Ozon Global

History

2022

Opening a representative office in the Chinese city of Shenzhen

On November 21, 2022, RIA Novosti announced that Ozon Global is opening a representative office in the city of Shenzhen in the Chinese southern province of Guangdong and plans to attract at least one hundred thousand local sellers, according to a press release from the company, which is at the disposal of RIA Novosti.

China belongs to the key areas of Ozon Global, a division of Ozon. Chinese sellers account for more than 90% of the global storefront range. Their number on the site exceeds 10 thousand, and the turnover is growing rapidly - according to the results of the third quarter of 2022, it has quadrupled compared to the same period in 2021, the release says.

According to the company's expectations, the opening of a local office of Ozon Global will help Chinese entrepreneurs increase the volume of cross-border trade with Russia and expand the demanded range for marketplace buyers.

The development of Ozon's business in the region will significantly increase the pool of local sellers and expand the range. We plan to attract more than 100 thousand sellers from China to the marketplace and increase the turnover of local goods on the site 10 times by 2024. Our primary task is to provide Chinese sellers with a high-quality service for entering and scaling sales on the Russian marketplace, "said Simon Huang, head of Ozon Global's office in China, quoted in a press release.

It is reported that earlier Ozon Global launched a partner delivery from China, which made it possible to reduce delivery times from abroad by almost half. This delivery format allows sellers in China to send orders from most provinces of the country, and buyers in Russia to receive them faster at any of the 23 thousand pickup points in the country^[1].

Opening of a representative office in Turkey

On August 30, 2022, Ozon announced the opening of a representative office in Turkey. The company explained its decision by the growing demand for Turkish sellers' goods and the desire of the online retailer to strengthen its position in the local market.

Ozon Global is opening an office in Istanbul. It was headed by Hazal Marash, who worked in retail and commerce for more than 10 years. Prior to that, Marash worked as the head of sales at Hepsiburada, which is one of Turkey's largest online shopping platforms, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Ozon opened a representative office in Turkey

According to Ozon, in the first half of the 2022, the number of sellers from Turkey increased 2 times year-on-year, and the turnover of goods from Turkey to Russia over the same period increased 3 times. The most in demand on the site are Turkish brands of clothes, plumbing, household appliances, coffee and Turkish sweets.

Ozon Global launched partner delivery for fast transportation from Turkey to Russia It is noted that the logistics service will allow Turkish entrepreneurs to enter the Russian market without additional costs.

We are ready to offer our local partners our logistics solutions for the delivery of goods from abroad, organize support for sellers and buyers in Turkish to remove communication barriers. To support novice sellers, we will also launch training webinars, which will tell you about the specifics of the Russian market and tools for scaling sales, - said the head of Ozon Global Stepan Gusamov.

Ozon Global is part of Ozon to work with international sellers and order goods from abroad. At the moment, the key areas of Ozon Global are:, China,, Turkey,, Kazakhstan,,, and Belarus India. South Korea Israel Moldova Ozon Thailand^[2]

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