Svyaznoy intends to start delivering goods from third-party online stores

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A representative of the company told Vedomosti that Svyaznoy will actively develop as a fulfillment operator that issues goods ordered from third-party online stores. Prior to this, Svyaznoy tested this direction, working with a limited number of partners, he explains. “Currently, we already provide delivery of about 100,000 parcels per month and by the end of the year we plan to scale up to 1 million parcels per month, which is more than 150 million rubles. turnover,” the source said. He added that the company provides services of sorting, storage, packaging and insurance of goods, processing of return flow, SMS informing and receiving cash on delivery.

Svyaznoy’s core business is sales of mobile devices, but this market segment is shrinking. According to a Vedomosti source among electronics distributors, in monetary terms, in March 2022, the import of smartphones into Russia fell by more than 4 times (or more than 75%) compared to last year, laptops and tablets – a little more than 2 times. “This is not entirely true – imports fell by 95%, mobile devices, like tablets, were practically not imported into the country in March,” says Eldar Murtazin, a leading analyst at Mobile Research Group. But within a few months, supplies from abroad should recover, he said.

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