Wildberries began delaying payments to sellers after its warehouses were hit
Sellers on the Russian marketplace Wildberries are complaining en masse about delays in payments for goods they have already sold. According to them, payments for orders placed before August 3 have not yet been received, even though the platform’s rules stipulate that payments must be made within five business days.
Wildberries attributed the delays to technical issues. At the same time, the marketplace has already extended the payment period for sellers to seven business days.
The company’s problems have intensified following a series of attacks on its logistics centers. According to estimates by an industry association, more than 400,000 sellers have been affected, and total losses could amount to 600–700 billion rubles. Wildberries itself, according to market participants’ estimates, has lost more than 20% of its warehouse capacity.
This is being reported by Russian propaganda media.
We previously reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a large Wildberries warehouse complex.
Attacks on Wildberries could exacerbate Russia’s economic problems, according to The Wall Street Journal.
As a reminder, sales of military goods on Wildberries plummeted following the Ukrainian attacks.
The Russian marketplace Wildberries plans to launch a network of “partner hubs” for storing goods as part of its support for sellers and owners of order pickup points.
