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Embracing the Retail Revolution, JD.com Announces 300 3C Retail Experience Stores Within the Year
JD.com Group CEO Liu Qiangdong recently wrote that in the next 10 to 20 years, driven by big data and AI, the retail industry will usher in the fourth retail revolution after department stores, chain stores, and supermarkets. The essence of this revolution will be 'boundaryless retail,' breaking the traditional retail organization in space, category, and supply chain, and reconstructing retail costs, efficiency, and user experience. In the past six months, from Amazon Go to unmanned supermarkets and convenience stores, from Xiaomi Home to JD's million convenience stores, technology and experience innovation have increasingly demonstrated this trend.
New DistributionI've Tasted Hundreds of Beverages, Just to One Day Bring You the Best One...
The author, Xiao Huang Gua, shares a personal quest to find the best-tasting drinks, having sampled over a hundred beverages from convenience stores and supermarkets. The article reviews a selection of affordable, regional, and international drinks, focusing on taste and value, with humorous commentary and ratings.
小黄瓜Three Reasons for Salt Monopoly, Do You Know?
Click the image for details. 1 The biggest reason for the salt monopoly is 'universal iodine supplementation', but now those with excess iodine have to suffer from the single sale of iodized salt. China's current salt monopoly system is not necessarily as 'historically significant' as tracing back to Emperor Wu of Han's 'salt and iron monopoly'. Instead, it is quite 'young', starting with the salt iodization program in the 1990s. The first article of the 'Salt Monopoly Measures' issued by the State Council in 1996 states that these measures are formulated to strengthen salt management, ensure effective implementation of salt iodization, and protect citizens' health. Thus, ensuring salt iodization is the biggest reason for the monopoly.
张德笔New Products & News: COFCO and Bright Dairy Launch New Products; Yum!, Jiajia, and Guanshengyuan Release Financial Reports; Lotte China Nearly Paralyzed; Youyou Food Plans IPO; Walmart and Unilever Slim Down...
This issue covers new product launches by COFCO and Bright Dairy, financial results from Yum!, Jiajia, and Guanshengyuan, Lotte's struggles in China, Youyou Food's IPO plans, and cost-cutting moves by Walmart and Unilever.
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Consumption upgrade will not kill instant noodles; it will only eliminate outdated products and drive structural upgrades in the industry. Only companies daring to change can enter the next era of instant noodles.
郑栾Top 15 Convenience Store Brands to Watch in 2017
The rise of convenience stores is a result of supermarkets moving to suburbs and becoming larger. While supermarkets meet shopping needs, they have drawbacks such as being far from residential areas and consuming time. Convenience stores emerged to fill this gap. The first convenience store prototype appeared in the US in 1927, and the first true convenience store, 7-Eleven, was created by the Southern Company in Texas in 1946. In China, the industry started late, with the first stores appearing in the late 1990s. Despite rapid growth, challenges such as rising operating costs and digitalization remain. Unmanned convenience stores are seen as a future trend.
铃语Tianwo Enters Soy Milk Market; Holiland's NFC Juice Sales Promising; 'Small Size' Becomes Baking Industry's Killer Move; Cooking Oil Found with Carcinogens; 7-11 Upgrades with New Store Format...
Tianwo launches 'Youyou' soy milk drink; Holiland introduces NFC juice with promising sales; Mondelēz unveils healthy snack brand Véa; Hong Kong consumer council finds contaminants in cooking oils; 7-11 opens new-generation store in Tokyo.
New DistributionFrom Hema Fresh to Global Internet Sensation: Communication Marketing in the Internet Era
If asked which retail enterprise is currently the hottest, it is undoubtedly Hema Fresh. With only a dozen stores, this new retail innovator has become a global sensation within just one and a half years since its first store opened in early 2016, attracting attention from media and retail peers in Japan, the US, and beyond. Its popularity extends beyond retail to government, media, institutions, and manufacturers, with the Xi'an Party Secretary inviting Hema to establish a presence in the city.
