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16 Aug 2021 / 9 Jul 2021 (Mon)
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The Sixth House of the Southern Green Dragon: Tail Fire Tiger (28 Stars of China)
People in the tail sign live a rich life, can get windfall, like a luxurious life, tail people have a serious personality, capable and cautious but have a heavy heart, like to fight, and pay attention to cultivating themselves. If you can listen to the opinions of experienced elders, you can finally achieve wealth.
▌in fashion trends ~ novel and modern information!
Kanye spent about ten years to build today's fashion network. Centered on him, Donda's core members formed the first circle. In 2011, he co-founded Donda with Rhymefest and Donnie Smith, a nonprofit that initially served only his records, concerts and accessories. "Eleven Rohans" includes the famous "DJ trio" Virgil Abloh, Heron Preston and Matthew M. Williams, as well as fear of God, A-COLD-WALL* and other founders of half the sky, such as Jerry Lorenzo and Samuel Ross. Their path to fame is also quite similar, most of them first cooperate with musicians or sports brands to attract attention, then create their own brands, and finally bring goods to each other to build awareness.
The number of classic old flower series products in Louis Vuitton stores has been greatly reduced, and another source revealed that the price of old flower series products will increase from the 15th, which may be related to the brand's intention to raise the entry threshold. In this regard, some analysts said that although almost all luxury brands now hope for strong performance growth, the essence of this business is still the precise control of consumer desire, that is, always let the brand be in a dynamic change that only some consumers can get.
Oppenheimer analysts said last week that Estée Lauder's fiscal fourth quarter performance, driven by strong sales trends, may have been better than expected, but given that the epidemic is not over, the group still faces challenges in the short term, the future development is full of uncertainty, and sales in China will remain strong, with quarterly sales surging 48%.
According to a new report released by the Italian Federation of Industrialists (Confindustria), the export value of the "Bello e Ben Fatto" industry (covering all areas of Italy's quality manufacturing industry, including fashion) still has room to grow by up to 82 billion euros, of which three-quarters are in developed markets (62 billion euros) and the rest in emerging countries (20 billion euros). According to forecasts, the US market has a growth space of 15.5 billion euros, which is the market with the greatest potential. France, Germany and the Uk also have a lot of room for growth, with a combined value of 13.7 billion euros. The study said that in the most dynamic emerging markets, Italy has achieved a good layout. The largest potential country among emerging markets is China, with a total value of 8.6 billion euros, about 60% of realized exports (4.7 billion euros), and 40% of the growth potential remains untapped (3.9 billion euros).
Europe's luxury giants performed positively overall, with lvmh shares of the world's largest luxury goods group up 1.7 percent at a market capitalization of €357.5 billion; Gucci's parent company, Kering, up 0.44 percent at a market value of €98.4 billion; Hermès shares remaining stable at a market capitalization of €141 billion; and Cartier's parent company Richemont Group, also with no significant fluctuations in the share price of CHF 65 billion.
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▌in retail e-commerce ~ personal consumer information!
In the spring of 2020, when the epidemic began in Japan, Ginza Mitsukoshi, Matsuya Ginza, Ginza Six and other top department stores in the central area of Ginza announced the closure of stores, but the sales data of the Mitsukoshi Isetan Group showed that the annual consumption of customers exceeding 1 million yen (about 59,000 yuan) did not reduce their consumption. Matsuya said: "It is not only the wealthy class that buys luxury brands, but also the consumer demand of the younger generation. The importance of Ginza remains irreplaceable. "It is an indisputable fact that the vacancy rate continues to rise, but the demand for new settlements is also gradually increasing."
In the first half of 2021, 513 new stores were opened in Shanghai, of which 6 were the first stores in the world, 6 in Asia, 69 in Chinese mainland, 7 in East China, and 431 in Shanghai; overseas brands accounted for 15%, specifically, of which 325 were catering formats, 125 were retail formats, and 63 were other (service and entertainment), accounting for 63.4%, 24.3% and 12.3%, which shows that the popularity of catering has not decreased.
Sephora announced that it has officially reached a strategic partnership with JD.com, the instant retail platform of Dada Group. Relying on JD.com's digital capabilities in the field of instant retail and the efficient and high-quality logistics and distribution capabilities of Dada Express delivery under Dada Group, Sephora can allow local consumers to enjoy hot and exclusive treasure items from all over the world in just one hour without leaving home. In these special times, consumers can also enjoy a safe and fast beauty journey through contactless logistics and distribution services. Up to now, more than 70 stores covering Chinese mainland first- and second-tier cities have successfully settled in JD.com, and the two sides plan to launch all Sephora stores by the end of 2021.
