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Amazon US has launched a "Return Provider Program" for self-fulfilled sellers to help self-fulfilled sellers return goods. Participating in this program simplifies the return process for self-fulfilled sellers and recovers the cost of returns.

Amazon US station announced that self-fulfillment sellers have launched a "Return Provider Program" to help self-fulfillment sellers return goods. The following is the content of the announcement:

Amazon has launched the Returns Provider Program to help self-fulfilled sellers manage returns from U.S. buyers. If a self-fulfilled seller does not have a U.S. return address, a self-fulfilled seller participating in the Returns Provider Program can contact a returns provider to manage returns.

Participating in this program simplifies the returns process for U.S. self-fulfilled sellers, recovering the cost of returns while providing buyers with a seamless returns experience. Joining the program further simplifies buyer returns by getting prepaid return labels for seller-fulfilled orders and the return provider's domestic warehouse address.

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eBay has announced that it will return to the Polish e-commerce market, restarting the Polish site (eBay.pl). eBay plans to become one of the top three e-commerce platforms in the country, competing with No. 1 Allegro and No. 2 Amazon for market share.

According to foreign media reports, eBay recently announced that it will return to the Polish e-commerce market, that is, restart the Polish site (eBay.pl). eBay plans to become one of the top three e-commerce platforms in the country, competing with No. 1 Allegro and No. 2 Amazon for market share.

According to reports, eBay entered the Polish market in 2005, but due to the loss to Allegro, it slowly ended its business in Poland, leaving only the international version of eBay website.

A few years ago, eBay tried to expand in Poland but faced obstacles due to a lack of technology, said Lorna Dunne, eBay's head of EU sales. Now, eBay has advanced technology and tools, such as machine translation and artificial intelligence, to provide Polish buyers with quality buying services. Therefore, eBay announced its return to Poland at this time.

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Walmart announced a "New-Seller Savings" campaign to encourage more sellers to join Walmart's third-party marketplace. Newly joined sellers will receive a 50% discount on referral fees for 90 days.

According to foreign media reports, Walmart recently announced the launch of the "New-Seller Savings" program, a program to support new sellers to encourage more sellers to join Walmart's third-party marketplace. Sellers who join third-party marketplaces by May 31, 2022, and start selling on the marketplace by June 30, 2022, will reportedly receive a 90-day discount of 50% on sales commissions. Sellers who are approved to join Walmart Fulfillment Service (WFS), complete the operation setup and ship the item (at least one) into a Walmart fulfillment center by June 30, 2022, can get 90 days of free storage and 10% Shipping discounts. Items shipped via WFS will have exclusive Walmart packaging and will be classified as "Fulfilled by Walmart".

Market wind direction

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Amazon's growth is accelerating in Australia, according to a new report from market research firm Pattern. 2021 saw a surge in purchases from Amazon, with 64% of online shoppers making purchases, up from 7% in 2020.

Amazon has managed to sustain accelerated growth in Australia over the past two years, making it one of the most-used shopping platforms for local consumers, according to a new report from market research firm Pattern.

Pattern's report states:

Amazon has more than 50% market share in Australia;

64% of online shoppers purchased a brand from Amazon for the first time in the past year;

In 2021, Amazon Prime subscribers will increase by 30%.

It is reported that in 2021 (64%) the number of people buying branded products from the Amazon platform will increase significantly, far exceeding 2020 (7%). It can be seen that DTC brands are receiving more attention from consumers, and Amazon is becoming an important channel for brand development.

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According to data released by the First National Bank of South Africa (FNB), the current annual e-commerce transaction volume in South Africa exceeds 1 billion, and it is expected that by 2025, the e-commerce market in South Africa will exceed 400 billion rand (about 27.2 billion US dollars).

According to foreign media reports, data released by South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) recently showed that the current local online e-commerce market transaction volume is slightly less than 200 billion rand (about 13.58 billion U.S. dollars), higher than 90 billion rand in 2019 ( approximately $6.1 billion) and 142 billion rand (approximately $9.64 billion) in 2020.

FNB said that although the e-commerce market share has been growing in the past decade, the growth rate has been slow, and the arrival of the epidemic has brought it into a stage of rapid development ahead of schedule. Before the pandemic hit the world, online spending in South Africa only accounted for 8% of total spending on credit card payments in the retail sector.