC) and Wamda Capital also participated in this investment.
Nan A+plan New capital will be used to accelerate its growth plans, expand its team and further develop supplier relationships.
It is understood that Nana Direct, founded in 2016, is an e-commerce platform for groceries. At present, Nana Direct provides services to customers in 13 cities in the country, including Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Hubair. The startup claimed that its turnover tripled in 2018 and is expected to be better this year.
According to the statement, it has established a technology suite that can seamlessly integrate grocery store customers, in store consumers, supermarkets and last mile delivery logistics.
9、 E-commerce company Enjoy raised 150 million dollars and expanded to the UK
On August 29, it was reported that the foreign media learned that the e-commerce company Enjoy had raised $150 million in Series C funds from LCH Partners, the consumer technology platform of L Catterton, the world's largest consumer goods investment company. These funds will be used for business expansion in the UK and growth in other international markets.
It is understood that Enjoy is an e-commerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former vice president of retail business of Apple. Since its establishment in May 2015, its total financing has reached 350 million dollars. Previous investors include Riverwood Capital, Stamos Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Highland Capital and Oak Capital Management.
Through cooperation with other companies, including AT&T, Sonos, Google, etc., Happy has created an online mobile store where customers can shop and deliver on the same day. They can also choose the free expert express service provided by Enjoy.
It is reported that Joy will also cooperate with the British mobile network operator EE in the near future. At present, Enjoy operates in 54 US markets, covering more than 50% of the US population. It is also planned to provide services in 11 UK markets, covering more than 60% of the population by the end of the year. By 2020, the company is expected to provide services for more than 80% of British families.