At 0:00 on August 15, the outbreak period of Suning Tesco 818 was officially opened. Many home appliances, home improvement, 3C domestic and foreign first-line brands gathered to open subsidies, full reductions, hourly 50% off and other activities. Following the introduction of war investment, the completion of the board of directors re-election, and the release of the strategic path, Suning Tesco ushered in the 818 home promotion node. From the perspective of the 818 strategy, Suning Tesco's goal is very clear, that is, to consolidate the main position of home appliance 3C and break through the sinking market.
After the upgrade of IKEA Shanghai Xuhui Mall, IKEA Shanghai Xuhui Mall made a new appearance and officially opened its doors on August 12. Compared with the traditional IKEA shopping mall, Huanxin Shopping Mall has made a new design in the layout, "Future Home Experience Space" has a total of 3 floors, the first time to use a new shopping route design, according to people's daily activities at home, the commodity area is divided into sleep washing space, creative play work space, cooking and dining space, meeting leisure space, storage and display space and other 5 major life inspiration space, consumers can go directly to the corresponding commodity area according to demand.
▌In China News ~ Care about life events!
Through the statistics of per capita disposable income of residents in major cities, it is found that in the first half of 2021, the 10 cities with the highest incomes are Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Shaoxing, Xiamen and Nanjing. Among them, Shanghai is the only city with a per capita income of more than 40,000 yuan in the first half of the year. The per capita disposable income of residents in Beijing was 38,138 yuan, ranking second. After Shanghai and Beijing, the per capita disposable income of residents in the new first-tier city of Hangzhou was 37,492 yuan in the first half of the year, surpassing the two first-tier cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, ranking third.
Recently, Jiangsu Province issued the policy interpretation of the Guiding Opinions on Improving the Planning and Management of Commercial Outlets. Previously, in July, Jiangsu Province issued the "Guiding Opinions on Improving the Planning and Management of Commercial Outlets", emphasizing the need to rationally plan and build commercial complexes, strictly control the scale and quantity of large commercial complexes, and avoid commercial surplus and homogeneous competition; commercial complexes must not be used as selling points for real estate development and false publicity; construction units must not sell commercial complexes by way of return-to-capital sales or disguised return-to-capital sales. Unfinished commercial complexes shall not be sold by means of after-sale charter or covert sale-charter.
The China Textile Industry Federation officially launched the "China Fashion Brand Climate Innovation Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Plan", under the guidance of relevant departments and the support of technical institutions, a group of china's textile and garment industry competitiveness top 500 enterprises will be selected to give priority to supporting 30 key brand enterprises and 60 key manufacturing enterprises to carry out climate innovation actions, and guide key industrial clusters to carbon neutrality demonstration of climate innovation actions, referred to as "30·60 carbon neutrality acceleration plan". Enterprises will choose at least one of the following tasks: support the "China Green Carbon Sink Foundation Fashion Climate Innovation Special Fund" to promote the industry's low-carbon transformation work; carry out textile life cycle assessment work, leading low-carbon product development and application; promote core business partners to jointly carry out climate action to reduce greenhouse gas other indirect emissions.
Based on the observation of atmospheric carbon dioxide content of the Chinese carbon satellite (TanSat), researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences obtained the first global carbon flux dataset of the Chinese carbon satellite using the advanced carbon flux calculation system. This marks that China has the ability to monitor the spatial quantitative monitoring of the global carbon budget, and is the third country to have this technology after Japan and the United States.
The annualized production capacity of Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles at Tesla's Shanghai plant has reached 450,000 units and is moving towards an annualized capacity of 500,000 units. Tesla said the Shanghai plant has become a major auto export hub for its cars. In the third quarter, Chinese factories are likely to play a more important role in exports to Europe and fill production gaps that should have been filled by delays in production at the Berlin plant. Tesla's exports of Chinese-made vehicles soared to 24,347 units in July, with most of them sold to Europe. Tesla's R&D center in Shanghai is also nearing completion, and the company's first outside the United States is also nearing completion.
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A report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled Understanding the Global Price-Sensitive Consumer argues that "value consciousness" is not always the number one factor driving consumers to shop. Contrary to the intuition of many, there is no necessary correlation between the level of national income and whether it is "price sensitive", and the proportion of price-sensitive consumers varies according to the market and the type of product purchased. 14% of Gen Z consumers (ages 18 to 25) say they are price sensitive, compared to 3% of consumers over the age of 56.
NASA's latest ISS replenishment mission includes a 3D printer designed to demonstrate the 3D printed regolith (i.e., loose soil or rock) on the moon and similar extraterrestrial surfaces, which will work in tandem with existing printer systems to try to 3D print simulated regoliths. If successful, ISS staff will measure the strength of the resulting material to see if it can cope with harsh conditions beyond Earth.
