Russians start ordering clothing, shoes and accessories online more frequently

In the second quarter of 2022, Ozon's apparel, footwear and accessories sales more than doubled year-over-year, according to reports. The number of active buyers also doubled, with more than 12 million orders delivered during the specified period. Demand growth was most active in jewellery and jewellery, adult apparel, adult and children's accessories, and footwear. Products in categories such as men's and women's underwear, T-shirts, shopping bags and hair accessories are also popular.

Workers at the UK's largest container port strike, affecting nearly $800 million in import and export trade

It is reported that nearly 2,000 workers at the Port of Felixstowe in the United Kingdom are on strike. Felixstowe Port is the largest and busiest container port in the United Kingdom. It receives about 2,000 ships every year, operates about 17 routes, and provides 33 services to and from more than 700 ports around the world. This route serves about 4 million containers each year, and undertakes about 48% of the UK's containerized freight. The shutdown of the port will have a significant impact on the UK's supply chain and logistics and transportation sectors such as shipping and road, and delays in customs clearance and cargo delivery are unavoidable. The total amount of affected import and export trade is nearly 800 million US dollars.

U.S. Port of Houston's container throughput hits record high in July

On August 23, the container throughput of the Port of Houston in the United States achieved a double-digit growth of 328,498 TEUs (20-foot container equivalent) in July, a month-on-month increase of more than 10%. Years. This is the highest ever for the port. From January to July 2022, the container throughput was 2,225,563 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 17%.

Amazon-branded sellers can handle bad reviews to boost customer engagement

A few days ago, Amazon’s US and European stations announced that brand sellers can now enhance brand loyalty and customer engagement by handling reviews that are Samsung or less than Samsung. According to reports, brand sellers can contact buyers who have left critical comments on their products through courtesy refunds, or use the buyer review feature in Seller Central. Sellers can see buyer reviews under the Branding option in Seller Central.

Ozon's revenue in Q2 was 58.5 billion rubles

Ozon has released unaudited operating and financial results for the second quarter of 2022, with revenue up 58% year-on-year to RUB 58.5 billion. The main driver was service revenue (+185%), followed by platform commissions and advertising revenue, which for the first time ever surpassed merchandise revenue GMV rose 92% year-on-year to 170.6 billion rubles.

Global merchandise trade growth slows in second quarter

Global merchandise trade continued to grow in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022, but at a slower pace than the first, and is likely to remain weak in the second half of the year, the World Trade Organization said in a new report.

Shopee Singapore site adds self-collection channel

According to Shopee, in order to better serve cross-border sellers and enhance the competitiveness of products. Shopee Singapore will add a new channel for SLS-Standard Express - Pick Locker at 10:00 (Beijing time) on 8/8/2022 (Beijing time).