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Goodbye! Low-Price Dumping and Big Data Price Discrimination: SAMR Takes Action!

On July 2, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the revised draft of the Regulations on Administrative Penalties for Price Violations for public comment. The draft proposes warnings and fines ranging from 0.1% to 0.5% of the previous year's total sales for new-type price violations such as 'big data price discrimination' and 'low-price dumping', with confiscation of illegal gains, and in severe cases, suspension of business or revocation of business licenses.

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Management & Methods

Leaderless and Strategically Confused: How Did Alibaba Retail Link Fare in 2020?

The merger of B2B and community group buying will create a conflict between pursuing growth and preserving existing business. In March this year, Alibaba internally announced the integration of Retail Link's community group buying business and Hema Market to form the MMC business group, focusing on community group buying. Dai Shan, Alibaba partner and president of the B2B business group, was appointed as the head, stating that investment in community group buying would have no upper limit. Previously, multiple industry media reported that Alibaba aimed to expand to 22 provinces by July 1 and surpass Pinduoduo and Meituan in order volume to become the industry leader.

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Retail Formats

Membership Giant Sam's Club: 'Card, Not Person' for Member Benefits

In an era dominated by e-commerce, from KA supermarkets to small retail shops, all lament the internet's interception of traffic, yet one offline store actively turns away a large wave of traffic. Recently, a blogger's video of a work experience at Sam's Club has been trending, showing disputes with non-members who don't understand the 'membership required to shop' policy. Netizens are divided on whether Sam's strict card checks better protect member interests or are overly harsh and impersonal.

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Consumer & Categories

Exclusive | Nestlé Selling, Selling, Selling: Its China Water Business May Be Taken Over by a Well-Known Domestic Beer Giant!

Yesterday, New Distribution exclusively learned that Nestlé is considering selling its water business in China to a well-known domestic beer giant. On July 17, foreign media reported that another beer giant, China Resources Beer, and Master Kong are bidding for Nestlé's Yinlu brand. These two pieces of news are indeed significant!

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Capital, Earnings & M&A

Budweiser APAC Releases 2019 Financial Report: Revenue $6.546 Billion, Losing Nearly 2 Billion Yuan Due to COVID-19

On February 27, Budweiser APAC released its 2019 financial report, its first since listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The report showed revenue of $6.546 billion, up 1.8%, missing market expectations, while sales volume and profit declined, partly due to the impact of COVID-19 in early 2020.

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Consumer & Categories

2020 Hurun Global Rich List: Zong Qinghou Family 86B, Yan Bin 81B, Haitian Weiye's Pang Kang 77B

The Hurun Research Institute recently released the 2020 Hurun Global Rich List, with wealth calculated as of January 31, 2020. There are 2,816 billionaires globally, an increase of 346 from last year, with China having the most at 799, followed by the US at 626 and India rising to third.

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