According to media reports, Tesla has partnered with Samsung to develop a new 5nm chip that will be used on Tesla's next-generation self-driving computing platform, HW 4.0. It is reported that the chip is scheduled to start mass production in the fourth quarter of 2021. At present, Tesla's fully automatic driving chip uses a 14-nanometer process, and the oem is South Korea's Samsung. The computing power of a single chip can reach 72TOPS (trillion operations per second). Tesla's self-driving vehicles are loaded with two such chips, and the comprehensive computing power of the system can reach 144TOPS.
Tesla CEO Musk said that the test version of the autopilot system FSD Beta 9.2 has problems at the last minute and should be launched on the 16th or 17th. Some netizens asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Twitter: NASA has begun to allocate funds for SpaceX's lunar manned lander project, can Lunar Starship (lunar spacecraft) send humans to the moon in 2024? Musk responded: "It may be earlier."
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed the government's latest infrastructure investment plan and new energy roadmap. Modi said India plans to invest 100 trillion Indian rupees (about $1.35 trillion) in infrastructure, mainly in the country's logistics sector, to integrate the country's different forms of transport. Modi said the move will shorten the logistics time and increase industrial output, helping to enhance the international competitiveness of the country's industry.
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According to the latest annual Fortune 500 ranking, Walmart is still among the highest-grossing companies in the world. While Walmart Group's revenue has always been second to none, thanks to the pandemic's help to the e-commerce market, Amazon jumped from No. 9 to No. 3 on the Fortune 500 list. The retailer's sales grew 6.7% to $559.2 billion in 2020, with U.S. sales up 8.6%. Other retailers in the top 100 include Costco (No. 27), Home Depot (No. 41), JD.com (No. 59), Alibaba (No. 63), Target (No. 78) and Lowe's (No. 80).
Airbnb released its second quarter 2021 earnings report. Revenue for the second quarter of 2021 increased by nearly 300% year-on-year, outpacing pre-pandemic levels and up 10% from the same period in 2019. Revenue for the quarter was $1.3 billion, significantly more than the $335 million in the second quarter of 2020, a quarter in which the business was impacted by the early spread of COVID-19. More importantly, compared to the same period in 2019, the revenue increase for the current year has expanded from 5% in the first quarter of 2021 to 10% in the second quarter. Continued revenue growth was primarily driven by our continued strong business performance in North America, improved business in Europe, and higher average room night rates (ADRs). Net loss narrowed significantly from the same period in 2020 and 2019. Net loss for the second quarter of 2021 was $68 million, a decrease of $507 million from the same period in 2020 and a decrease of $229 million from the same period in 2019.
CATL disclosed the plan to issue shares to specific targets, the total amount of funds raised this time does not exceed 58.2 billion yuan, in addition to R & D investment and supplementary working capital, mainly used for the following projects: Fuding era lithium-ion battery production base project, the new lithium-ion battery annual production capacity of 60GWh. The first phase of the lithium-ion battery production project of Guangdong Ruiqing Era adds an annual production capacity of about 30GWh for lithium-ion batteries. Jiangsu Times Power and Energy Storage Lithium-ion Battery R&D and Production Project (Phase IV), with an annual production capacity of about 30GWh of new lithium-ion batteries. Ningde Jiaocheng era lithium-ion power battery production base project (Cheliwan project), the new lithium-ion battery annual production capacity of about 15GWh and part of the PACK production line. Ningde Times Huxi Lithium-ion Battery Expansion Project (Phase II) will add an annual production capacity of about 2GWh lithium-ion batteries and an annual production capacity of about 30GWh energy storage cabinets.
Hunan Wenheyou Crayfish Co., Ltd. completed the B round of financing, LED by IDG Capital, and the investors in this round also include Sequoia China, Warburg Pincus Investment, Country Garden Venture Capital, GIC, Yikai Fund, etc., and Yikai Capital is the exclusive financial advisor of this transaction. Hunan Wenheyou Group is committed to forming a "food + culture" model, under the management of Wenhe Youlao Changsha Fried Society, Wenheyou Lao Changsha Sausage, Wenhe Youlao Changsha Stinky Tofu, MĀM ĀCHÁ, Xiangchun Restaurant and many other brands. At present, Wenheyou has 3 stores, one each in Changsha, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
A jury in a U.S. court in Texas ruled that Apple must pay $300 million in damages to Optis and several related companies for infringing wireless technology patents. Optis Wireless Technologies filed a patent lawsuit against Apple in 2020, and a Texas court ruled in August that Apple infringed five of Optis's patented technologies and required Apple to pay Optis $506 million in royalties.
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