South Korea's online shopping transaction volume in January was 86.56 billion yuan, and the US delivery service provider Deliverr received US$170 million in Series D financing

JD.com's cold chain traceability platform is launched to enable cross-provincial interoperability of traceability codes

On March 5, JD Logistics announced yesterday that the JD cold chain traceability platform jointly created by JD Technology and JD Fresh for imported cold chain food was officially launched. It is reported that the platform can not only achieve full traceability of goods from the place of origin to the consumer, but also achieve the interconnection of traceability codes between provinces and cities in China. Consumers who purchase imported cold chain products on the JD platform can use the traceability code to query the product's country of origin, production date, batch number, circulation path, as well as the product's nucleic acid test report, disinfection certificate and other comprehensive information.

South Korea's online shopping transaction volume in January was 86.56 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%

On March 5, data released by the National Statistical Office of Korea on Friday showed that the total online shopping transaction volume in South Korea in January was 15.0623 trillion won (about 86.56 billion yuan), an increase of 22.4% year-on-year, and exceeded 15 trillion won for three consecutive months. The proportion of online shopping transactions in total retail sales was 29.9%. Among them, the transaction volume of mobile terminals increased by 29.2% year-on-year to 10.6192 trillion won, accounting for 70.5% of the total online shopping transaction volume, the first time to exceed 70% since the relevant statistics began in 2013. It is worth mentioning that 96.6% of online transactions for catering services were completed through mobile terminals.

US delivery service provider Deliverr receives $170 million in Series D funding

On March 5, TechCrunch reported that Deliverr, a U.S. delivery service provider, recently completed a $100 million Series D round of financing led by Coatue. It is reported that Deliverr was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco. It is committed to helping sellers meet customer needs in a fast and cost-effective manner, meet transportation standards, and avoid delayed shipments and fines for orders. Its logistics technology enables it to distribute sellers' inventory in multiple locations, thereby reducing warehousing costs.

Amazon to bring Alexa voice assistant to Microsoft Xbox

On March 5, according to TheVerge, Amazon will launch a new Alexa app for Microsoft's Xbox game console this week, allowing users to see doorbell cameras, read emails, check calendars, or check weather forecasts through voice control. In addition, users can also use voice commands to control certain functions of the game console. It is understood that Amazon will gradually launch this new Alexa app in the next few days, and it supports use on all Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S game consoles.

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