Amazon North America joint account expands to Brazil, USPS announces plans to increase shipping rates

Amazon North America Unified Account expands to Brazil

According to the latest announcement released by Amazon, Amazon's North American joint account has been extended to the Brazilian site. Sellers can use one North American joint account to sell on Amazon's US, Canada, Mexico and Brazilian sites. It is reported that Amazon Brazil is a fast-growing market with about 31.4 million users, and the overall traffic of the site increased by 100% year-on-year last year.

USPS announces plans to increase shipping rates

According to foreign media reports, the United States Postal Service ( USPS) had submitted a price increase request to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) last Friday , raising the prices of its leading products and services by about 6.9%. Today , USPS announced a plan to increase freight rates. The price of Flats Single-Piece will increase from $1.00 to $1.16, an increase of 16%, and the price of Media Mail proposal will increase from $3.71 to $4.11, an increase of 10.8%. For small and medium-sized enterprise sellers who rely on USPS's cheaper shipping services to complete orders, these changes will greatly affect their profitability.

The 2021 Fortune 500 list of the largest US companies is released: Walmart retains the top spot, Amazon ranks second

On June 2, Fortune Chinese website just released the 2021 Fortune 500 list of the largest US companies. According to the list information, Walmart has topped the list for the ninth consecutive year, and Amazon remains in second place. It is reported that although Amazon has not changed in the ranking, it has maintained a high growth momentum. In the past ten years, the company's revenue has jumped from US$34 billion to US$386 billion.

Cross-border e-commerce service platform "Dianxiaomi" completed 135 million yuan in B+ round of financing

On June 2, Dianxiaomi, a global one-stop cross-border e-commerce service platform, announced the completion of a RMB 135 million B+ round of financing, led by Gaorong Capital, followed by GGV Capital and CDH Investments, with Lingbo Capital serving as the exclusive financial advisor. It is reported that the funds raised in this round will be used for SaaS product layout, service system upgrades, and the introduction of high-end talents.

Alibaba International Station launches a "no-throwing" line for toys to be shipped overseas

On June 2, in order to solve the problem of toys being easily "thrown away" due to their large size but light weight, the cross-border supply chain of Alibaba International Station launched the "no-throwing special line" for toys to go overseas for the first time, charging only by product weight. It can save merchants 50% of logistics costs. In addition, the platform has also joined forces with logistics ecological partners to launch a freight special line that "guarantees cabins and cabinets, and compensation for abandoned cabinets". According to data from Alibaba International Station, from January to May this year, the number of orders for toys on the platform increased by 185% year-on-year, and the number of wholesale buyers increased by 235%.

Italian Post's net profit in the first quarter of 2021 was 447 million euros

According to the latest financial report released by Poste Italiane, in the first quarter of 2021, the Italian Post's business continued to recover, with revenue increasing by 9.8% to 2.9 billion euros and net profit increasing by 46% to 447 million euros. Supported by insurance products, parcel growth and bank card payments, operating profit increased by 40.8% to 620 million euros. In the first quarter, the company's mail, parcel and delivery division had revenue of 917 million euros, an increase of 18.9% year-on-year, of which the volume of B2C parcels doubled year-on-year, setting a record high.

Amazon's overall market is not saturated, and GMV will continue to grow

Today, according to the latest research from Marketplace Pulse , despite the continuous entry of new sellers, the Amazon market is still not saturated. Currently , more than half of Amazon's sales come from sellers who have been in business for many years. Some of these old sellers have gradually lost due to reasons such as stopping sales or having their accounts suspended . But overall, the loss rate of old sellers is slower than the entry rate of new sellers , so new sellers can continue to grow and continue to drive Amazon's overall GMV without taking away the market share of existing sellers.

eBay and Adevinta merger approved by UK Competition and Markets Authority

On June 2, according to foreign media reports, the UK Competition and Markets Authority approved the merger between eBay and Adevinta. The transaction was actually carried out in July last year, but it was only approved by the UK Competition and Markets Authority today. It is reported that after the successful transaction, eBay will receive $2.5 billion in cash and 540 million shares of Adevinta. In addition, eBay will also obtain 44% of the company's equity and 33.3% of the voting rights, and obtain two seats on the board of directors.

Xiaomi smartphone shipments in Chile surged 1,000% year-on-year in the first quarter

According to the latest research report released by Strategy Analytics on June 2, in the first quarter of this year, Chile's smartphone shipments increased by 71% year-on-year to 2.9 million units, setting a new record. Among them, Xiaomi performed amazingly, with a year-on-year growth of more than 1,000%, ranking third, and its market share also set a new record of 16%. Some people predict that Xiaomi is expected to take the second place by the end of this year.

China's express delivery business volume exceeded 40 billion pieces in 5 months

According to real-time monitoring data from the State Post Bureau, as of June 1, China's express delivery business volume has exceeded 40 billion pieces this year, close to the full-year level of 2017, with an average daily business volume of more than 266 million pieces and an average daily service user volume of more than 500 million. In addition, the State Post Bureau predicts that the full-year express delivery business volume in 2021 will exceed 95 billion pieces. It is worth noting that it took only 5 months for the express delivery business volume to exceed 40 billion pieces this year, 7 months earlier than the first time in 2017 when China's express delivery business volume reached 40 billion pieces, and about 2 months earlier than 2020, breaking the record again.

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