Cross-border News Brief: A collection of cross-border hot topics on January 8
Amazon's share of online orders has risen dramatically due to on-time delivery
According to foreign media reports, Amazon has won the favor of holiday shoppers in the United States with on-time delivery, and the share of online orders of the e-commerce giant has risen sharply in the two weeks before Christmas. Amazon accounted for 29% of global orders in the two weeks leading up to Christmas, up significantly from 21% in the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday, according to package tracking app Route.
Agency data: Amazon Christmas online orders account for 29% of the world's
On January 5, it was reported that Amazon's share of online orders soared in the last few days of the holiday shopping season. Amazon accounted for 29 percent of the 55 million orders in the last two weeks before Christmas, up from 21 percent in the weeks of Thanksgiving and Black Friday, according to package tracking app Route.
US: The inflation outlook reinforces Fed optimism
As 2023 closes, underlying price pressures in the U.S. continue to decline, cementing the Fed's optimism about the future inflation outlook. Observers forecast that the core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes food and fuel, will rise 3.8% from a year earlier, and the index is considered to be more reflective of the underlying inflation situation in the United States. If realized, it would be the slowest annual increase since May 2021.
Amazon US has lowered the sales commission of some clothing products
On January 5, it was reported that Amazon's global store recently announced that from January 15, 2024 (US time), the sales commission of some clothing products on Amazon's US station will be reduced, and the following reduced sales commission ratio will be applied to eligible products. It is understood that the applicable conditions of the goods are divided into two situations, one is that the sales price < 15 US dollars, from the original sales commission of 17% to 5%, and the other is that the sales price of 15 ≤ < 20 US dollars, from the original sales commission of 17% to 10%. For other apparel products that do not meet the above criteria, the referral fee will remain unchanged.
Adobe: Online shopping in the United States reached $222.1 billion from November to December last year, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%
On January 5, according to data from Adobe Analytics, during the traditional prime shopping period from November 1 to December 31 last year, U.S. consumers' online shopping spending reached $222.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%. Although slightly higher than the expected $221.8 billion, the growth rate is still weak compared to the 3.5% growth rate in the same period in 2022.
Agency: Global smartwatch shipments are forecast to grow by 17% in 2024
36Kr learned that market research agency Canalys reported that the global wearable wristband device analysis and forecast data shows that the total sales of this category in 2023 will be 186 million units, an increase of 2%. The main driver of its growth was emerging markets, especially India, where shipments of basic watches increased by a significant 22%. This growth effectively offset the decline in the other two sub-categories, which came from a 9% decline in smartwatches and basic bracelets, respectively. Looking ahead, Canalys predicts a 10% growth rate for wearable wristband devices in 2024. This positive trend is fueled by a rebound in global interest in smartwatches, with shipments expected to grow by 17%.
Adobe: U.S. online spending reached $222.1 billion during the 2023 holiday season
On January 5, it was reported that Adobe Analytics recently released online shopping data for the 2023 holiday season in the United States, covering November 1 to December 31, 2023. According to the data, from November 1 to December 31, 2023, consumers' online spending reached $222.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%, setting a new record for e-commerce. Total online spending in November 2023 was $123.5 billion (up 6% year-over-year), driven by a strong Cyber Week (five days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday) that drove $38.0 billion (up 7.8% year-over-year). In December 2023, consumer online spending totaled $98.6 billion (up 3.7% year-over-year), partly due to discounts that persisted after Cyber Monday.
Affected by winter storms More than 10 million people in the United States are under winter weather alerts
Per AI Express, on January 7, local time, according to CNN, after the first storm swept through the northeast and the middle of the Atlantic, bringing widespread snowfall, more than 10 million people in the United States from California to Illinois are under the winter weather alert due to the impact of the second winter storm.
U.S. media: "De-risking" the supply chain that relies on China will create new risks
The Wall Street Journal's article on January 6, original title: "De-risking" China-dependent supply chains is creating new risks The West's "de-risking" of relations with China -- taking tariffs and other measures to build supply chains in "friendly countries" -- sounds good. However, sometimes the formulation of economic concepts can be misleading. New research reveals the practical effects of "de-risking", and the initial conclusions are worrying: the supply chain resilience that measures are designed to create is likely to be largely illusory, and that global supply chain complexity creates new risks that may not be fully recognized by [US] policymakers.
Costco's net sales in December last year were $26.15 billion, up 9.9% year-on-year
Titanium Media App reported on January 7 that according to the data on the official website of Costco, an American warehouse supermarket chain, on January 7, the company's net sales in December 2023 were $26.15 billion, a year-on-year increase of 9.9%.
Amazon's 2024 version of the listing scoring standard is officially implemented
On January 8, it was reported that Amazon's global store recently announced that from January 1, 2024, Amazon will officially implement the new version of the listing scoring standard. It is understood that compared with the old version of the scoring table, the upgraded version of the scoring table has added 4 key scoring items, namely all key attributes are filled, 10 characters< title length < 200 characters, the title starts with the brand name and the picture information is complete.
