On May 25, after a white police officer in the United States used violent law enforcement to kill a black man, demonstrations broke out across the country. Some demonstrations turned violent, businesses were looted, and buildings and vehicles were set on fire.

Now, nationwide demonstrations sparked by the case are escalating, with large-scale marches and riots breaking out across the United States.

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When the United States sneezes, cross-border sellers catch a cold. The riots have cut cross-border sellers’ sales in half, and the safety of goods cannot be guaranteed.

Some sellers even joked that one day the reason for a return might be: I bought it on the street yesterday and I don’t need it now.

But risks and opportunities coexist. When some sellers' sales were bleak, some products took advantage of the situation to explode. During the riots, self-defense and rights protection became the top concerns of Americans, and some products became Amazon's bestsellers.

1. Self-defense

1. Pepper spray

According to monitoring data from Marketplace Pulse, on Monday morning US time, a can of "police strength" Sabre self-defense spray priced at $9.48 replaced shorts, T-shirts, etc. and jumped to the top of Amazon's sports and outdoor products best-selling list.

A scarf that covers the nose and mouth also ranked second on the sales list.

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Many users are recommending self-defense products to each other on social media such as Twitter, and some netizens have posted links to Amazon's Sabre self-defense spray.

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The self-defense spray is small and easy to carry, and can be safely stored in a wallet or backpack. When buyers encounter an emergency, they can trigger the twist lock to protect themselves.

In addition, a gel-type pepper spray also jumped from 186th place to 8th place on the best-selling list. According to the page, gel-type pepper spray is safer, more effective, and covers a wider range.

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Many pepper sprays have occupied multiple pages of the sales surge list and have now become a phenomenal product with soaring sales.

2. Stun gun

In addition to pepper spray, a multi-functional stun gun also made it to the best-selling list.

The stun gun appears to be a flashlight, but in reality it triggers the electric shock function for defense in an emergency.

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Some sellers even sell pepper spray and stun guns together, which has significantly increased sales.

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3. Concealed belt

In addition to pepper spray, a phenomenal product with soaring sales, sales of concealed belts have also gradually soared. The belt has multiple storage pockets, which allows buyers to equip pepper spray, guns and other self-defense tools at the same time, allowing buyers to maximize their self-defense and sustained fighting capabilities in times of emergency.

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Recently, American gun stores announced discounts on AK guns, with almost every new product offering a substantial discount, stimulating people's desire to buy during this special period. Therefore, it is inevitable to predict that the ranking of this concealed belt in the best-selling list may rise further in the future.

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2. Books

In terms of books, works on racial discrimination also became the best-selling products. The top ten books are all educational books on racial justice.

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3. Clothing

1. "I can't breathe" T-shirt

On Amazon's novelty clothing bestseller list, two T-shirts printed with the words "I can't breathe" squeezed into the top ten bestsellers. This is because George Floyd, a black man who was killed by violent law enforcement, kept begging "I Can't Breathe" before his death.

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In response to the death of black man George Floyd, celebrities from all walks of life in the United States have spoken out, including NBA black star James. Recently, he updated his social media with a picture of James wearing a T-shirt with the words "I can't breathe" in 2014, with the text "Still".

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As you can imagine, this is one of the reasons why sales of "I can't breathe" T-shirts have soared.

2. “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt

In addition to the "I can't breathe" T-shirts, sales of T-shirts printed with "Black Lives Matter" also soared.

A T-shirt with the message “Black Lives Matter” is No. 60 on Amazon’s overall apparel best-seller list, up from outside the top 1,000 just last Friday.

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The buyer said: Through this T-shirt, he expressed his stance and used it to express his dissatisfaction with racists.

▲ In Times Square, New York, people protest against police brutality via Xinhua News Agency

The above are the products that have made it to Amazon’s bestseller list due to the spread of riots in the United States.

It is understood that as protests in the United States intensified, the trend also spread to the United Kingdom and Canada. Recently, large-scale protests broke out in southern London, England. Thousands of people marched in Toronto, Canada, to oppose racism against black people.

Therefore, sellers on the UK and Canadian sites should also be mentally prepared.