Cross-border news of the week: Amazon announced a ban on the sale of such products

On December 6, Amazon recently announced that it would ban the sale of all baby tilted sleep products on the platform. Amazon said that according to the latest research results, tilted sleep products are unsafe for babies. The new policy may take at least a week to be fully implemented, but an Amazon team is currently revoking all baby tilted sleep product listings.

In addition to Amazon, eBay also recently announced a ban on the sale of baby inclined sleeping products on its website, but some retailers have not yet agreed to delete the products.

On the 5th local time, the French cross-industry strike aimed at protesting pension reform officially took place. According to the French Ministry of the Interior, 806,000 people across France participated in the demonstration. On that day, demonstrators clashed with law enforcement officers in many places, and traffic was interrupted on a large scale across France. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that the overall framework of the reform will be announced on the 11th.

Starting from 2020, Spanish local tax numbers can no longer be used for B2B transactions within the EU. If you want to conduct tax-free B2B transactions within the EU, you need to apply for an EU tax number. Taking Spain as an example, applying for a local EU tax number requires an additional Amazon official certification document, the main content of which is: Amazon officially certifies that the applicant has signed a contract with it and has sold on sites such as amazon.es, amazon.xx, and intends to sell in Spain or other European countries.

During the Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday weekend, more than one million merchants on Shopify, a cross-border e-commerce independent website building platform, broke records again. Merchants in more than 175 countries achieved sales of more than $2.9 billion, up from $1.8 billion last year. Shopify said that from the beginning of Black Friday to the end of Cyber ​​Monday in the United States, more than 25.5 million consumers shopped from Shopify merchants, indicating that more and more shoppers are now bypassing third-party retailers to go directly to brands.

AliExpress, a cross-border retail e-commerce platform under Alibaba, announced the 2019 "Black Friday" sales season report: 18 minutes after the opening, the platform's transaction volume exceeded last year's one-hour transaction volume; less than 8 hours after the opening, the transaction volume exceeded last year's Black Friday for the entire day. Data shows that the sales volume of household appliances during the "Black Friday" period increased by 77.94% year-on-year, and the sales volume of mobile communication products reached last year's full-day transaction volume within 5 hours of the opening. During the entire Black Friday period, the industry increased by nearly 70% year-on-year.

Wish's promotion to waive the $2,000 prepaid registration fee for new stores is extended to 3:00 a.m. UTC on April 20, 2020. Valid until 3:00 a.m. UTC on April 20, 2020: During this limited time, newly registered merchant stores can be exempted from the $2,000 prepaid registration fee.

According to media reports, the European Cross-Border Trade Organization recently announced the categories and fields of the top 500 cross-border retailers in Europe, with the German e-commerce platform Zalando ranking first on the list.

The report shows that among all categories, fashion/jewelry/baby products ranked first, with a total of 250 online stores entering the top 500, with Zalando, H&M and Zara ranking the top three in this category. Home/gardening/DIY and sports/leisure ranked second and third, with 55 and 50 online stores entering the top 500 respectively.

With the Christmas shopping rush approaching, Amazon is adjusting its vast delivery network to ensure that customer orders are delivered on time and efficiently. It is understood that Amazon is testing a new inventory storage service called "Amazon Storage And Replenition" to help meet holiday demand and next-day delivery commitments without causing overcrowding in warehouses or product out-of-stocks.