Etsy releases notice of Australian postal rate changes; Russian AliExpress annual sales exceed 229.3 billion rubles

Etsy announces Australia Post rate changes  

Etsy recently announced that starting from April 15, 2021, the domestic rate for sellers purchasing Australia Post shipping labels on Etsy will increase by 5%.

It is reported that sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada can purchase shipping labels on Etsy, providing services such as tracking and free delivery confirmation. When sellers purchase labels on Etsy, Etsy will automatically mark all orders as shipped.

Shopee will charge 1% to 2% commission for local non-mall sellers

Shopee Malaysia announced that starting from June 1, 2021, a commission of 1% to 2% will be levied on all local non-mall sellers with ≥ 100 completed orders. Non-mall sellers refer to local sellers who sell through the Shopee platform and are not part of the Shopee mall. This new policy will not affect the commissions already levied on existing Shopee mall sellers and overseas sellers.

AliExpress Russia's annual sales exceeded 229.3 billion rubles

AliExpress Russia recently released its annual financial report as of March 31, 2021. The report shows that without deducting refunds, the total sales of AliExpress Russia in this fiscal year reached 229.3 billion rubles, compared with 209 billion rubles in the previous year. In addition, the report also talked about AliExpress's possible initial public offering this year.

Target tops North American consumer online shopping experience satisfaction ranking

It is reported that as more and more consumers start to shop online, the shopping experience has become crucial. Recently, Kantar, a global consumer research company , conducted a study on the satisfaction of North American consumers' online shopping experience, revealing the online retailers with the best consumer shopping experience. According to Kantar's research, Target.com ranked best in the overall performance of consumers' online shopping experience, and the US grocery delivery platform Instacar and Amazon tied for second in the overall performance ranking, each accounting for 71%.

Amazon's US digital advertising market share exceeds 10%

The latest report from research firm eMarketer shows that Amazon's share of the US digital advertising market increased from 7.8% in 2019 to 10.3% last year. The report shows that Google and Facebook still lead the US digital advertising market, with market shares of 28.9% and 25.2% respectively in 2020.

But Amazon is growing rapidly, taking a bite out of the Google- Facebook duopoly.  

Cross-border e-commerce grew 30% year-on-year , with UAE consumers surpassing the United States and Canada in online shopping

According to the latest report from Mastercard, UAE consumers are now buying 21% more goods online , higher than markets such as the United States and Canada. Since the outbreak, more than 73% of UAE consumers have bought groceries online, 66% of consumers have bought clothing, and 60% of consumers have bought medicines online. According to a report by Dubai Economy and VISA, consumers in the UAE are the largest spenders on the Internet in the Middle East and North Africa, with an average spending of $1,648 per online consumer.

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