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亚马逊开征“燃油和通胀附加费”

亚马逊开征“燃油和通胀附加费”

HALELUYA HADERO,THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2022-04-15
对于那些不得不依靠其平台的卖家,亚马逊一再提升其费用。

为抵消不断增长的成本,4月13日,电商巨头亚马逊(Amazon)宣布,在现有费用基础上向使用其物流服务的第三方卖家额外征收5%的“燃油和通胀附加费”。

这家总部位于西雅图的公司在其网站上表示,这项额外收费将于4月28日生效,适用于服饰和非服饰品类,具体收费标准“可能会有所调整”。

在开征这一新费用之前,亚马逊在去年11月也曾宣布上调相关费用,并已于今年1月生效。面对索取最新收费细节的请求,亚马逊并没有直接回复。然而,在4月13日向卖家发送的通知中,亚马逊称其成本自新冠疫情开始之后便因时薪的增加、人员招聘以及仓储设施的新建而出现了上涨。

亚马逊称,自身已经在尽可能地消化成本,而且此次上调费用是为了解决永久成本以及保持竞争力。其竞争对手联邦快递(FedEx)和联合包裹(UPS)都已经开始征收燃油附加费。

亚马逊在该通知中写道:“2022年,随着全球解除新冠疫情限制,我们预计将回归常态,然而,燃油和通胀则带来了进一步的挑战。”

4月12日发布的联邦数据显示,美国3月的通胀率飙升至8.5%,是40多年以来的最大增幅。燃油价格在过去12个月中飙升了48%。

尽管亚马逊将额外收费归咎于通胀和燃油成本的增长,但反垄断组织地方自力更生研究所(Institute for Local Self-Reliance)的联席所长泰西·米切尔对此提出了批评,称亚马逊是在借机涨价。

米切尔说:“对于那些不得不依靠其平台的卖家,亚马逊一再提升其费用。”他还表示,新征收的费用就是为了“将独立商户口袋中的钱装入亚马逊自己的腰包。”

亚马逊的第三方市场在公司业务中占据着非常大的比例,约200万独立商户在平台上经营着数以百万计的商品,销量占到了亚马逊网站总销量的一半以上。

去年,这些卖家们向亚马逊支付了约1030亿美元的费用,约占该公司收入的22%。这家线上零售商称,新的收费标准将适用于4月28日之前预订,但在28日之后运输和交付的产品。亚马逊还将于4月28日发布其今年前三个月的收益报告。

长期以来,亚马逊通过“秒杀”活动或推出自家山寨产品,来遏制驻扎其平台的商户,并提升自家在网站上的份额,这也是它备受诟病的地方。(财富中文网)

译者:冯丰

审校:夏林

为抵消不断增长的成本,4月13日,电商巨头亚马逊(Amazon)宣布,在现有费用基础上向使用其物流服务的第三方卖家额外征收5%的“燃油和通胀附加费”。

这家总部位于西雅图的公司在其网站上表示,这项额外收费将于4月28日生效,适用于服饰和非服饰品类,具体收费标准“可能会有所调整”。

在开征这一新费用之前,亚马逊在去年11月也曾宣布上调相关费用,并已于今年1月生效。面对索取最新收费细节的请求,亚马逊并没有直接回复。然而,在4月13日向卖家发送的通知中,亚马逊称其成本自新冠疫情开始之后便因时薪的增加、人员招聘以及仓储设施的新建而出现了上涨。

亚马逊称,自身已经在尽可能地消化成本,而且此次上调费用是为了解决永久成本以及保持竞争力。其竞争对手联邦快递(FedEx)和联合包裹(UPS)都已经开始征收燃油附加费。

亚马逊在该通知中写道:“2022年,随着全球解除新冠疫情限制,我们预计将回归常态,然而,燃油和通胀则带来了进一步的挑战。”

4月12日发布的联邦数据显示,美国3月的通胀率飙升至8.5%,是40多年以来的最大增幅。燃油价格在过去12个月中飙升了48%。

尽管亚马逊将额外收费归咎于通胀和燃油成本的增长,但反垄断组织地方自力更生研究所(Institute for Local Self-Reliance)的联席所长泰西·米切尔对此提出了批评,称亚马逊是在借机涨价。

米切尔说:“对于那些不得不依靠其平台的卖家,亚马逊一再提升其费用。”他还表示,新征收的费用就是为了“将独立商户口袋中的钱装入亚马逊自己的腰包。”

亚马逊的第三方市场在公司业务中占据着非常大的比例,约200万独立商户在平台上经营着数以百万计的商品,销量占到了亚马逊网站总销量的一半以上。

去年,这些卖家们向亚马逊支付了约1030亿美元的费用,约占该公司收入的22%。这家线上零售商称,新的收费标准将适用于4月28日之前预订,但在28日之后运输和交付的产品。亚马逊还将于4月28日发布其今年前三个月的收益报告。

长期以来,亚马逊通过“秒杀”活动或推出自家山寨产品,来遏制驻扎其平台的商户,并提升自家在网站上的份额,这也是它备受诟病的地方。(财富中文网)

译者:冯丰

审校:夏林

Amazon is taking a step to offset its rising costs, announcing Wednesday it will add a 5% “fuel and inflation surcharge” to fees it charges third-party sellers who use the e-commerce giant's fulfillment services.

The Seattle-based company said on its website that the added fees, which take effect April 28, are “subject to change” and will apply to both apparel and non-apparel items.

The latest fee hike follows one announced in November and went into effect in January. Amazon didn't immediately respond to a request for further details on the recent move. But in a notice sent to sellers Wednesday, the company said its costs had gone up since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic due to increases in hourly wages, the hiring of workers and construction of more warehouses.

It said it had absorbed costs whenever possible, and only increased fees to address permanent costs and to be competitive with other providers. Amazon competitors FedEx and UPS both have fuel surcharges.

“In 2022, we expected a return to normalcy as COVID-19 restrictions around the world eased, but fuel and inflation have presented further challenges,” the company said in the notice.

Federal data released Tuesday showed inflation jumped 8.5% in March, its fastest pace in more than 40 years. Gasoline prices have rocketed 48% in the past 12 months.

Though the company is blaming inflation and rising fuel costs for the surcharge, Stacy Mitchell, co-director for the anti-monopoly group Institute for Local Self-Reliance, criticized Wednesday's announcement, saying Amazon was taking advantage of the moment.

“Amazon keeps increasing its fees on the sellers that have to depend on its platform,” Mitchell said, adding the new fees are a way “to take more money out of the pockets of independent businesses and put it into Amazon’s coffers.”

Amazon's third-party marketplace, where independent merchants list millions of their products, is a huge part of its business. It has about 2 million sellers, and more than half the goods sold on Amazon.com come from these sellers.

Last year, sellers paid Amazon about $103 billion in fees, which made up about 22% of the company's revenue. The online retailer said the new fees will apply to products ordered before April 28 but shipped and delivered after that date. Amazon is also expected to release its earnings report from the first three months of this year on April 28.

Amazon has long faced accusations of undercutting merchants that sell on its platform by making “knock-offs,” or very similar products, and boosting their presence on the site.

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