鲍跃忠Reflections on the New Retail Maze from the Opening of Beijing's First Unmanned Convenience Store: Establishing 'Five New Thinking' to Understand the Chinese Market
The author, who has been involved in e-commerce since 2009 and started an internet e-commerce venture in 2011, reflects on the new retail maze in China following the opening of Beijing's first unmanned convenience store, Yishijia. He discusses the driving forces behind the new retail phenomenon and proposes a 'Five New Thinking' framework to understand the Chinese market.
曲飞宇Decoding Suishougou: How a Seasoned Veteran Teams Up with Small Shops to Win Over Brand Owners
The author visited Suishougou's national trading center in Luohe and had an in-depth discussion with its chairman, Zhao Jimin, about current B2B models in China. Initially skeptical about the matchmaking model for FMCG, the author came to realize its viability after understanding Suishougou's approach, which focuses on helping small shops sell exclusive products to increase margins, supported by financial credit and risk guarantees.
赵波The Small Shops in Our Memory Are Quietly Changing Their Appearance...
Small mom-and-pop shops, once the most common shopping places in China, are now being courted by e-commerce giants like Alibaba and JD.com, as well as B2B companies, which see them as a vast and fragmented retail channel with significant growth potential. These companies are using various models to integrate these shops into their platforms, aiming to streamline distribution and offer additional services, while traditional distributors and brands are also adapting to this changing landscape.
袁晶莹 赵晓娟When Will the Alcohol Industry Escape Its E-commerce Development Dilemma?
The alcohol industry was among the early adopters of e-commerce, yet despite years of exploration, many producers remain hesitant, with only a few like 1919 and Jiuxian.com succeeding. This article argues that social e-commerce is the inevitable path forward, leveraging the industry's social attributes and mobile internet to build structured relationships and drive transactions.
谭长春【今日快讯】伊利每益添推金装小瓶新品;旺旺推40余新品;卖了35亿的金丝猴或以3~4亿回购；沃尔玛要用人脸识别改善服务...
FMCG news: Yili's Each Yitian launches new gold small bottle; Want Want launches over 40 new products; Golden Monkey, sold for 3.5 billion, may be bought back for 300-400 million; Walmart to use facial recognition to improve service.
New DistributionThe Most Effective Techniques for Mom-and-Pop Stores: Do These Two Things and Boost Performance by Over 40% - Try It!
As store owners, everyone hopes for booming business and daily profits, but often things don't go as planned. Many stores have weak profitability and poor sales, leaving owners anxious and unsure how to improve. Some try to adjust but see little effect due to lack of know-how. So what's an easy yet effective approach? Let 'Small Store Helper' tell you. It's simple: first, focus on store cleanliness and product display, which are the foundation of store operations. Doing these two well will gradually improve business.
New DistributionKantar E-commerce Consulting Director Zhang Chi: The Present and Future of China's FMCG B2B
Kantar E-commerce Consulting Director Zhang Chi delivered a speech at the Second China 'Internet + FMCG' Summit Forum on July 15-16, outlining five major trends in the FMCG B2B market: large players seeking terminal control, the evolution to B2B2C, blurring boundaries between self-operated and matchmaking models, private label and customized products, and supply chain finance.
张弛Nongfu Spring Invests Heavily in Gannan Navel Orange Industrial Park; Nestle Two Formulas on CFDA Blacklist; Yili and JD Sign Strategic Cooperation; JD's First Unmanned Convenience Store Appears in Zhijiang...
FMCG News: 1. Nestle in trouble! Two special formula milk powders were put on the CFDA blacklist. The CFDA announced the list of unqualified foods for special medical purposes. According to the announcement (No. 111 of 2017), 157 samples passed, 3 failed. Nestle's two special medical purpose infant formulas were on the list...
New DistributionThe Era of 'Unmanned' Arrives: Will We Lose Our Jobs?
We seem to be heading towards an 'unmanned era'! Amazon's drones, JD.com's unmanned warehouses, Alibaba's unmanned supermarkets, Baidu's self-driving cars, Siemens' unmanned factories... The endless stream of 'unmanned X technologies' is dazzling and overwhelming. While these rapidly evolving technologies bring us surprises and convenience, they also fill us with panic and anxiety, leading us to question: In the 'unmanned era', what need is there for so many people? Indeed, a taxi driver who works hard all day...
