Turkish market is well known in numerous fields from textile to engineering, the head of 1 of the most crucial e-commerce gamers in Russia reported, noting that their concentration is to provide Turkish merchandise to the Russian industry.
Ozon World Director Stepan Gusamov advised Anadolu Agency (AA) that they opened an workplace in Turkey regarding the new options established by several overseas models leaving Russia and they contacted a lot of corporations.
Many overseas manufacturers exited the Russian sector soon after Western sanctions imposed on the state upon the invasion of Ukraine, known as “a special navy operation” by the Kremlin.
Noting that the makes that remaining the Russian industry ended up changed by new kinds, Gusamov claimed: “The Turkish marketplace is well known in quite a few groups. Clothes, textiles and electronics. So, we see a significant synergy right here. We provide this network, which we have developed for numerous many years, to the company of Turkish sellers, with 19,000 income factors found in the course of the place, which have a very good steady shipping and delivery rate and on-time delivery.”
Commenting on the business model they give to Turkish businesses, Gusamov mentioned, “For illustration, we have a companion on the Turkish facet, this lover accepts the purchase, provides it to Russia, we buy it from them and then we distribute it to all our gross sales points. This generates excellent likely to work with Russia.”
He stated that Ozon is an critical e-commerce participant in the Russian industry with a turnover of $6 billion last yr.
“There is a pretty massive retail sector in Russia, it is fifth in Europe immediately after the U.K., Germany, France and Italy,” he reported, noting the country’s large inhabitants of 140 million also tends to make it an appealing market.
Conveying that quite a few industry experts agree that much more than 50 % of the solutions will be bought on the web in 10-15 years, Gusamov said, “As a end result of the latest functions, we see that a lot of models have withdrawn from the current market, stopped their pursuits or remaining wholly. Nonetheless, as a marketplace, we do not see a fall in product sales or purchaser exits.”
“According to our estimates, the normal annual advancement amount of e-commerce in Russia in the period 2022-2025 will be 18.73%, that means the industry is not but entirely saturated and as a know-how company, the additional merchandise you can offer, the much better for the two Russian prospective buyers and Turkish sellers,” he mentioned.
“I am assured that the technological innovation will appreciably increase the stream of goods amongst Russia and Turkey.”
Gusamov pointed out the adaptation of individuals and corporations to the problems, saying they grew by 140% on an yearly basis in the to start with quarter.
“There are numerous explanations for this. People continue to reside, obtain and will need solutions. Even if some manufacturers go away, folks carry on to take in other items by way of lesser-regarded models,” he claimed.
About 70% of Ozon’s turnover is created up of sales by our vendors, he said, which means that sellers are adapting to the new situations as perfectly.
Answering a query about whether they are arranging to operate as an e-commerce enterprise in the Turkish marketplace, Gusamov mentioned, “We do not see this as not likely, but our concentration correct now is to bring Turkish merchandise to the Russian industry. There are massive and respected gamers working in the Turkish e-commerce sector, who have recognized their very own ecosystems and infrastructures.”
Gusamov mentioned that they are in get hold of with all e-commerce platforms and big players in Turkey and that they have greater conversation with logistics corporations in the place as very well.