Hong Kong DHL warehouse explosion postponed, Wish relaxed restrictions on price and shipping adjustments

Hong Kong DHL warehouse explosion extension

Currently, the DHL logistics system in Hong Kong is overloaded, causing cargo to pile up, and freight forwarders have had to announce a reduction in inventory .   Many freight forwarders have issued notices stating: "We have received a notice from DHL Hong Kong that Hong Kong has begun to reduce its warehouses by 40%-50%. Based on the current market volume, this will directly lead to DHL Hong Kong's warehouse being overwhelmed, and the reduction in warehouses is expected to continue until the end of the month."

Wish: Relaxing restrictions on price and shipping adjustments

On April 21, Wish announced that in order to help merchants cope with the ever-changing global e-commerce market environment and form a stable process balance, Wish has relaxed restrictions on price and shipping adjustments so that merchants can control pricing more flexibly. The updated policy applies to both promotional products and non-promotional products, and merchants do not need to apply to join, the policy will automatically apply.

Tokopedia ranks first in Indonesia’s Q1 e-commerce platform traffic ranking

According to data from SimilarWeb, Tokopedia was the most visited e-commerce platform in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2021, with 126.4 million monthly visits and 38.93 million unique visitors. In January 2021, Tokopedia accounted for 32.04% of the visits to Indonesian e-commerce platforms, and as of March, Tokopedia's share increased to 33.07%.

Etsy added 3 million new sellers in 2020

At the beginning of 2020, Etsy had less than 7 million sellers. In just one year, Etsy added nearly 3 million sellers, increasing to 10 million, more than double the growth rate of last year. The new sellers mainly come from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries. In the past 12 months, the number of active sellers on Etsy has more than doubled, bringing the range of Etsy's sales products to more than 100 million; the number of monthly visits to the Etsy website has also doubled.  

AliExpress Logistics New Announcement: Two Types of Products Are Banned from Sale and Suspension of Operation

It is reported that AliExpress has decided to suspend the sale of all leaf-category products under Beauty & Health >> Health Care >> health food (vitamins & supplements) in the US market from April 20, 2021. The time of resuming sales is currently unknown. For orders that have taken effect but not shipped before this announcement, they can continue to be shipped.

In addition, due to a batch of live electrical goods catching fire at Hong Kong Airport some time ago, AliExpress said it would ban the transportation of such live electrical goods. At the same time, the platform suggested that sellers use the Cainiao Special Cargo Line standard channel or communicate with buyers to choose other processing solutions, while non-live electrical products will not be affected and can still be transported normally.

Amazon launches North American Remote Delivery (NARF) program

Amazon recently launched a North American Remote Delivery (NARF) plan, which enables shared inventory among the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with goods shipped directly from the United States. This will help Amazon US sellers enter the Canadian and Mexican markets.

Currently, sellers can log in to Amazon backend, select the "Inventory" option, enter the remote logistics and delivery page, and register to participate in the NARF program. After completing the registration, the seller's store products will be synchronized. In addition, after completing the relevant settings, the system will automatically price the products.

Carrefour's sales in the first quarter of 2021 exceeded 18.5 billion euros

It is reported that Carrefour's sales in the first quarter reached 18.56 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%, reflecting strong performance in major markets such as Brazil, France and Spain.

Carrefour's online sales GMV increased by 51%, and it has taken a leading position in the home delivery business. Through a partnership with British online ordering company Deliveroo, the number of Carrefour online stores has increased to 2,000 by the end of 2021.

UK shoppers halve their purchases at Tesco

Tesco is the largest supermarket chain in the UK and the third largest supermarket group in the world after Walmart and Carrefour . Affected by the epidemic, British buyers stockpiled a large amount of food during the lockdown, and Tesco's offline and online store sales broke new records. It is understood that Tesco's online sales account for 35% of the UK market share, and sales soared 77% to 6.3 billion pounds (8.7 billion US dollars). As of the end of 2020, online purchases and store pickups accounted for a quarter of online orders.

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