International outlook
The pricing policy of Amazon Europe coupons has been updated, which will come into effect on March 18
Amazon Europe issued an announcement announcing that starting from March 18, 2024, coupons (coupons) will introduce new ** requirements. According to Amazon, the discount set by the coupon must not be less than 5% and the maximum cannot exceed 80%. If you want to set up a coupon for a product, most of them need to have a transaction history and *** must be lower than the original price or the most recent low**. If the product's ** or discount does not meet these new requirements, then the seller will not be able to successfully set up the coupon.
Wayfair's 2023 revenue is $12 billion, with a total of 22.4 million active customers
For the full year 2023, Wayfair's total net income was $12 billion, a decrease of 2$1.5 billion, down 1.5 billion year-on-year8%。Among them, the net income of the U.S. market was 10.5 billion US dollars, an increase of 18 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 02%；International market net income was $1.5 billion, down 2US$3.3 billion, down 133%。As of December 31, 2023, Wayfair's total active customers were 22.4 million, up 14%。LTM net revenue per active customer was $537, down 30%。
The custody business drove 60% growth, and AliExpress launched "overseas hosting" again
AliExpress has launched a new model of "overseas hosting", which attracts investment to cross-border merchants with overseas warehouse capabilities, and the merchants are responsible for delivery and fulfillment, and the platform is responsible for operating sales. After joining the overseas hosting, merchants can have one more sales channel at almost zero cost, and the platform will provide exclusive traffic. In Alibaba's latest financial report, AliExpress orders increased by 60%, mainly driven by full custody, semi-custody and other hosting businesses, AliExpress said it will continue to increase hosting investment.
Reduced by 25%, Maersk and CMA CGM adjusted the surcharge
Maersk issued an announcement related to the Gulf of Aden in the Red Sea, announcing a reduction in the peak season surcharge (PSS) for the Asia-Mediterranean route. In light of the recent situation in the Red Sea, Maersk has decided to reduce the peak season surcharge on the Asia-Mediterranean route from February 21. The new PSS fee is $750 TEU and $1,500 FEU, a 25% reduction. In addition to Maersk, CMA CGM has also recently announced the adjustment of PSS from Europe to India, the Middle East and the Red Sea.
The ranking of the world's top 10 container ports in 2023 has been released
The ranking of the world's top 10 container ports in 2023 has been releasedRanked by container throughput, the world's top 10 container ports in 2023 are all located in Asia. They are (1) Shanghai Port, (2) Singapore Port, (3) Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, (4) Shenzhen Port, (5) Qingdao Port, (6) Guangzhou Port, (7) Busan Port, (8) Tianjin Port, (9) Jebel Ali Port, (10) Hong Kong Port. Contrary to industry expectations, the Port of Hong Kong did not fall out of the top 10, but the Port of Rotterdam fell to 12th place.