Amazon India ends "SBD activity", expects social e-commerce sales in the United States to reach US$36.6 billion this year

Amazon India ends "SBD campaign"

On July 13, it was reported that Amazon India had ended its three-day "SBD event" , during which the number of sellers on the Indian site surged sixfold and sales exceeded 10 million rupees . Among them, more than 840,000 sellers from 85 sellers reported receiving orders, of which 68% of the orders came from non-metro cities . The most popular products included food processors, organic honey, laptop tables, scales, Bluetooth headsets, yoga mats, masks, jackfruit powder, onion hair care products , etc.

U.S. social e-commerce sales are expected to reach $36.6 billion in 2021

According to the latest data released by eMarketer on July 13 , the total sales of social e-commerce in the US market this year is expected to increase by about 36% year-on-year to US$36.6 billion, a slight decrease from 39% in 2020. It is understood that Facebook is still the largest social e-commerce platform in the US market. In 2021, about 22.3% of users on the platform have purchased a product at least once, accounting for about 12.9% on Instagram and about 5.6% on Pinterest.

Alibaba International Station will work with universities to train 1 million cross-border e-commerce talents

On July 13, Alibaba International Station recently upgraded the "Cross-border E-commerce College Talent Training Program", and will work with 2,000 colleges and universities to train 1 million cross-border e-commerce talents. It is reported that this plan will select professional colleges, jointly build a training system, authoritative assessment and certification, accurately recommend employment, and continuously drive growth, and will open online courses, exercise practice systems, Alibaba International Station platform training simulation software, platform official certification and employment services for free in all aspects .

Saudi fashion e-commerce company Nejree completes $15 million Series A financing

On July 13, it was reported that Nejree, a fashion e-commerce platform headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, recently announced that it has completed a $15 million Series A financing. It is reported that Nejree plans to use the funds from this round of financing to expand its operating scale and further develop "Nejree Closet", expand more categories and brand products, and enter new markets.

Cross-border e-commerce imports and exports grew 28.6% in the first half of the year

On July 13, Li Kuiwen, spokesman of the General Administration of Customs and director of the Statistics and Analysis Department, disclosed a set of data at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office today: In the first half of the year, my country's comprehensive bonded zone imports and exports increased by 29.1%, free trade pilot zones imports and exports increased by 32.1%, and Hainan Free Trade Port imports and exports increased by 46.1%, all significantly higher than the overall growth rate of foreign trade. During the same period, cross-border e-commerce imports and exports increased by 28.6%, and market procurement exports increased by 49.1%.

In the first half of the year, China's imports and exports to countries along the Belt and Road increased by 27.5% year-on-year

On July 13, Li Kuiwen, spokesman of the General Administration of Customs and director of the Statistics and Analysis Department, said today that according to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, China's imports and exports to countries along the "Belt and Road" reached 5.35 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.5%, 0.4 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of China's foreign trade in the same period, accounting for 29.6% of China's total foreign trade imports and exports. Among them , in the first half of the year, China's imports and exports to countries along the "Belt and Road" by rail transport reached 209.78 billion yuan, an increase of 43.1%.

my country's express delivery business volume increased by more than 15 billion pieces in the first half of 2021

On July 13, according to the "China Express Development Index Report for June 2021" released by the State Post Bureau, in the first half of this year, the monthly growth rate of my country's express delivery market was more than 20%, and the net increase in express delivery business volume exceeded 15 billion pieces. Since the second quarter, the average monthly increase has been about 2 billion pieces, and the monthly business volume has gradually approached the 10 billion mark. The report also shows that in the first half of this year, the growth rate of my country's inter-regional express delivery business exceeded 50%, and the growth rate of international and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan express delivery business was nearly 50%. It is worth mentioning that this year, in just half a year, my country's express delivery business volume exceeded 50 billion pieces, nearly half a year earlier than the first time it reached 50 billion pieces in 2018, and about 2 months earlier than 2020.

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