Montreal port workers strike on Monday, Indian government predicts the epidemic will peak in mid-May

Montreal port workers to start strike on Monday

The Maritime Employers Association has received a strike notice from the union representing dock workers. Starting at 7 a.m. on Monday ( 26th), 1,150 port workers affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees will begin an indefinite strike. The main reason for the workers' strike is labor disputes.

The Port of Montreal handles more than C$275 million worth of goods every day . Any port disruption will inevitably cause logistics delays, increased costs and other uncertainties, and therefore the entire supply chain will be affected.

Toronto, Canada closes two Amazon distribution centers due to COVID-19

On April 26, it was reported that the Peel Region Public Health Department in Toronto, Canada announced on Saturday that it had partially closed two Amazon distribution centers to control the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

According to the health department's order, Amazon must close for at least two weeks by midnight on Saturday to slow the spread of the virus. The closure may last up to 10 days. During the closure, all affected employees must self-isolate during this period and are not allowed to go to other workplaces. It is not clear how many employees will be affected by the closure.

The Indian government predicts that the epidemic will peak in mid-May

The Indian government predicted on the 25th that the current wave of COVID-19 in the country may reach its peak in mid-May. Vinod Paul, a member of the National Transformation Committee in charge of health, said that by the end of this month, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and New Delhi will be the areas with the fastest increase in cases. When the epidemic reaches its peak in mid-May, India will have as many as 500,000 new confirmed cases per day.

From July 1, 2021, the German tax certificate will be cancelled

Simply put, from July 1, 2021, when registering for German VAT, you will only have a German local tax number and an EU tax number, and no longer a German tax certificate.

After the tax certificate is cancelled, sellers can upload the local tax number and DE tax number to the sales platform (ebay, Amazon, etc.). This is good news for sellers, as it speeds up the time for stores to start selling! The transition period is until August 15, 2021. During this period, the tax certificate is still valid. However, it should be noted that before July 1, 2021, sellers still need to upload the tax certificate before they can ship and sell, otherwise the platform will still restrict sales.

eBay France sees 68% increase in professional sellers

The head of eBay France recently stated that the number of professional sellers on eBay France increased by 68% to 40,000 in 2020. The number of sellers with physical stores also doubled in one year to 10,000.

eBay pointed out that at the end of 2020, eBay France's turnover increased by more than 20%, and performed very well in the second half of the year, and also showed a clear growth trend in the first quarter of 2021. The head of eBay France said that as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, online shopping growth continues, and due to the increase in the number of sellers, the conversion rate will also be further improved.

Australian e-commerce company Kogan's Q1 revenue fell 42% as online shopping demand slowed

It is understood that Australian e-commerce Kogan announced last Friday that its earnings fell by more than 42% due to slowing online shopping demand in the first quarter. It is reported that as the epidemic blockade was lifted, Australians began to shop in physical stores again, resulting in a sharp drop in online orders. As a result, Kogan's inventory was overstocked, resulting in high storage and removal fees.

More than 190,000 people signed a petition calling on Amazon to accept Dogecoin as a payment method

According to Change.org data, more than 190,000 people have signed a petition calling on Amazon to use Dogecoin as a payment method. The "Doge4Amazon - Accept Dogecoin as a Payment Method" petition claims that Amazon's failure to offer Dogecoin "is alienating many people who don't have traditional bank accounts." The total market value of Dogecoin currently exceeds $50 billion, and the number of Dogecoin users is second only to Bitcoin.

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