Russia's Ozon partners with Chinese couriers to speed up deliveries

Ozon Holdings

20/09/2022 11:47

MOSCOW, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Russian e-commerce firm Ozon
 OZON.O  said on Tuesday it was expanding its partner delivery
programme to China in a bid to speed up delivery times, joining
a wider trend of Russian companies turning east as Western
sanctions hit Moscow.
    The programme allows sellers in China to send goods via
Ozon's partner pick-up points, rather than third-party delivery
firms, allowing Ozon to manage the shipment of items at every
stage of delivery.
    Ozon, one of Russia's largest e-commerce platforms, says the
changes will cut average delivery times from China to Russia by
half.
    "Chinese goods are in high demand, accounting for about 90%
of Ozon Global's total order share," Stepan Gusamov, the CEO of
Ozon's foreign sellers arm said.
    "By improving the service, we plan to attract new sellers
from China and expand the range in various categories - from
electronics and home appliances to clothing and children's
goods," he said.
    The couriers Ozon will use are GBS, Hecny, Unitrade,
Cainiao, Eshun and Xingyuan Express, the company said.

 (Reporting by Olga Popova. Writing by Caleb Davis;Editing by
Kirsten Donovan)