01. Wildfires on California Highway 5

On September 2, according to foreign media reports, a fire in California caused the closure of a major highway near Los Angeles. Interstate 5 closed all lanes of northbound and southbound traffic, causing traffic jams on a major road in and out of Los Angeles .

It is reported that the fire has expanded to 165 acres, the control rate is 0%, and the recovery time of Interstate 5 has not yet been notified. The wildfire will affect many warehouses around Amazon, and the delivery of goods will be delayed .

It was reported on September 2 that under the influence of this year's No. 11 typhoon "Xuan Lannuo" (super typhoon level), Mason issued an announcement saying that due to the influence of the typhoon, Manukai 229E will arrive later next week, and Marsonia 026E will be used to replace it. ship carrying .

It is reported that Manukai 229E will perform the CCX route to the Port of Long Beach. The ship is scheduled to arrive in Shanghai on September 7 and arrive at the Port of Long Beach on September 19.

03. Amazon will close 2 delivery facilities in the east of the United States

On September 2, documents from Maryland regulators showed that Amazon plans to close two distribution facilities in the Baltimore area, one on Kelso Avenue in Essex and the other on Charwood Road in Hanover . Both facilities are expected to close on October 25 .

In March 2020, Amazon spent more than $90 million to open a fulfillment facility in Hanover with a total storage capacity of 154,000 square feet, according to records from the Maryland Department of Assessment and Revenue. The distribution facility in Essex is larger, with a total storage capacity of more than 270,000 square feet and an area of ​​more than 20 acres.

04. Amazon has updated the return policy for self-fulfillment sellers

On September 2, Amazon’s US station announced that from August 31, Amazon will automatically approve return requests from US buyers and will provide buyers with prepaid return shipping labels for certain categories of products , including sexual health products. , professional medical supplies and scientific supplies.

In addition, there are still some categories of returns that will continue to be manually authorized, including handcrafted products, Amazon custom products, certified pre-owned watches, non-physical items, legally non-returnable items, and dangerous goods.

05. TikTok Shop will collect cross-border deposits from September 15

It was reported on September 2 that TikTok Shop will collect deposits from merchants from September 15, 2022. At the same time, TikTok Shop will launch the TikTok Shop cross-border shop deposit policy for all cross-border merchants .

If the merchant continues to use the services of TikTok Shop on or after September 15, 2022, the merchant needs to agree to update the "TikTok Shop Merchant Service Agreement" and "TikTok Shop Store Deposit Policy", and pay the deposit; if the merchant does not agree with these changes, the merchant will It will be necessary to stop using the platform services and close the merchant account in accordance with the regulations of the TikTok Shop. It is understood that the TikTok Shop margin policy applies to UK cross-border and Southeast Asian cross-border sellers.

06. Amazon launches AWD warehousing and distribution service

September 2nd news, recently, Amazon launched a new service to help its sellers store large amounts of inventory and support delivery to any place to ease tight supply chain problems.

Amazon said sellers can start using the new service, called Amazon Warehousing and Fulfillment (AWD), starting in 2023 for wholesale customers or brick-and-mortar stores. The pay-as-you-go service will also help sellers slash logistics costs , but no specifics were disclosed.

07. Amazon launches new algorithm "Condor"

On September 2, according to foreign media reports, Amazon recently launched a new algorithm for optimizing logistics delivery routes, called "Condor". The algorithm will use the product's receipt information and other data to evaluate the shipping route to determine the best delivery plan .

It is understood that Condor considers the entire geographic area served by the distribution station, while determining how to split the order into shipments and where the purchasing center for each shipment is. The breakthrough achievement of the algorithm is that it can eliminate some complex transportation routes (about 0.5%), reducing the number of transportation routes per area to less than 10.

08. Amazon’s U.S. e-commerce market is 6 times larger than Walmart’s

September 2nd news, according to Statista data, as of June this year, Amazon occupied 37.8% of the US e-commerce market, ranking first, 6 times that of Walmart (6.3%), and Apple ranked third (3.9%). %).

09. Portuguese e-commerce company Worten recruits Chinese brand sellers

It was reported on September 2 that before the peak season, the Russian e-commerce platform Worten provided a series of welfare policies for new sellers. ESG Group, as the official partner of Worten, won the following exclusive offers for sellers:

As of October 1, 2022, Worten does not limit the number of ESG merchants ; the platform vigorously recruits brand sellers of various categories, and lowers the authorization threshold for domestic brands (Huawei, Xiaomi, DJI, anker, etc.), and only needs to issue a letter The Chinese version of the power of attorney and the official seals of both parties are sufficient;

At the same time, through the Worten investment partner ESG cross-border e-commerce, you can enjoy the green audit channel. If there is no problem with the information, you can link to the world in 7 days, activate in 14 days, and the total settlement time is 3 weeks ; ESG cross-border e-commerce has won a one-stop service for sellers. Annual free trial camp discount, zero burden to open a store, enter through ESG, enjoy 12 months of free monthly rent (ESG exclusive discount).

10. The hearing aid brand “ZhiTing” received tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A+ round financing

It was reported on September 2 that the hearing aid brand "ZhiTing" of Shenzhen ZhiTing Technology Co., Ltd. recently received tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A+ round of financing . This round of financing was led by Daotong Investment and Jinding Capital.

It is understood that Zhiting was established in 2017. It is a smart hearing aid brand that integrates the research and development of hearing aids, the design, production and sales of hearing aid chips. Committed to the intelligent development of hearing detection and hearing aid systems, benefiting the hearing-impaired, and promoting the rapid development of the hearing aid industry and hearing rehabilitation services.

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