A Chinese marketplace is preparing to compete with Wildberries and Ozon in Russia

The Chinese marketplace Poizon is actively expanding into the Russian market and has disclosed the terms of its partnership with sellers for the first time. The commission on the platform ranges from 19% to 29%. For the largest Russian marketplaces, this figure can reach 55%. 

According to the Union of Marketplace Sellers, Wildberries’ commission ranges from 40% to 55%, Ozon’s from 35% to 55%, and Yandex Market’s from 30% to 55%.

Poizon offers sellers in Russia payment seven days after a transaction is processed. The platform handles part of the work: it creates product listings, responds to customer inquiries, and manages packaging and marketing. The marketplace also supports cross-border delivery, shipments from overseas warehouses, and product storage in Russia.

This is reported by Russian propaganda media outlets.

Wildberries and Ozon are hindering the Russian government’s efforts to raise taxes on foreign purchases.

Wildberries sellers have reported a delay in payments totaling 20 billion rubles.

Ukraine has disabled 80% of Wildberries’ largest warehouses in Russia.

On the night of August 26, drones repeatedly attacked the Wildberries logistics center in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, Russia, after which a massive fire broke out at the facility. According to Russian authorities, the fire covered an area of at least 40,000 square meters, and one employee was injured.

Ukrainian drones simultaneously attacked a Lukoil oil refinery and a Wildberries warehouse in Russia.

As a reminder, the Orsk oil refinery in the Orenburg region of the Russian Federation completely halted operations following an attack by Ukrainian drones.