Amazon will implement new "valid tracking rate" on multiple sites, and Shopee will allow cash on delivery

Amazon to implement new “valid tracking rate” performance requirements across multiple sites

Amazon Global Selling stated that starting from August 9, 2021, Amazon's US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan sites will implement new "valid tracking rate" performance requirements. At that time, any self-delivered orders that do not meet the requirements will be considered invalid tracking orders, and if the valid tracking rate in any product category is lower than 95%, the seller's sales rights for self-delivered products in this category may be restricted.

Shopee Pay now supports Cash on Delivery

According to Shopee's announcement, Shopee Pay's scan-and-pay feature now supports cash on delivery orders, and users can get up to 20% cashback before June 10. The specific steps to use this feature are: first, select cash on delivery as the payment method when placing an order, and select Shopee Xpress as the shipping option; second, users need to inform the Shopee Xpress rider of their preference to pay for cash on delivery orders through ShopeePay; third, click on the ShopeePay wallet and scan the QR code of the Shopee Xpress rider; fourth, enter the required transaction order amount and the corresponding ShopeePay PIN code; fifth, enjoy cashback after payment is completed.

Wish's total revenue in Q1 this year was US$772 million

On May 13, Wish released its first quarter financial report ending March 31, 2021. During the reporting period, Wish's total revenue reached US$772 million, a year-on-year increase of 75%; net loss was US$128 million, compared with a net loss of US$66 million in the same period of 2020; adjusted EBITDA loss was US$79 million, compared with a loss of US$51 million in the same period of 2020; gross profit was US$442 million, a year-on-year increase of 56%.

Fashion e-commerce platform Zalora introduces Atome installment payment method

Recently, Southeast Asian fashion e-commerce platform Zalora announced a regional partnership with the installment payment app Atome. Zalora users will be able to use Atome for installment payments when shopping on the app and website. Currently, the payment function has been launched on Zalora Singapore and Malaysia sites, and will be gradually extended to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the coming months.

Middle Eastern express company Aramex's international express business volume reached 6.2 million pieces in the first quarter

On May 13, Aramex, a Middle Eastern express delivery company, announced that in the first quarter of this year, Aramex's operating profit fell by 20% to 79.45 million dirhams; net profit fell by 32% due to rising transportation costs; revenue increased by 24% to 1.42 billion dirhams. In the first quarter, Aramex's international express business revenue increased by 35%, and business volume increased by 14% to 6.2 million pieces, mainly driven by cross-border e-commerce business in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China and other Asian countries and regions.

Shopee adjusts shipping fees for International Express channel in Thailand

Shopee announced that starting from May 16, 2021, the International Express channel shipping fee of Shopee Thailand will be adjusted. In terms of first weight, the shipping fee for new buyers in Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C will be adjusted to 22 baht, 29 baht, and 79 baht respectively. In addition, the shipping fee for new sellers in Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C will be adjusted to 23 baht, 30 baht, and 80 baht respectively.

Global tablet shipments reached 39.9 million units in the first quarter

According to the preliminary data of IDC's global tablet quarterly tracking report, the tablet market grew 55.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, with a total shipment of 39.9 million units. Compared with the global market, the Chinese tablet market shipped about 6.25 million units in the first quarter of 2021, a year-on-year increase of 67.6%, the highest year-on-year growth in a single quarter since the second quarter of 2013.

Alibaba's cross-border export e-commerce platform announces strategic upgrade

Today, Alibaba's cross-border export e-commerce platform Tmall Taobao announced a strategic upgrade, fully opening up overseas channels for merchants, upgrading logistics, payment, operation, after-sales and other services, achieving zero threshold for merchants to enter with one click, significantly reducing operating costs, and making cross-border logistics and payment more convenient. Ye Jianqiu, general manager of Tmall Taobao's overseas business department, said that this year, 100,000 new domestic merchants will be helped to accelerate their overseas expansion.

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