Amazon: Inflating the price of epidemic prevention supplies will lead to the suspension of seller accounts

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1, Amazon: the price of anti-epidemic supplies will lead to the suspension of the seller's account

In response to the price gouging of epidemic prevention supplies on Amazon, Amazon's US website issued an announcement reminding sellers that unfair, excessive and misleading prices that violate the fair pricing policy of the market may lead to the suspension of sellers' accounts. It is reported that with the increase in demand for epidemic prevention supplies caused by the aggravation of the epidemic, the incidents of price gouging on amazon have increased, especially the price of new crown epidemic prevention supplies such as masks and nucleic acid kits has fluctuated the most. Amazon says the Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy protects Amazon customers from unfair, excessively high and misleading prices. Sellers who don't comply with this policy may result in offer removal or account suspension. Home can visit the Pricing Health page to view and restore a list of seller accounts that may have been deactivated in accordance with Amazon's Fair Pricing Policy.

2. AliExpress will launch the Spanish and French overseas official warehouse simple lines

AliExpress issued an announcement that in order to expand AliExpress store products and overseas small parts business in Spain and France, and improve the warehouse stocking capacity, the new warehouse launched a light parts small parts simple line. Spain will launch the 4PX light warehouse simple route on January 20, 2022, and France will start production on February 15, 2022 on the warehouse logistics route (US$2 per order for the entire journey using the official Freight Route of West France) and the tail-end freight route (including tax).

3. Shopify added 2.59 million new online stores in two years

According to foreign media outlet Ecommerce News, Genus AI's research shows that the number of stores on Shopify increased by 201.53% between March 2020 and January 2022, and the platform added 2.59 million new online stores in less than two years. This strong growth in the number of stores on Shopify can be attributed to covid-19 protection measures implemented in most European countries, including lockdown management measures. Many brick-and-mortar stores were forced to close, and businesses had to look for other ways to do business. According to reports, most of Shopify's customers come from the United States. As of now, the platform has about 2.66 million U.S. online stores, an increase of 178.53% compared to March 2020 (950,000).

At the same time, the number of European online stores on Shopify has also grown significantly. There are currently 156,000 online stores on Shopify in the UK, an increase of 218.81%. It was followed by France (596,000), with an increase of 320.85%. In the European market, Germany saw the strongest user growth at 480%, with Shopify now having 78,000 German online stores, up from just 13,000 in March 2020.

Genus AI said most of the new stores on Shopify are made up of smaller players who don't have the ability to compete with e-commerce giants like Amazon. They focus on customer satisfaction, quality products, and thus higher ratings, a larger customer base, and enough capital to compete with the giants.

4. Amazon launched a "one-time" pickup password

Recently, Amazon Italia announced the launch of a "one-time" pickup code for delivering high-value orders to ensure that goods can safely reach consumers. In addition, "one-time" pickup passwords can also increase consumer confidence in purchasing, as the number of parcel thefts across Europe and the United States has recently risen sharply. Amazon through Amazon Counter will set up hundreds of pickup points across Canada and plans to expand massively in 2022.

5. Lazada launched the self-delivery and self-mail package function

Lazada recently issued a paper saying that in order to help merchants reduce logistics costs and improve efficiency, the package delivery function of the Lazada platform in 2022 has covered all scenarios! Including free collection, paid collection, collection point, self-delivery, self-delivery. In the system for package delivery, the package delivery represents the completion of the merchant's performance, the merchant time limit is increased by 24-48 hours, and the order cancellation caused by slow delivery or waiting for scanning can be avoided.

6. The cumulative number of China-Europe express trains "East Passage" has exceeded 15,000

According to China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd., as of January 17, 2022, the number of China-Europe trains entering and leaving the Manzhouli and Suifenhe ports through the "East Passage" of china-Europe express trains has accumulated 15,001 trains and sent goods 1379421 TEUs, achieving that since the first China-Europe express train departed through Manzhouli Port in 2013, the number of trains opened exceeded the 15,000 mark.

7. Dunhuang added Karl Lagerfeld brand intellectual property protection

On January 19, DHgate released the announcement of the new Karl Lagerfeld brand intellectual property protection (hereinafter referred to as the announcement). The platform received relevant complaints from relevant brand parties, and some sellers sold products involving infringement of the relevant intellectual property rights of the Karl Lagerfeld brand. Please ask the majority of sellers to conduct a self-examination of the store's product information (including products removed from the shelves), if unauthorized, please delete the relevant products immediately. If, in the process of monitoring or review, it is found that there is infringement in the seller's account, the platform will punish according to the relevant rules of the "DHgate Seller Violation Management Rules", and if the violation is serious, the platform will directly give the penalty of closing the account.

8. Shenzhen bonded logistics import and export in 2021 was 817.96 billion yuan, an increase of 17.9% year-on-year

According to Shenzhen Customs statistics, in 2021, the import and export of goods trade in Shenzhen will reach 3.54 trillion yuan, a record high in scale and an increase of 16.2% over 2020. Among them, exports were 1.92 trillion yuan, ranking first among foreign trade cities in the mainland for the 29th consecutive year, an increase of 13.5%, and imports were 1.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.5%. In the month of December 2021, the scale of imports and exports hit a new monthly high since April 2013, reaching 385.62 billion yuan, an increase of 25.8%, and achieved positive growth for the 14th consecutive month.

9. Jingdong New Year Goods Festival: Jiangsu consumer purchasing power ranks third in the country

On January 19, Jingdong New Year Festival data shows that not only a variety of exquisite gift boxes, wine, sugar and tea are popular, but also a variety of special services have become the "new choice for gifts" for many consumers. Consumers across the country are in the process of hoarding New Year goods, and the purchasing power of Jiangsu consumers ranks third in the country. From the perspective of the composition of the consumer population, during this year's New Year Festival, the transaction amount of female users in Jiangsu increased by 65.2%, and the transaction amount of young people under 35 years old increased by 51.7% year-on-year. The local low- and medium-line order volume increased by about 30% year-on-year, and at the same time, the consumption amount of this part of the city accounted for 43.2% of the province. At the same time, Jiangsu ranked 10th in the country in terms of off-site order volume growth.

10. Polish e-commerce company Allegro released its 2021 annual consumer trend report

Recently, Polish e-commerce Allegro released the 2021 annual consumer trend report, in 2021, the Allegro platform sold more than 70 million fashion products, an increase of more than 60% over 2020. According to Allegro's annual report, every Pole has purchased at least one fashion item on Allegro. Compared to 2020, sales of crop tops on the Allegro increased by 21%, and spotted clothing was also popular with consumers. More than 48,000 flecked women's clothing, most of them dresses, were sold on Allegro in 2021.