AliExpress adjusts the fees for "Overseas Undeliverable Return Service", Alibaba announces 2021 financial report

AliExpress will adjust the fees for "Overseas Undeliverable Return Service"

AliExpress recently announced that the "Overseas Undeliverable Return Service" will adjust the fee from 1.19 yuan/order to 0.88 yuan/order starting from May 15, 2021 (Beijing time). In addition, for newly created logistics orders at 0:00 on May 15, 2021 (Beijing time), and the Overseas Undeliverable Return Service is selected, the return promised delivery time will be restored to 180 days except for Brazil, and 220 days for Brazil.

Alibaba 's cross-border and global retail business revenue in fiscal year 2021 was 34.455 billion yuan

According to Alibaba's latest fourth quarter and full-year financial report for fiscal year 2021, Alibaba's cross-border and global retail business achieved revenue of 34.455 billion yuan in fiscal year 2021, a year-on-year increase of 42% from 24.323 billion yuan in fiscal year 2020, accounting for 5% of the group's total revenue. Alibaba said that the main reason for the growth was the rapid development of Lazada and Trendyol. In the first quarter of 2021, Alibaba's cross-border and global retail business achieved revenue of 9.496 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 77%.

eBay removes 'adults only' category

It is reported that eBay sent an email to some sellers on May 13, announcing a new policy. The email mentioned: Starting from July 15, 2021, the "Adults Only" category will no longer apply to new listings.

Lazada's central warehouse and overseas warehouses are fully open to investment

Lazada recently announced that the Indonesian bonded warehouse has been officially launched and fully open to investment, providing warehouse service incentive plans to all merchants, which will take effect from June 1. Specifically, Lazada's warehouse service incentive plan for overseas warehouses and central warehouses has launched a free warehouse operation fee activity, and monthly assessments are conducted based on national latitudes. After merchants achieve their goals, they can enjoy a 50%-100% reduction in warehouse operation fees every month.

Wish adjusts "Vacation Mode" to "Vacation Settings"

Today, Wish announced that in order to facilitate sellers to edit holiday settings on the merchant platform, the platform has redesigned the original "Vacation Mode" page and renamed it to the "Vacation Settings" page. If sellers need to update their holiday settings, please go to the "Account" > "Settings" > "Vacation Settings" page on the merchant platform, just click "Edit" and select any of the following options according to the situation.

Amazon to hire 75,000 more employees in the U.S. and Canada

On May 14, Amazon announced that in order to continue to expand its business scope and better serve customers, the company will recruit 75,000 employees in its operations and logistics networks in the United States and Canada. The company announced an increase in related salaries, with an average starting salary of more than $17 per hour for these vacant positions, and offers signing bonuses of up to $10 million in many places.

WishPost China Merchants Bank recharge payment channel fee increased to 0.18%

Today, Wish announced that due to changes in the cost of third-party payment channels, WishPost will adjust the handling fee of the "Personal Online Banking-China Merchants Bank" recharge payment channel from 0.08% to 0.18% while ensuring that the original recharge payment service remains unchanged.

Tmall Global adds new direct store delivery fees

According to an announcement released by Tmall Global, in order to enhance consumers' shopping experience and protect their rights, Tmall Global will add new rules on delivery fees for direct-operated stores , which will take effect on May 20, 2021. The announcement shows that these rules apply to three stores: Tmall Global Import Supermarket, Tmall Global Import Supermarket Domestic Spot, and Tmall Global Bistro Direct Store.

The total contract value of the Global Cross-border E-commerce Conference reached 18.6 billion yuan

On May 14, the fifth Global Cross-border E-commerce Conference was held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. The State Council agreed to carry out a pilot program of cross-border e-commerce retail imported medicines in Henan Province for a period of three years. At the conference, 50 major projects were signed, involving cross-border park construction, international logistics, cross-border procurement, talent training, etc. The contract value reached 18.6 billion yuan. Public data shows that during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the import and export volume of Henan's cross-border e-commerce reached 640.88 billion yuan, with an average annual growth of 35.3%.

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