施云Dian Da Chairman Rui Yun: Be a Star in the Industry, Shine and Keep Moving Forward!
On a high-speed train from Changzhou to Shanghai early in the morning, I received a WeChat message from a friend asking if a major industry company was using PR tactics to write scripts to disparage competitors, and he sent me a link that mentioned Dian Da. He asked if I was angry, noting that our warehouse in Suzhou and local convenience stores contradicted the claims. I replied with a smile that I wasn't angry because we don't aim to be a shooting star but a growing star, shining and providing warmth. Most importantly, we focus on truly helping the thousands of small shop owners and improving the industry through entrepreneurship.
芮赟The Key to Running a Successful Mom-and-Pop Store Lies Here, but 99% of People Overlook It!
The success of a mom-and-pop store is influenced by many factors, but people often focus on external elements such as location, price, display, and supply channels, while ignoring the most crucial internal factor—the harmony between the couple and their own character and work attitude. This is the key to success or failure. So, what qualities should successful mom-and-pop store owners possess? First, harmony between husband and wife, with mutual support; second, being honest and not greedy for small gains; third, diligence in learning, thinking, acting, and moving around.
New Distribution[Recommended for Collection] Live Broadcast Transcript: What Impact Does Retail Link's POS Integration Have on Small Stores? How Should Distributors Transform in the Future?
On July 5, Retail Link quietly launched a system called 'Super Member' and announced it on its official WeChat account on July 11. After New Distribution reported this, it sparked widespread discussion in the industry, with many distributors realizing that having no stores to supply might become a reality. To explore this, New Distribution invited Chen Qinghong, Deputy General Manager of Hd; Bao Yuezhong, a renowned retail expert; Lu Dexing, CEO of Yunduan Xinlian; and Shen Xin, Chief Strategy Officer of Wanyuan Yigou, to discuss the impact of Retail Link's POS integration on small stores and how distributors should transform in the future.
New DistributionResearch on Trial Approaches to Four Major Legal Focus Issues in Disputes between Chinese Retailers and Suppliers
This article analyzes the four major legal focus issues in disputes between retailers and suppliers, including the determination of delivery amounts, the legality and deduction methods of rebates, the deduction methods for returns, and the recognition of various fees, aiming to provide reference for unified judicial adjudication.
胡良Bottled Water Online Reputation Report: Kangshifu Takes the Crown, Evergrande Spring Bottoms Out
A report on the online reputation of ten bottled water brands in China from January to July 2017 shows Kangshifu leading with the highest composite score, while Evergrande Spring ranks last. The report highlights the intense competition in the FMCG sector and the importance of brand maintenance and market investment.
文丽娟Liu Qiangdong: The Fourth Retail Revolution Will Surpass the Internet
The retail industry has recognized three revolutions: department stores, chain stores, and supermarkets. The fourth retail revolution, built on the foundation of internet e-commerce but surpassing it, will usher humanity into the era of intelligent commerce. The essence of retail remains cost, efficiency, and experience, but the ways of creating and realizing value will inevitably change.
刘强东One Map, One Route, Three Tables, Seven Fixes: How to Seize the Terminal
The terminal is the final link in the distribution chain, encompassing various retail outlets where consumers purchase goods. For distributors, these include hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, grocery stores, and retail stalls. Terminals hold significant commercial value, such as shortening distance, providing convenience, and promoting purchases, leading manufacturers to increasingly prioritize them, resulting in phenomena like 'grabbing territory,' 'grabbing terminals,' and 'grabbing displays.' However, numerous problems exist in terminal operations, including product chaos, pricing inconsistencies, weak channel management, uneven execution, poor new product promotion, salespeople neglecting small stores, exploiting system loopholes, and inefficiency. These issues ultimately lead to poor terminal sell-through, necessitating a fresh understanding of terminals.
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