Amazon updates Amazon Pay dashboard, AliExpress adjusts EU multi-country logistics shipping rates

Amazon updates Amazon Pay dashboard

According to the latest announcement released by Amazon Europe, Amazon has updated the Amazon Pay dashboard to facilitate sellers. It is reported that Amazon Pay is a payment subsidiary of Amazon, providing digital wallet services for platforms and other online merchants. At present, Amazon Pay payment business covers countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and many other countries.

AliExpress: EU multi-country logistics routes have been reduced by up to 20%

On June 9, AliExpress's 618 promotion is coming. In order to help Chinese cross-border merchants better serve consumers, Cainiao issued a notice on the adjustment of online delivery route freight: merchants will settle freight according to the new quotation for online delivery logistics orders created from 0:00 on June 8, 2021, Pacific Time. Among them, economic logistics routes in many EU countries will be significantly reduced, with the maximum reduction of up to 20%. At the same time, Cainiao officially opened the Middle East Transshipment Center established in Dubai and took a number of important measures to ensure logistics.

Amazon launches brand accelerator program in Mexico

Amazon recently announced that it has launched the IP Accelerator program in Mexico , enabling small and medium-sized enterprise sellers to obtain trademarks, brand protection and deal with infringing goods on the Amazon platform and the wider market more conveniently and at a lower cost.

GMV in key markets such as Poland increased by more than 40%

On June 9, at the second "Central and Eastern Europe Expo", a spokesperson said that AliExpress ranked first in Hungary, Croatia and other countries, and ranked second in Poland and Romania. In the last fiscal year, AliExpress's GMV in Central and Eastern Europe increased by nearly 30% year-on-year, with the fastest growth in Slovenia and Poland, both exceeding 40% year-on-year.

Moreover, according to the latest data from the AliExpress platform, compared with other markets, Central and Eastern European consumers prefer "Chinese Style". Local female consumers are particularly fond of Chinese fashion products, such as women's clothing and accessories, among which customized jewelry sales have increased by more than 100 times year-on-year.

94% of Russia 's international mail shipments in the first quarter came from China

According to foreign media reports, Akimov, general manager of Russian Post, said that in the first quarter of this year, mail from China to Russia accounted for 94% of Russia's international mail, an increase of 5% over the previous year. Akimov also said that Southeast Asia is the world's largest logistics market and the strategic direction of Russian Post, and container logistics is one of the most promising directions. We believe it can meet the growing needs of the e-commerce market.

Speedaf, a China-Africa integrated logistics service provider, completes Series A+ financing

On June 9, Speedaf, a comprehensive logistics service provider in China and Africa, announced that it had completed a round of A+ financing of several hundred million yuan, led by Trustbridge Capital, followed by Northern Lights Capital and Yuanjing Capital. The funds raised will be mainly used for Speedaf's overseas network expansion, IT system construction and talent team building. It is understood that Speedaf was established in 2019 and ZTO Express is one of its original shareholders. At present, Speedaf has built local express and LTL networks in Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and Morocco, and established multiple distribution centers, outlets and warehouses.

Bezos and other American super-rich have actual tax rates much lower than ordinary people

According to confidential data from the IRS, the total wealth of the 25 richest people in the United States increased by $401 billion from 2014 to 2018. However, in these five years, these people's actual tax rate was only 3.4%, and some people did not even pay taxes in a certain year. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid only slightly less than 1% in taxes for his $99 billion wealth increase in five years. In contrast, the annual income of the median American family in recent years has been about $70,000, and the federal taxes paid are as high as 14% of their income.

Russian Post to launch drone delivery service in remote areas of the country

On June 9, the press office of Russian Post Company recently stated that in order to ensure that remote areas can also enjoy delivery services, Russian Post plans to invest more than 340 million rubles to launch an experimental network for drone delivery services, including 48 routes, located in Chukotka Autonomous Region, Kamchatka Krai, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region and Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region.

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